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iwenttoistanbul wrote:
Onto Rafa.....

Absolutely livid

You spend 20 odd mil on a player, he knocks in a few early goals and leave him on the bench 2 weeks running. Does it work? No. We still should have had enough to beat Brum without him but how many times does he need resting?!?!?!?! He's 23 for crying out loud and it's September not March! Surely he wasn't resting him to play him in the carling cup tomorrow

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Gooner442 wrote:

Did you miss the second half?, challenge by Cole on Ronaldo was a straight red.

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nathan8 wrote:

Not sure on the rules here. It was a deliberate trip, and he had no chance of making the ball, but Chelsea did have cover back there, so it wasn't a "last man" situation. I thought a red would have been very harsh, yellow deserved.

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nathan8 wrote:

Not sure on the rules here. It was a deliberate trip, and he had no chance of making the ball, but Chelsea did have cover back there, so it wasn't a "last man" situation. I thought a red would have been very harsh, yellow deserved.

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Wasn't a trip Nath - deliberate studs up on the back of the heel. Not too sure it was quite red card material. First up I thought Mikel's was a red but then on replay it didn't look quite as bad.

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fearsleftfoot wrote:

cole should have seen red and should be punished by the fa on video evidence.

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