The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 3]

[blue al]

Did we not have Chelsea players doing the previous draw, worked well last time around

[GT03ROB]

There are a couple of juicy looking groups there… WOW!

Barcelona, Bayern, Benicia, Kiev
Atletico, AC Milan, Liverpool, Porto

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Tuchal coach of the year for 4 months work and Jorginho Player of the year!

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Fair call as penalty…but red card do me a favour

Sorry this ref has form for appalling decisions…. He should never ref a Chelsea game again… he’s bent or incompetent

[trackdemon]

Yep. Even a pen is fairly strong, he saved it with his hip and it cannoned into the arm...... but to then RC? fk. Off. Ridiculous. Game ruined, I doubt we'll take points from this now

[TwigtheWonderkid]

It's a pen and a red card, unfortunately. I'm not sure how it can be anything else. Lukaku has been hopeless. Has he had a row with Havertz, just refusing to pass to him.

[smn159]

Looked very comfortable and the better side when it was 11 v 11.

Doubt we're getting anything from the game now, but looking promising for the rest of the season on the basis of the performance

[GT03ROB]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

It's a pen and a red card, unfortunately. I'm not sure how it can be anything else. Lukaku has been hopeless. Has he had a row with Havertz, just refusing to pass to him.

Nope Taylor has form. We will end up with 9 on the pitch

Sarah kick the ball away in a clear show of dissent… action… nothing

Edited by GT03ROB on Saturday 28th August 18:44

[smn159]

GT03ROB said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

It's a pen and a red card, unfortunately. I'm not sure how it can be anything else. Lukaku has been hopeless. Has he had a row with Havertz, just refusing to pass to him.

Nope Taylor has form. We will end up with 9 on the pitch

Sarah kick the ball away in a clear show of dissent… action… nothing

Edited by GT03ROB on Saturday 28th August 18:44

Couple of deliberate fouls to prevent breakaways deserved yellows as well

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[A Winner Is You]

It's Anthony Taylor at Anfield with the fans back, we all know how this one goes.

[ddom]

Fair play to you lot. Ref has had a nightmare with the cards.

[GT03ROB]

Thats a victory. Marker down

[pinchmeimdreamin]

Great defence that half.
Think the red card spoiled what should have been a great game

[GT03ROB]

Even the Scoucers on the Liverpool thread say it was never a red.

That was a very very good result in the end

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[Byker28i]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

Great defence that half.
Think the red card spoiled what should have been a great game

agreed - that was chelskis game all night until the red card. I think it was the arm movement that was the deciding factor, however did it actually touch his arm when he moved it. Replays didn't seem to show the ball touched his arm... ut ref was quick to run away from the screen, seemed he'd already made up his mind.

Penalty was probably a given with a yellow card. Ruined a good game, but well played chelski for holding on...

[jammy-git]

It shouldn't have been a red, ruined what was a cracking game up till then!

But by the letter of the law, apparently if he rules it's a handball then it's a penalty and a red card.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Byker28i said:

Penalty was probably a given with a yellow card. .

That isn't an option. He's given a pen for deliberate hand ball on the line. If he gives that, it's a red. The only other option is to not give the pen, and it's a definite pen.

But how Salah isn't booked for kicking the ball away, or Fabinho gets away with no cards thru the game, is mind boggling.

[Wombat3]

jammy-git said:

It shouldn't have been a red, ruined what was a cracking game up till then!

But by the letter of the law, apparently if he rules it's a handball then it's a penalty and a red card.

Covered on MoTD. Law seems to be that if a handball prevents a goal then its a red.

Deliberate or not doesn't seem to figure.

Harsh in this instance & the law needs clarifying/ fixing. It'll be appealed if there is any wriggle room. If it's not appealed then the ref got it right.