Wenger Ref comments studied by FA
Excerpts taken from BBC Sports:
The Football Association is considering whether to ask Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to explain comments made about referee Rob Styles. Wenger appeared to question the impartiality of officials in Arsenal's defeat against Chelsea on Sunday.
The Gunners boss was unhappy after Robin van Persie's goal was ruled out. He said: "We scored a regular goal but the referee made a very bad decision. I associate the referee and linesmen in the same team - the Chelsea team." Wenger also claimed Styles was not brave enough to send off Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien, who appeared to elbow Arsenal defender Lauren in the mouth in the first half.
He was also snubbed by Chelsea counterpart Mourinho, who walked down the tunnel at the final whistle without the traditional handshake.
Chelsea boss Mourinho defended Essien by accusing Arsenal of trying to capitalise on his recent disciplinary troubles. "It was like a strategy to use the image Essien has at the moment," said Mourinho. "He made his mistake and was punished for that and has a suspension for the Champions league.
The Portuguese coach then insisted that Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos should have been sent off for fouls on Didier Drogba and Arjen Robben.
Wenger denied Mourinho's claim that he instructed his players to target Essien. "We didn't even talk about Essien before the game so for a deliberate strategy we hid it very well because I don't know about it," he said.
posted by Giovanna @ 9:05 AM
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4 Comments:
these two got it in for eachother. its hard to decide how i feel about this - as a chelsea fan, i think they won because they played a good game. i think arsenal played a good game as well, with some unlucky shots (henry hitting the post again) and it wasn't the was-he-onside-or-not that lead to their loss. as bananas said below, perhaps its their inability to play with the belief of a win when something shitty happens to them.
i hope arsenal can re-generate that belief. i think they are a great team. perhaps they just need a great leader
the fa charge against wenger will probably go through simply because wenger said styles was in the chelski camp (which i think was inaccurate. styles reffed a fairly good game, although i do think essien should have been sent off, he knocked out lauren's tooth for christ's sake, and the goal should have stood), and i'm sure wenger knows that. those comments get fined. he'll take the charge and pay it up. he needed to blame someone in public and a good manager only blames his boys in the backroom (are you listening captain fantastic?)
what pisses me off is moaninho. even when he wins he is an arrogant prick. wenger went for the shake at the end of the game and pissy little moaninho skulked off down the tunnel, then he went into the back room and played "the poor, poor pity us card." chelsea won a game they deserved to win, but to hear moaninho talk they suffered at the hands of cheating arsenal and dropped three points. fuck you moaninho.
its too bad the managers have to make issues, thereby making the players hated as well. i will not be the first person to say 'poor chelsea' because they have a golden horseshoe up their butts, but it must be frustrating on their ends to have such jack asses as managers.
i hear you, gio...and, for the record, arsene is no angel.
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