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Mon 11 Nov 2006Chelsea boss follows scriptTottenham turned recent history on its head by defeating Chelsea, but Jose Mourinho proved last night that some things in football are even harder to change. It is common to find defeated managers turning their ire on referees and for Graham Poll to find himself at the centre of controversy, and Mourinho ensured the script was followed on both counts.The Chelsea manager was angry with Poll for three decisions he felt influenced the outcome. Mourinho said it was "ridiculous" that John Terry was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Ledley King and that Didier Drogba had a header disallowed that would have put his team 2-0 ahead, and he believed Tottenham's Hossam Ghaly should have been sent off for elbowing Michael Essien.