First Premier League manager finally comments on suspended referee David Coote

Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca has taken purpose astatine David Coote, the Premier League authoritative suspended by refs' national PGMOL aft leaked video footage of him slamming Jurgen Klopp

Enzo Maresca has go the archetypal Premier League brag to denounce suspended referee David Coote, saying: “Any quality being that says these benignant of things is not good.”

Coote was stood down by refs national PGMOL past week aft leaked footage emerged of him seemingly branding Jurgen Klopp a “German c**” and Liverpool s***.” The Football Association has launched its ain investigation into the X-rated outburst successful which Coote, 42, besides labelled erstwhile Kop messiah Klopp “f****** arrogant.”

Now Chelsea manager Maresca, who goes backmost to the King Power to look his aged nine Leicester connected Saturday, has had his accidental connected the video which rocked the Premier League.

In measured tones, helium said: “I person seen it. These benignant of things, not immoderate absorption - whether it is simply a player, a manager, is simply a referee, a mean quality being not progressive successful shot - the absorption is not the champion 1 due to the fact that determination are things that are not close to say.

"It doesn’t substance that helium is simply a referee. If I, arsenic a manager, accidental the aforesaid it is wrong. If you, arsenic a journalist, accidental the aforesaid it is thing wrong.

“So nary substance that helium is simply a referee. Any quality being that says these benignant of things it is not good.”

In a 2nd video leaked online, Coote was filmed appearing to sniff a achromatic powder.

Despite nationalist spot successful referees hitting a caller low, the PGMOL person offered enactment to Coote, whose vocation arsenic a top-level authoritative has been near successful ruins.

“We alert of the allegations and are taking them precise seriously. David Coote remains suspended pending a afloat investigation," a PGMOL spokesperson told Mirror Football. "David’s payment continues to beryllium of utmost value to america and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing indispensable enactment helium needs done this period. We are not successful a presumption to remark further astatine this stage.”

And contempt the antagonistic publicity surrounding the controversy, Maresca offered a one-word reply erstwhile asked if helium inactive had assurance successful referees: “Absolutely.”

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