VAR cheated Chelsea again: Watch Referee Paul Tierney Did not give a Handball and Penalty to Chelsea due to VAR ERROR – PGMOL explained why the Penalty was not given. – Not fair for England Referees as they seems to be favouring Manchester United to enter the Top Four
Referee Paul Tierney was bizarrely caught inside the middle of Chelsea’s pre-match huddle ahead of their Premier League fixture with Newcastle United on Saturday at Stamford Bridge.
In recent matches, Liam Rosenior’s men have taken to holding their pre-kickoff huddles around the ball on the centre spot, as opposed to inside their own half as is usually the case with rival teams.
The Blues’ ploy have been lambasted as a blatant attempt at time-wasting after a goal, but they also employed the same peculiar tactic before the first whistle blew at Stamford Bridge.
As the Club World Cup champions were gathering in their huddle, referee Tierney was stood on the centre spot, refusing to move as Chelsea’s players prepared their pre-match talk.
The official soon found himself ‘trapped’ inside a sea of blue shirts, a couple of whom – namely Enzo Fernandez and Trevoh Chalobah – gave him a wry smile as he stood still.
Tierney briefly looked towards the camera with a perplexed look on his face, before also engaging in a brief stare-off with Cole Palmer, who often kept his eye on the referee throughout.
Rosenior’s men otherwise carried on with their pre-match motivational talk as normal, while the yellow-shirted Tierney stuck out like a sore thumb as he surveyed the Stamford Bridge pitch.
Wesley Fofana had a short word with Tierney before Chelsea dispersed into their own half, following another tactical ploy that was recently slammed as “ridiculous” by Steve McManaman.
