Antonio Conte defends Victor Moses after red card for diving in FA Cup final
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte
says Victor Moses did not cheat and was probably "tired" following his
sending off in Saturday's FA Cup final.
The decision came just 11 minutes after
the Nigeria international had been booked for a foul on Danny Welbeck.
"I don't think if my player dived he did it with a real intention of doing it. We have arrived at the end of the season and many players are tired, and then there is a lot of pressure.
"It's not a good situation to dive, for sure, but Moses is an honest player and if he did this it's only because he was tired. He didn't want to cheat the referee."
Earlier in May, the FA unveiled new sanctions for next season for "successful deception of a match official" that will see players banned for two games if guilty of diving to win a penalty or getting an opponent sent off.
No comments: