
Chelsea
boss Antonio Conte says Victor Moses did not cheat and was probably "tired"
following his sending off in Saturday's FA Cup final.
Moses was dismissed for a second booking in the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal after
going down in the box on 68 minutes - a move deemed to be simulation by
referee Anthony Taylor.
The decision came just 11 minutes after the Nigeria international had been
booked for a foul on Danny Welbeck.
Conte said: "There is a lot of tension in these moments and sometimes you
could be tired.
"I don't think if my player dived he did it with a real intention of doing
it. We have arrived at the end of the season and many players are tired, and
then there is a lot of pressure.
"It's not a good situation to dive, for sure, but Moses is an honest player
and if he did this it's only because he was tired. He didn't want to cheat
the referee."
Earlier in May, the FA unveiled new sanctions for next season for
"successful deception of a match official" that will see players banned for
two games if guilty of diving to win a penalty or getting an opponent sent
off.