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ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC"

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Liverpool striker Luis Suarez should have been booked for a diving in a 2-1 win for the Blues over the Reds.

Suarez was chasing Cesar Azpilicueta when he went to ground in the Chelsea penalty area after appearing to be caught by a Samuel Eto'o challenge.

"It is not a tackle. Suarez lost the duel with Azpilicueta, who has the ball and is leaving the box," said Mourinho.

"Now he is doing an acrobatic swimming pool jump to try to get a penalty."

He added: "He is so clever because he also knows he is in the area with the Liverpool supporters behind him.

"But [referee Howard] Webb is 10 metres away and I think the only mistake he did was not to give him a yellow card."

The incident occurred in the closing stages with Liverpool 2-1 down - Chelsea had taken the lead through goals from Eden Hazard and Eto'o following Martin Skrtel's opener for the Reds.

"I am always happy when I see him [Suarez] play because I love his quality, his commitment, his ambition to win. He is absolutely a fantastic player," continued Mourinho.

"But this country is a special country. I'm not English or British but I feel I have also responsibility in defending some values in this football.

"One of the things that we have good is that we don't like people with simulations.

"This situation in the box with Azpilicueta and Eto'o, stop with this or give him a yellow card because it is not good for our game."
 
Watching MOTD2; Hazard's was more of a penalty shout than either of Liberpool's (and one of them came from a FK which should never have been awarded anyway). And FFS @ Brenda's teeth! :lol:

hahaha it reminded me of Ross in Friends.

Another thing, Liverpool fans are consoling themselves with the fact they have an easier run in thean everyone else. However anothier way of looking at it is that away games are always difficult in the premier league and their home games will also be difficult.

I dont think they'll gain too many more points in the second half than the first, if any at all.
 

hahaha it reminded me of Ross in Friends.

Another thing, Liverpool fans are consoling themselves with the fact they have an easier run in thean everyone else. However anothier way of looking at it is that away games are always difficult in the premier league and their home games will also be difficult.

I dont think they'll gain too many more points in the second half than the first, if any at all.

It's a stupid way of looking at it. Alternatively you could say all the dross they've played at home will have more chance of springing a surprise on their own ground.
 
Where do you draw the line on incidents off the ball? If Suarez had the ball it would have been a certain pen, but he didn't the ball had long gone. Do we start giving pens for obstruction, jostling before a corner is taken? That's the only reason in my mind why Webb didn't give it.
 
Simple truth is that Christmas has been an eye opener for our Norwegian friends. Ahead in both games, no points and reverting to the normal kneejerk RS "poor me" blame game.
 

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