Andre Villas-Boas insists his decision to lodge a complaint to referees' chief Mike Riley is not an attempt to influence officiating in Chelsea games.
The Blues boss has acted after seeing his side on the wrong end of some contentious decisions during a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday.
The Portuguese coach suffered his first defeat in English football at Old Trafford, and his first league setback in 17 months following a productive spell at Porto.
He was disappointed with the nature of the loss, with replays showing that United's first two goals were plundered by players who had been in offside positions.
Villas-Boas also believes that the Red Devils were awarded a 'soft' second half penalty, which Wayne Rooney ballooned wide after losing his footing.
The Blues boss has acted after seeing his side on the wrong end of some contentious decisions during a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday.
The Portuguese coach suffered his first defeat in English football at Old Trafford, and his first league setback in 17 months following a productive spell at Porto.
He was disappointed with the nature of the loss, with replays showing that United's first two goals were plundered by players who had been in offside positions.
Villas-Boas also believes that the Red Devils were awarded a 'soft' second half penalty, which Wayne Rooney ballooned wide after losing his footing.
Important
The Chelsea manager revealed on Tuesday that he had contacted Riley regarding the performance of the officials on show, but he claims there is no ulterior motive behind his complaint.
He said: "Nothing is going to change regarding the performance of the referees and I'm not trying to influence decisions, just calling attention to the fact that this situation happened and it played an extremely important part in the result."
Villas-Boas also insisted he had not asked for Sunday's referee, Phil Dowd, to be withdrawn from future
Chelsea matches.
"I would never do that," he said.
"The game should be human, with as many emotions as possible, and I think that the referees have a major part to play."
The Chelsea manager revealed on Tuesday that he had contacted Riley regarding the performance of the officials on show, but he claims there is no ulterior motive behind his complaint.
He said: "Nothing is going to change regarding the performance of the referees and I'm not trying to influence decisions, just calling attention to the fact that this situation happened and it played an extremely important part in the result."
Villas-Boas also insisted he had not asked for Sunday's referee, Phil Dowd, to be withdrawn from future
Chelsea matches.
"I would never do that," he said.
"The game should be human, with as many emotions as possible, and I think that the referees have a major part to play."
Mistake
Poor officiating did not mask the fact that, despite dominating Sunday's game in an attacking sense, Chelsea once again looked extremely vulnerable at the back.
But Villas-Boas was adamant that was not the case, saying: "I cannot lose my time organising my defensive set plays for the referee to make a mistake like that - I'm sorry.
"You organise a team to defend a set play, to be coherent, to hold the line, and then there is a person who does not do his job.
"We had an incident like this against Sunderland the other day - offside not given.
"So it's not a question of organisation, it's not a question of defensive fragilities. It's a question of a mistake that you pay the penalty for."
Poor officiating did not mask the fact that, despite dominating Sunday's game in an attacking sense, Chelsea once again looked extremely vulnerable at the back.
But Villas-Boas was adamant that was not the case, saying: "I cannot lose my time organising my defensive set plays for the referee to make a mistake like that - I'm sorry.
"You organise a team to defend a set play, to be coherent, to hold the line, and then there is a person who does not do his job.
"We had an incident like this against Sunderland the other day - offside not given.
"So it's not a question of organisation, it's not a question of defensive fragilities. It's a question of a mistake that you pay the penalty for."
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