‘Nice man’ no more: Jose Mourinho swears at Roberto Martinez after media mix-up

A furious Mourinho decided to interrupt Martinez while he was speaking with a group of journalists near the pitch following the champions’ 3-1 loss at Goodison Park on Saturday, according to British media reports.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, right, looks dejected as Everton's Roberto Martinez looks on the pitch during their match Saturday. Everton won, 3-1. Reuters / Ed Sykes

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho swore at Everton coach Roberto Martinez after being made to wait for his post-match news conference following the champions' 3-1 loss at Goodison Park on Saturday, according to British media reports.

A furious Mourinho decided to interrupt Martinez while he was speaking with a group of journalists near the pitch.

As manager of the away team, Mourinho had expected to be allowed to address the media first so that his team could set off on their journey back to West London, reports said.

“Roberto, next time tell me go before you because we have to travel,” Mourinho was quoted as saying in the reports.

“We don’t control that, Jose. I don’t control that,” Martinez said in reply.

Mourinho then responded with an expletive.

“When he beat us 6-3 (last season), he was such a nice man. I prefer him like that,” Martinez said after the Chelsea manager stormed off.

The loss to Everton, via a Steven Naismith hat-trick, was Chelsea’s third defeat in five Premier League games. They sit fourth from bottom in the table, on four points.

The relationship between the clubs was already strained after Chelsea’s public pursuit of defender John Stones, who had his transfer request rejected by the Merseyside club.

Chelsea host London rivals Arsenal, who beat Stoke City 2-0 last week, on Saturday. Their next match is Wednesday, home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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