I found a great piece of mail from a footy website:
Blame Drogba, Not The Ref
I'm sure there's going to be plenty of complaining from 'robbed' Chelsea fans in this mornings mailbox, but for me they shouldn't be looking at the referee as the villain of the piece, but a little closer to home, at one Mr Didier Drogba.
Exhibit 1 - One week ago, Nou Camp, misses a sitter in a one-on-one with Valdes, even when given a second bite of the cherry.
Exhibit 2 - Put through in the first half, he get's to the ball first then only manages to nick it in to the on-rushing Valdes. Anywhere else and either Valdes would have clattered him and would have been off or Drogba would have been round him with the goal at his mercy.
Exhibit 3 - Clean-through again he has his shirt pulled by Abidal and it should have been a penalty. But instead of playing to the whistle, Drogba throws himself to the floor wasting the opportunity and no doubt making the referees mind up that is was not going to be given.
Exhibit 4 - Second-half, great break, good turn inside to wrong foot the defender.... and passes the ball in to Valdes.
Exhibit 5 - Cleanly tackled by Yaya Toure and throws a tizzy-fit for not getting a penalty.
Exhibit 6 - Then decides he's injured and starts hobbling around until substituted. Only for Lo and behold at the final whistle, a miracle recovery that enabled he to give the most horrendous foul abuse to the (admittedly poor) referee.
So yes, Chelsea should have had at least two penalties (as above and the Pique handball, the others were debatable), but Barca at home should have also had one which would have changed the whole complexion of the tie. But if you're really looking for where the blame lies, cast an eye at the man whose actions significantly reduced your chances of taking the trophy home from Moscow last year.
David B, Dubai
i dont understand what are u try to do.
is there any problem if we blame refree?who are you to judge all this.
you just piece of crap.full stop.the end.
Both teams Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona are good teams in Europe. So this game had drama written all over it. The game should be played hard for both teams and it's the referee's job to call a fair game. It wasn't. He missed CLEARLY 2 hand balls in the penalty area for Chelsea FC. He cost them a Champions League final berth. UEFA has to respond quickly and look at the 2 hand balls in the penalty area because the game wasn't real.
May 3 2009, 05:41 AM
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