Mourinho misses Las Rozas coaches meeting with CTA over diary clash | OneFootball

Mourinho did not attend Tuesday’s annual professional coaches meeting with the Comité Técnico de Árbitros at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas, so the anticipated first shared stage with Hansi Flick and Diego Pablo Simeone did not happen.

According to El Periódico Mediterráneo, his absence was not a protest over events at the Metropolitano on Sunday, when he condemned the officiating and other decisions the club say they have faced in earlier games, including referee and VAR appointments flagged by Real Madrid and its TV channel. He had informed organisers of a diary clash linked to private matters, and he remains very unhappy with Ortiz Arias’s display in the derby and his designation by the CTA.

The meeting was held during the international break, with 42 Primera and Segunda managers convened to address two issues. Payment problems affecting coaches at humbler Segunda clubs appear to have been settled. The second aim, bringing coaches and referees closer, remains far from resolved.

Fran Soto, president of the CTA, attended with RFEF president Rafael Louzán, who praised the calibre of the coaches, said refereeing is even harder, urged more empathy and clearer explanations, and maintained Spain has a strong refereeing panel with the self-criticism to improve together.

Mourinho was one of four absentees. Simeone and Flick took part in a lengthy, constructive discussion in the Luis Aragonés hall, with contributions from Iván Cancela, Fran Soto, David Gutiérrez, Víctor Martín and Pablo Vázquez de Parga.

Source: El Periódico Mediterráneo

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