Al doilea sezon consecutiv cand Atkinson schimba soarta meciului pe Stamford. Si daca punem la socoteala si meciul de pe Old Trafford (Mike Dean), ultimile trei victorii in campionat ale lui Chelsea sunt mincinoase.
Asta ca sa nu ziceti ca am vedenii si sunt nebun:
Fergie is going crazy on the touchline - he thinks Wayne Rooney has been checked by David Luiz just outside the Chelsea penalty area, and looking at the replays, he might have a case, too. Good Lord there's a lot going on.
Hmm. Now, neutrals will be pretty pleased about that, but I'm not sure it was a penalty. Frank Lampard is on the left of the area and he tries to feed Yuri Zhirkov - the Russian manages to sneak the ball through Chris Smalling's legs and goes down under a challenge from the defender - but I'm not sure Smalling could really have got out of the way.
From Matt in Wigan, on text: "That penalty shouldn't be the goal to decide a game like this - poor decision."
Apparently, referee Martin Atkinson has given 11 penalties this season now. Seems like a lot, huh?
From James, Basingstoke, on text: "Absolutely appalling officiating. I'm a neutral and that decision has killed the game. Shame."
From HenryWhitfield on Twitter: "All these complaints about [referee] Atkinson are fine."
From LordMushroom on Twitter: "A wonderful advert for everything that is good about the Premier League. And everything that is bad about refereeing."
From Tom, London, on text: "Chelsea should have 100% been down to 10 men before that goal. This hasn't been mentioned enough."
Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson: "We defended badly for the first goal, but the penalty kick is so soft, dear me. We played really well and we didn't deserve that. Three years in a row here decisions have changed the game."
Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on Chelsea's David Luiz: "He's done Chicarito before he got booked, and he did Rooney two minutes before the penalty was awarded, I don't know how he was still on the pitch. The players have endured a lot of decisions against them and they didn't deserve that tonight."
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti: "David Luiz could be lucky, but a lot of things were going on so it's difficult for the referee."
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