Barnes did the same thing if not worse to Zouma.

City got a penalty 2 minutes seconds in.

2 minutes seconds?!?

We would've won 3-0 easy with just the handball call.

comment by tgi fry ★ (U9236)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 30 seconds ago
I guess everyone in here is whinging about referees whilst sweeping under the carpet the real crime, which is why were we playing around with a 1-0 lead in the first place?
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We should've cruised though. Could've been 2 or 3-0 if we got the penalty calls. The Matic incident doesn't happen if Atkinson had Barnes under control with a card or a warning for the kick on against Ivanovic. Should've been off anyway. Still fuming.
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People tend to act like those pens arent earned. Like we didnt do the work to get them. So when it gets brushed aside as if "oh we shouldve done better" it really annoys me. We DID do better. They just werent given.

It's difficult to feel too aggrieved by a poor performance when the awful officiating has affected the result.

Found Irrelevant Rev:

http://www.ja606.co.uk/users/viewUser/18331

The referee was pathetic but if Matic's didn't react like he did we would've won. Expected better from him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31566726

Jose.

Well said

https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/569207582281371648

We have not been playing well and today we were nothing special, but clearly the better side who did enough to have a 2 or 3 nil lead had the penalties been given....

We were missing a lot of chances in the 2nd half....that was a worry and then the sending off changed the momentum of the game

How angry am I at Matic.....? Actually not very to be honest, he was justifiably upset and angry

Had that black guy on the Metro punched those racists in the face, everyone would have supported him...........but Matic will get a 3 match suspension for pushing over a guy who nearly ended his playing career..

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 14 minutes ago
The referee was pathetic but if Matic's didn't react like he did we would've won. Expected better from him.
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TLLL in a match situation when someone nearly ends your career......it is understandable how he reacted....I am sure he regrets it now, but that was a horror tackle

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Also that dirty two foot from Mikel on Arteta.

comment by CrouchingAzpiHiddenHazard (U12980)
posted less than a minute ago
Dodgy decisions, dodgy red, dodgy tackles aside. Scoring 1 goal @ home to burnley in 70 mins is pathetic with the players we have
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