Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has hit out at Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United players for their rough treatment of Eden Hazard during the Blues' 1-0 FA Cup quarter-final win on Monday night.
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The Belgium winger was on the receiving end of a few tough tackles from the beginning of the match, and also appeared to be stamped on by Argentina defender Marcos Rojo.
The former Juventus boss was not impressed with the way the Red Devils went about their business at Stamford Bridge.
"In 20, 25 minutes for Hazard, it was impossible for him to play football," Conte said, as quoted by The Sun.
"I see only that he got a lot of kicks. I don't think that I'm crazy and I see only him in this situation.
"He started receiving kicks and finished receiving kicks. No one person can say this did not happen.
"This tactic, to play by going to kick the opponent, does not exist. It's not football for me. I don't think this can be a tactic.
"I think sometimes when you play against players with great talent, you try and intimidate these players. I think the referee must protect this type of player."
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When Mourinho was Chelsea's manager, he often accused rival teams of employing the same tactics on the former Lille star.
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