Jose Mourinho says his medical side did ‘nothing wrong‘ and ‘acted correctly‘ when their Brazilian midfielder Oscar was feared to have suffered a head injury in the London derby with Arsenal last month.
When Thibaut Courtois endured a knock to his head in Chelsea’s home game with Arsenal back in October, the West London club’s medical staff were knocked for the way they dealt with the Belgain’s injury. The 23-year-old actually played on, before being withdrawn.
Oscar was clattered in the away fixture against Wenger’s men, when he collided with the Gunners goalkeeper David Ospina, which went un-dealt with my match officials, when a penalty probably should had been given.
Chelsea’s handling of this incident was knocked by Dr Willie Stuart, who has been named on the Football Association concussion panel – who all met for the first time this week.
Oscar was wiped out by Ospina after only 16 minutes of play, in what looked like a freak incident. However, after treatment, he played on. He was then replaced at half-time, and sent to hospital for tests. Dr Stewart was speaking to the Mail on Sunday, and was speaking about how ‘amazed’ he was about what happened.
However, according to Mourinho, Oscar “didn’t have a head injury.“
“He had a shock, (a) strong contact with Ospina. It was not a head injury.“
“The medical department were fantastic with the treatment they gave him, in the decision to bring him out (of the game).“
Chelsea are reportedly unhappy with the comments made by Mr Stewart made in the Sunday newspaper, given that he works for the FA.
The West London club have also questioned Stewart’s ‘place on the panel of experts’ following his comments.
