FIFA has just announced VERY SAD NEWS for the Officials and Referees of the match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace and this have cost them thier Job
Roy Hodgson launches a new VAR diatribe after Chelsea earns a contentious penalty.
Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 in the Premier League after being awarded a penalty in the 89th minute courtesy to VAR intervention, which enraged Roy Hodgson.
Chelsea substitute Noni Madueke kept his cool while Roy Hodgson was irritated by the last-minute VAR turmoil.
After being sent to his VAR screen to review Eberechi Eze’s challenge on Madueke, referee Michael Salisbury issued an 89th-minute penalty. It appeared to be a controversial call, but it was clearly harsh on Crystal Palace, who had fought hard and thought they had done enough to earn a draw at Stamford Bridge.
Instead, Madueke stepped up to score from the penalty spot, giving Chelsea a much-needed 2-1 victory and condemning Palace to a ninth straight defeat. “I’m tempted to say, ‘what’s the point?'” Palace manager Roy Hodgson said. You must recognise that there are two referees in every game, and that when something happens on the field of play, the referee makes the decision, but you must still wait a few minutes to see if the second referee saw something different.
“It occurs. People will argue over whether it was or wasn’t. People are taking away, or trashing, the decisions made by the player on the pitch and passing them over to someone in front of a TV screen.
“It wasn’t my first thought of what a penalty looks like, but it’s the same for so many penalties I’ve seen given, because I’m conditioned to some extent after seeing penalties given and not given for many years.” Then there’s the matter of whether I’m scared to death since we’re just a few points above the relegation zone. I’ll respond to that as well: “No, I’m not.”
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino praised Madueke, who came off the bench to win the game after bugging his manager for playing time.”I want all the players [who aren’t involved] to go at me,” Pochettino remarked. It appeals to me because we won the game.
“He took the penalty and scored.” We are not a charitable organisation. We are a football team, and we must perform. We are here to assist the players in performing.
Sometimes we have to be tough and show them reality by holding up a mirror and saying, ‘come on, that is not the player who is going to perform.’ We have an incredible collection of gamers who are all really kind folks.
“However, competing in Chelsea is not the same as competing in another club.” It’s about winning, about lifting trophies, about respecting the club’s past. How do you show respect? Go in there and fight. The first step is to adopt the proper mindset and to respect the club’s history.”
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Chelsea took the lead after just 13 minutes, thanks to superb effort from Malo Gusto, who turned brilliantly on the half-way line, sprinted forward and then provided the ball for Mykhailo Mudryk to score his third goal for the club.
The visitors never gave up and levelled in injury time when Michael Olise ripped off his marker Levi Colwill and the Palace forward finished beautifully. Chelsea attacker Nicolas Jackson squandered a wonderful opportunity, had another shot called down for offside by VAR, but Madueke won it after the late drama.
