Mourinho has been fined 50,000 pounds ($77,425) and cautioned with a future stadium ban on Wednesday for claiming referees were afraid to award penalties to the Blues after Chelsea’s 3-1 home defeat by Southampton on Oct. 3.
“I have to be honest with myself so I have to appeal,” he told a news conference on Friday, a day after calling the punishment “an absolute disgrace”.
TONY PULIS BACKS CHELSEA BOSS JOSE MOURINHO
He was backed up by West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis, who told reporters earlier that the fine was “an extraordinary amount of money”.
“Where does it all go?” Pulis asked. “Does it go to charity? I’ve been fined a few times by the FA and when I asked, I didn’t get an answer.”
Pulis wants the League Managers Association and the Premier League to call a meeting of all managers to discuss similar cases that have occurred this season.
“We have to have a meeting to find out what’s going on,” the Blues Boss said.
“We can’t run away from the reality of the numbers,” Mourinho told reporters.
“Every game is must-win for different reasons and we need points.
“Every team coming now to Stamford Bridge doesn’t fear us, they believe they can get a result.”
He believes, however, that a busy fixture-list in the league, Champions League and League Cup could help improve results and confidence.
“It is a great month, non-stop, so many matches. To play and play again is the best thing that can happen.”
