Gamesmaster Posted 15 October 2005 Share Posted 15 October 2005 had the ref been given balls when concieved, essien would`ve been sent off, and who knows what would`ve happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted 15 October 2005 Share Posted 15 October 2005 I was thinking that aswel after watching MOTD. Was a terrible challenge. Some cracking goals from Chelsea though, which was your pick of the 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamesmaster Posted 15 October 2005 Author Share Posted 15 October 2005 gudjohnson, shame our gudjohnson was gud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted 15 October 2005 Share Posted 15 October 2005 gudjohnson, shame our gudjohnson was gud It was a quality goal. I loved Lampards first one, amazing back-heel from Drogba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 15 October 2005 Share Posted 15 October 2005 Diabolical. Just like when they gave Chelsea that penalty to rob Leicester in the Cup. How the hell could the referee justify that. He saw the incident perfectly clearly. He should be banned for the rest of the season. It stank as so often things stink at Chelsea. That was exactly the sort of offence players should ALWAYS be sent off for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy_lcfc Posted 16 October 2005 Share Posted 16 October 2005 I was thinking that aswel after watching MOTD. Was a terrible challenge. Some cracking goals from Chelsea though, which was your pick of the 5? Drogba's Goal from the Corner that was good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gené and Tonic Posted 16 October 2005 Share Posted 16 October 2005 Was a terrible challenge. Agree, I cringed when I saw it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gist Posted 16 October 2005 Share Posted 16 October 2005 Should of been a straight red was a terrible challenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonboy Posted 18 October 2005 Share Posted 18 October 2005 Michael Essien has escaped any further disciplinary action following his tackle on Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim. Referee Rob Styles, after reviewing footage, said he should have given a red card to the Chelsea midfielder. But as Styles had seen the original incident and decided that a yellow card was sufficient punishment, Fifa stepped in to prevent retrospective punishment. The Football Association consulted Fifa and were told that the decision could not be reversed. Football's governing body has previously expressed concern following an incident at the start of the season when a red card that was shown to Jermaine Jenas, then of Newcastle, was subsequently downgraded to a booking. Styles agreed to look at the incident again on video, despite being "fairly close" to the tackle, and informed the FA he would have shown a red card had he seen the incident from another angle. Bolton boss Sam Allardyce expressed shock at the original decision. His side were leading 1-0 at the time that the Ghanaian international clattered into the Israeli, catching him high on his shin. The Trotters eventually lost 5-1 and Allardyce believes that Essien helped his cause in not seeing red by feigning an injury of his own. "He was very, very clever," said Allardyce. "I am shocked he was not sent off but Essien went down as if he was injured himself. "He knew it was a bad tackle, of course he did. We all knew - apart from the referee, unfortunately. He booked him but he knows it should have been a red." The champions maintained their 100% start to the Premiership season with a second-half flurry of four goals in nine minutes, during which time Bolton's Ricardo Gardner was dismissed for handball. "We went down to 10 men with the score at 2-1, whereas Chelsea should have been 1-0 down and down to 10 men," added Allardyce. "I could have been the first manager to beat Chelsea this season. It has been a major influence on the result." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gené and Tonic Posted 19 October 2005 Share Posted 19 October 2005 "Big teams" favoured once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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