Awwww...Essien the victim

[Swifty_446]

JOSE Mourinho angrily accused the football authorities and British media of double standards in their treatment of Chelsea after the English Premier League champion beat London rival West Ham United 3-1 at Upton Park overnight.

The Blues boss was furious after watching midfielder Michael Essien taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury after a crude tackle by Nigel Reo-Coker in the first half.

The Ghanaian was recently handed a two-match ban by FIFA for a challenge on Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann, a decision that Mourinho believed was influenced by television coverage of the incident.

"Michael Essien was on television for 15 days after his tackle. Now he is suspended for the Champions League and his tackles always get yellow cards.

"For other players it is not the same. I saw Steven Gerrard in an incident at Newcastle last week, which was on TV once or maybe twice.

"Michael was put out of the game today by a tackle and nobody will make anything of it. Some people seem just to want to chase Chelsea and that shouldn't happen. Everyone should be the same on a football field."

 

[Mel B]

JOSE Mourinho angrily accused the football authorities and British media of double standards in their treatment of Chelsea after the English Premier League champion beat London rival West Ham United 3-1 at Upton Park overnight.

The Blues boss was furious after watching midfielder Michael Essien taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury after a crude tackle by Nigel Reo-Coker in the first half.

The Ghanaian was recently handed a two-match ban by FIFA for a challenge on Liverpool's Dietmar Hamann, a decision that Mourinho believed was influenced by television coverage of the incident.

"Michael Essien was on television for 15 days after his tackle. Now he is suspended for the Champions League and his tackles always get yellow cards.

"For other players it is not the same. I saw Steven Gerrard in an incident at Newcastle last week, which was on TV once or maybe twice.

"Michael was put out of the game today by a tackle and nobody will make anything of it. Some people seem just to want to chase Chelsea and that shouldn't happen. Everyone should be the same on a football field."

 

[MUFC442]

I think Moruinho is pretty wrong here. Refs doesn't know if Reo-Coker's technique is as flawed as Essien's so that's why Nigel didn't get a yellow while Essien still picks them up, becuase Essien's technique is very poor.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

It was still a shocking tackle and I found it hard to believe Reo-Coker didn't get at least a yellow.

It's hard to have much sympathy for Essien (and I don't) given some of the challenges he's dished out, but you still have to treat each case as it's own and it was a horrible challenge that was lucky not to break Essien's ankle.

 

[Cooldude]

Mourinho's getting predictable, everyone knew he was gonna have a whinge at the post match PC when Essien got stretchered off.

He should find some new material

 

[wellsy]

 

[DB10]

Great work by Reo-Coker. I'm becoming a huge fan of the lad.

 

[sainter]

Putting aside the anti-Essien sentiment that's a clear booking at the very, very least.

 

[DB10]

Putting aside the anti-Essien sentiment that's a clear booking at the very, very least.

Should be given an award for it, imo.

Essien deserves it.

 

[Cooldude]

Looks as though Reo Coker was thinking about going for the ball, but Essien came in and he just twatted his ankle instead

 

[dogupya]

I couldn't see a foul in that.....

Play on!

 

[MUFC442]

Looks as though Reo Coker was thinking about going for the ball, but Essien came in and he just twatted his ankle instead

Yeaqh, the ball was in the position he was aiming a second before, he was just a tad late.

 

[mundine the man]

its funny how liverpool supporters heap on essien. hasnt gerrard commited like 5 two footed tackles and didnt hamann do like the worst tackle ever last year.

some would argue hamann got exactly what he deserved.

in any case essien has many dirty tacles to go before hes anywere near the record set by gerrard.

it was a bad tackle and should have been a yellow or a red. howard webb is a terrible ref though.

 

[mundine the man]

Putting aside the anti-Essien sentiment that's a clear booking at the very, very least.

its anti-chelsea. everyone hates them coz there winning.

good on them i say it makes for a change from man u and arsnal.