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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
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.
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Totally disagree with you. The ref was the one standing up and staying calm even with 42k spectators and a bunch of crazy chelsea players acting like cry babies. A total disgrace to the game and themselves. Why would you say that the overall handling of the game was terrible? Where are you arguments for saying something like that? As a former ref I would presume you would know better than sticking up with the british press and start looking at facts.
As for the penalty I disagree with you again. Debatable at best. It still hits him basicly underneath his shoulder, so I say no penalty. The arms have to be somewhere.
Agree with you on the game itself. Chelsea should have finished it earlier playing with one extra for more than 30 minutes.