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Originally Posted by chodadog
The last one that made Ballack go so fucking nuts hit the guy on the elbow. But it still wasn't hand ball. The guy had jumped in the air, turned his back to the shot and it didn't put his arm out in an effort to block the shot. So it wasn't handball. But it certainly didn't hit him on the shoulder.
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Sorry but you're wrong. And as an ex FA registered referee I should know.
The only reason to put your arm in the way of the ball is to protect yourself. Usually the face or genitals. And you can't play the ball to your advantage. Defender turned his back so no protection issue and raised his arm to make himself bigger. Simple as that.
Penalty.
But the referee had the worse game of everyone on the field.
Yes Drogba goes down too easy, for such a big strong man who can win and protect the ball outside the penalty area he seems to turn to jelly in the penalty area. So those missed penalties are his fault. But the ref's overall handling of the game was terrible. The red card was doubtful but I did not see the replay well enough.
Barcelona were by far the better team, 66% of a game does not lie. But the number of shots on goal and their lack of real penetration in Chelsea's penalty area was poor. I believe the goal was one of the few shots on target and Petra Cech had little to save.
Man Utd should be able to muscle out their forwards and if Ronaldo and Rooney play their normal game will take Barca's defense apart.