Denied by the Ref against Chelsea Again

Our performance yesterday proved what we already knew, we can match Chelsea. Particularly in the second half we were dominant with our midfield controlling the game and Didi on outstanding form. Our defence looked very solid with Carragher superb as usual. Yet again though it appeared that the officials were under the influence of Abramovich's millions as there were three occasions when penalties could have been awarded. Hyypia looked set for a tap in until he was taken down by Drogba. Replays showed that Drogba was nowhere near the ball. Luis Garcia was ready to open the scoring until he was tugged back by Ferreira although the contact would have been difficult for the ref to see. Most blatant of all though was the handball of Gallas. His hand was outstretched for no reason and the ball clearly struck it. How the ref didn't give a penalty in front of the Kop was a mystery.

Our attacking play is improving although we again struggled to create clear chances, though it must be remembered we were playing against an excellent defence. Most of our efforts were from long range and Petr Cech was not properly tested. The final third is certainly the most difficult area to succeed on the football field. Once our play improves in this area we will be almost unstoppable. Again Cisse suffered by playing on the right of midfield. He looks uneasy playing in this role and offered little to the team. Rafa needs to play him upfront or his morale will be affected.
Overall though the game yesterday should give us the confidence boost required to play even better on Sunday when a victory is vital.

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