Gilberto criticises Blues conduct

zocoss

11 Dec 06, 21:19

Chelsea players confront referee Alan Wiley

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto has criticised Chelsea for putting referee Alan Wiley under pressure by repeatedly surrounding him in Sunday's 1-1 draw. When Ashley Cole received a first-half booking, a number of Chelsea players grouped round Wiley and Blues boss Jose Mourinho marched down the touchline.

"They should respect the referee more," Gilberto told BBC Radio Five Live. "All their fouls there were two, three, four players around the referee putting him under pressure.

In the second half, following an incident involving Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Wiley waved away a number of Blues players as the referee spoke to his linesmen.

Gilberto added: "It's not good because the referee tried to do his best. If he is under pressure it is much more difficult. "They know the referee was doing his job very, very well. "Especially when Ashley Cole got booked, they tried to put him under pressure to book our players. It's not the kind of game everybody wants to see."

Chelsea captain John Terry is currently facing a Football Association improper conduct charge following comments he made about referee Graham Poll. Terry claimed Poll had given him conflicting reasons for his second yellow card in the 2-1 defeat against Tottenham on 5 November.

He has until 15 December to respond to the charge.

dragg

11 Dec 06, 21:27

i have a feeling the referee association has something against chelsea.

why book cole after letting senderos off?

gasband

11 Dec 06, 21:28

Originally posted by dragg:
i have a feeling the referee association has something against chelsea.

why book cole after letting senderos off?

it happens to every team lah.... referees make mistakes also mah... every match referees also make mistakes, wan to pursue will have no end one.

zocoss

12 Dec 06, 01:34

Originally posted by dragg:
i have a feeling the referee association has something against chelsea.

why book cole after letting senderos off?

To be fair to the referee, cole's was a clear cut foul... whereas senderos one was a little less clear from where he was...

And if what you are saying is real, then the referee should have stop the game when Cole foul Alexander Hleb to get the ball that resulted in chelsea's equalizer...

Anyway, the chelsea players shouldn't alittle, alittle half the team surround the referee... didn't they said that of Barce... and now they are doing it...

Dead_Man_Inc

12 Dec 06, 02:16

alittle they shout for hand-balls Laughing