Mourinho: Independent panels lack consistency

Allowing independent panels to punish players retrospectively for diving and other infringements would be a "disaster," according to Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea had Willian and Diego Costa booked for simulation in a recent 2-0 Premier League win against Hull City, whose manager Steve Bruce accused defender Gary Cahill of looking "like something out of Swan Lake."

The number of bookings for diving led former referee Mark Halsey to suggest an independent panel could retrospectively punish players, but Mourinho disagreed.