🚨🎙️ Wayne Rooney on Chelsea’s controversial FA Cup Final defeat against Manchester City:
“I’ve watched football long enough to know when a team’s been hard done by, and Chelsea were absolutely robbed today. I don’t care who you support, some of those decisions were unbelievable.
The first incident on Joao Pedro before halftime is a penalty for me all day long. Khusanov doesn’t go for the ball, he goes straight through the man. Anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul instantly, so why does it suddenly become ‘not enough contact’ inside the box? Makes no sense.
Then in the second half, the one on Caicedo… Doku clearly catches him as he’s driving forward. Chelsea players are surrounding the referee asking for consistency because we’ve seen those given plenty of times this season. VAR had every opportunity to step in and once again nothing happens.
And the handball shout? That’s another one people will debate all week. The ball hits O’Reilly’s arm from Enzo’s cross and I honestly don’t know what defenders are supposed to do anymore because we’ve seen penalties given for far less than that. Every week the interpretation changes.
What frustrated me most was the reaction from the officials. No urgency, no proper review, no referee going over to the monitor. In a cup final, with moments that big, you have to get them right.
Chelsea players looked furious because deep down they probably felt the decisions were never going their way today. Three huge calls, all ignored. That changes games, especially finals.
If this happened to Manchester United, Liverpool or Arsenal, everyone would be talking about it for weeks. But because it’s Manchester City on the other side, people seem scared to really question it properly.
Chelsea didn’t only lose the final today… they were let down badly by the officiating.”
@Keir_Starmer Why don’t you read between the lines and understand that this country doesn’t want you. Resign and let somebody else fix all of your errors.
@EUFCofficial When you can name just 2 players worthy of applaud at the end of the game as play off contenders says a lot. Well done Olugangu & Nelson - as for Hall, shouldn’t be anywhere near the first team let alone starter over MacCauley. 6 pointer lost. Why are we so shit against Kent oppo
@ChelseaFC Get Maresca out. Shocking substitutions at the complete wrong time totally killed the game for us - even though we should’ve had it sewn up by half time. Fucking shambles
@EUFCofficial Completely shown up by a team that was 2 leagues lower than us this time last year. At some point someone at the top (because JW can’t see it) must realise this squad isn’t good enough and new blood is needed to help us salvage a half respectable finish to the season.
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