Jose Mourinho dismissed any comments regarding his send-off during Wednesday’s post-match press conference and focused attention on the 5-1 outcome. Mourinho: "The referee stayed true to his past history" Realmadrid.com Jose Mourinho dismissed any comments regarding his send-off during Wednesday’s post-match press conference and focused attention on the 5-1 outcome. "The referee has to write his own post-match report. I will not speak about the send-off; only about the match, which we won under the best atmosphere yet. We respected the rival and our fans by playing our important players as starters and in reserve." "I cannot say he was a bad referee. I would make a terrible referee. All that matters is that we won. It was a good match. Murcianos can be pleased with their team’s performance. They put Real Madrid in a bind. Madridistas can also be happy because they got over the Alcorcon and Real Union debacles. Now we must wait and see who we draw in the next round." "Just look at this referee’s statistics. It is in his nature. I’m not saying he is good or bad. I am not one to judge him, but I do usually analyze referee statistics. This one has officiated about 50 matches in Primera and has shown more than 250 yellow cards; an average of more than six per match. He booked ten players in his last match. I knew once I was sent off that I couldn’t stay where I was, so I looked for the best vantage point and didn’t have a problem. I spoke to the players during halftime and then gave a few orders in the second half." "I am not surprised by my team’s performance. Those who played well knew they would. We played seriously, intensely and with motivation. I am very happy because our fans are happy. Today Madrid put on an interesting Copa performance for their fans." "I work with my players every day. Those who train at full throttle play at full throttle. Those who train well are fit to play well, which is why I am pleased with what took place. I wanted to give everyone a chance to play. I wanted to play those who see less time and to rest those who play more so as to have more reasons to break any judgments. Tomorrow I will tell them face-to-face how they work and how they play. I was not happy with the way Sergio Canales played."