Jose Mourinho believes the Premier League should not let Chris Foy officiate future Chelsea games after the defeat at Aston Villa.
The Premier League leaders title hopes suffered a setback when they were beaten 1-0 at Villa Park on Saturday, with Fabian Delph s ingenious flick proving the difference between the two sides.
But the match was marred by controversy, notably when referee Foy dismissed Willian after 68 minutes for a harsh second bookable offence for a tug on Delph to the ground with the game goalless.
Foy then reduced Chelsea to nine men in the closing stages when Ramires was given his marching orders for a poor challenge on Karim El Ahmadi.
Chelsea manager Mourinho came onto the pitch after Ramires dismissal and was subsequently sent to the stands, with Foy rejecting the Portuguese s request to explain that decision after the game.
Mourinho has now suggested that Foy should not referee matches involving the London club.
Maybe it s helpful that the (Premier League referees ) committee doesn t send him (Foy) to our matches, he said.
I don t have the right to request (that). It s just I think they have to analyse the situation and see if every time he has Chelsea or not every time but many times he has Chelsea and problems are there, I think maybe it would be a good decision.
The players were speaking about it (Foy being the referee) during the week. They have a reason.
I never care who the ref is. I don t want to know. But during the week the players were speaking about the situation and I think from now on the next time we have Mr Foy I have to work my people in a different way.
Mourinho likened Saturday s match to a Chelsea defeat at QPR in October 2011 under the stewardship of Andre Villas-Boas, a match that saw Foy send off Chelsea duo Jose Bosingwa and Didier Drogba.
The last time I remember something similar was in a match at QPR s stadium, he added. I didn t know (that Foy was the referee). It s a coincidence.
