Liam Rosenior made referee Paul Tierney the focus of his postmatch frustration after Chelsea\u2019s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge, but the former Strasbourg boss warned that officiating is only part of a wider problem. Rosenior argued the match was shaped by a combination of a key refereeing decision and structural defensive lapses.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Paul had focused more on his job, which was to make the right decision, we\u2019d have a penalty today,\u201d Rosenior vented, referencing Tierney\u2019s decision not to award a penalty for a perceived foul on Cole Palmer. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone can say that Woltemade doesn’t kick Palmer down in the box.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be speaking to PGMOL and the refs to get an understanding of why that happened today,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe were told that in the rulebook you can be where you want and it\u2019s about timing. I just want to find a solution to this because we\u2019re actually talking about something that’s nowhere near as important as what\u2019s happening on the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m disappointed. I\u2019m going to make it clear. I want to protect my players and I\u2019m respectful to the game. Before the game we had a meeting with the referee. My assistant goes in and the first thing [Tierney] talks about is our huddle. We\u2019re not being disrespectful to the opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosenior had previously defended the prematch routine, saying: \u201cThere is nothing about the huddle that is intentionally to affect anything to do with the opposition, the fans, or anything at all.\u201d Captain Reece James, who signed a new six-year contract on Friday to extend his west London stay until 2032, is understood to have been the brainchild of the idea. James said: \u201cI like to speak to the players right before the first half starts and right before the second half starts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newcastle\u2019s win owed as much to a moment of poor Chelsea organisation as to controversy. A Tino Livramento through ball sliced the defence open after James failed to track the run of Willock, Trevoh Chalobah was pulled wide by Woltemade and Alejandro Garnacho was drawn to engage Livramento when Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez did not press the Newcastle fullback. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said he was \u201ctotally non-fussed by it,\u201d as the Magpies prepared for their upcoming Champions League round of 16 second leg clash with Barcelona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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