@nboon- Yep should've got a yellow and a straight red but got nothing. Retrospective action "cannot" be taken either because the ref saw the incidents.
Ref well done. Its clear, refs most of the time rule against Chelsea bcoz of the clubs image as a Financial Bully. Initially i thought its like all previous seasons, but looks that there is something going on. Bullshit refereeing.
i am not the one who complains about refs , believe me , but today the ref was awful , i am not saying this because of the result or anything , but because of the tackle by barnes , that was awful and no card was given to him. i do not support the reaction by matic but i totally get that . he will be a big miss against tottenham as we clearly saw at the white hart lane him having a bad game results in that and his absence will make things even more difficult for chelsea . i hope the refs improve from now on , they have been quite bad , especially in the chelsea games (for and against) .
@Jonty- It wasn't even just that tackle today. It was the 2 penalties (for Chelsea) missed and the mid-air tackle on Ivanovic which, even though was made a meal of, was a booking all day long. I actually think Matic did well considering in more cases than not his leg would've broken. If Vieira or Keane was on the end of that then damn. Matic is one of the most placcid individuals on the pitch so if he reacted like that then you can imagine what some other current midfielders would've reacted like. The refs wont improve unfortunately, mostly because there's no incentive to do so. Atkinson has been total crap all year (he isn't the only 1 but he has been the worst) but yet still gets prem games to referee. Ridiculous.
Martin Atkinson is disgusting. Does the EPL allow refs to officiate with failed eyesight? CFC should have had 2 PKs and both were not called. And Barnes didn't even get a yellow for that tackle on Matic. Even as a CFC fan I didn't believe there's a campaign against CFC, but now I seriously suspect something.
@TheRedCard- There's no campaign because the same ref was equally as bad in Chelsea's favour in the game against Arsenal but I agree about Atkinson. He is quite simply the worst ref in the league. I'm not surprised there was at least one big decision "missed" today by him, I'm just surprised it was against Chelsea.
@TheRedCard there is no campaign , its just very bad refreeing and the bad image playing against the club . as much as i love chelsea , that's the truth bro .
Only one thing is in the way of Chelsea and "Trophies", the "Thin Squad". They must manage themselves now. Earlier new players performed consistently well bcoz they had to prove themselves. Now as the fatigue is taking its toll, the established XI is under tremendous pressure. There must be atleast 20 good players in any EPL squad to challenge Domestic and Continental trophies. Chelsea to be sustainable club in FFP era, must act fast and cash-in on their success this season. They must expand their stadium and must increase their presence Globally. Likes of Manchester clubs can bear rough season because they have a better cash flow. Chelsea can't afford that in future as FFP has tied Abramovich. Expect 2-0 or 3-0 for home team.
Wow, Barnes made some nasty tackles throughout the whole game. I am shocked that none were punished, especially the one against Matic.
@nboon- Yep should've got a yellow and a straight red but got nothing. Retrospective action "cannot" be taken either because the ref saw the incidents.
Chelsea fails to win, fantastic!
I would have reacted the same way as matic. That tackle was all kinds of nasty
Ref well done. Its clear, refs most of the time rule against Chelsea bcoz of the clubs image as a Financial Bully. Initially i thought its like all previous seasons, but looks that there is something going on. Bullshit refereeing.
i am not the one who complains about refs , believe me , but today the ref was awful , i am not saying this because of the result or anything , but because of the tackle by barnes , that was awful and no card was given to him. i do not support the reaction by matic but i totally get that . he will be a big miss against tottenham as we clearly saw at the white hart lane him having a bad game results in that and his absence will make things even more difficult for chelsea . i hope the refs improve from now on , they have been quite bad , especially in the chelsea games (for and against) .
@Jonty- It wasn't even just that tackle today. It was the 2 penalties (for Chelsea) missed and the mid-air tackle on Ivanovic which, even though was made a meal of, was a booking all day long. I actually think Matic did well considering in more cases than not his leg would've broken. If Vieira or Keane was on the end of that then damn. Matic is one of the most placcid individuals on the pitch so if he reacted like that then you can imagine what some other current midfielders would've reacted like. The refs wont improve unfortunately, mostly because there's no incentive to do so. Atkinson has been total crap all year (he isn't the only 1 but he has been the worst) but yet still gets prem games to referee. Ridiculous.
Martin Atkinson is disgusting. Does the EPL allow refs to officiate with failed eyesight? CFC should have had 2 PKs and both were not called. And Barnes didn't even get a yellow for that tackle on Matic. Even as a CFC fan I didn't believe there's a campaign against CFC, but now I seriously suspect something.
@TheRedCard- There's no campaign because the same ref was equally as bad in Chelsea's favour in the game against Arsenal but I agree about Atkinson. He is quite simply the worst ref in the league. I'm not surprised there was at least one big decision "missed" today by him, I'm just surprised it was against Chelsea.
@TheRedCard there is no campaign , its just very bad refreeing and the bad image playing against the club . as much as i love chelsea , that's the truth bro .
haha,what a good news for Manchester city
I don't want to justify Matic behavior, but opponent almost broke his leg, and the referee didn't react... For me it's red card for both players
@John_0 Mourinho has now another reason to his war with the referees
@John_0 I am not a Chelsea fan but the refereeing in this match is very very poor and clearly against Chelsea.
Disappointed for Willian, he plays always well and very useful for the team. Let's see how Cuadrado is doing.
Wtf iva
costa in
1 & +2
Only one thing is in the way of Chelsea and "Trophies", the "Thin Squad". They must manage themselves now. Earlier new players performed consistently well bcoz they had to prove themselves. Now as the fatigue is taking its toll, the established XI is under tremendous pressure. There must be atleast 20 good players in any EPL squad to challenge Domestic and Continental trophies. Chelsea to be sustainable club in FFP era, must act fast and cash-in on their success this season. They must expand their stadium and must increase their presence Globally. Likes of Manchester clubs can bear rough season because they have a better cash flow. Chelsea can't afford that in future as FFP has tied Abramovich. Expect 2-0 or 3-0 for home team.
Zouma should start over cahill
Hope Chelsea lose, However 4:0 Chelsea.
Wow, why Remy is in the probable lineup? With Costa will be 3x0 for Blues.
draw
3-0 Chelsea, Costa with a couple and likely MotM if he does score twice.
It won't be easy for Chelsea, 2-0
Chelsea and Over 2.5