Eva Carneiro: 'She is quite relaxed,' says Chelsea doctor's mother after Jose Mourinho spat

Mourinho is expected to speak to the British media on Friday

Samuel Stevens
Friday 14 August 2015 14:55 BST
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Dr Carneiro watches the players carefully from the sidelines
Dr Carneiro watches the players carefully from the sidelines (PA)

The mother of Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro, who was branded 'naive' by Jose Mourinho last weekend, insists her daughter is 'quite relaxed'.

Alongside physiotherapist Jon Fearn, Carneiro rushed onto the pitch in the latter stages of the 2-2 draw with Swansea City to treat Eden Hazard, after being called on twice by referee Michael Oliver, only to be greeted with the fury of her manager upon her return to the bench.

The Portuguese boss believed they were 'naive' to treat the Belgian international, meaning he had to leave the field temporarily, when Chelsea were already down to ten men following the dismissal of Thibaut Courtois.

But Carniero's mother Lourdes, speaking from her home in Gibraltar, is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror: "She is quite relaxed because she knows she has done her job well.

"It’s not nice to be treated like that but you have to accept it, and she has done the job she should have. She has had a lot of support from fans and a lot of people."

Jose Mourinho made is feeling known towards the pair (Getty Images)

The pair have been punished - with their responsibilities being downgraded - and are not expected to be on the bench for Sunday’s Premier League match away to Manchester City.

Professor Jiri Dvorak, the chief medical officer at Fifa, is the latest to criticise Mourinho, saying: "In medical aspects, in medical diagnosis, the manager has nothing to say. This is our professional law and our ethical duty to look after the players’ health."

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