Megson criticises Blues

07 May 2009 15:06
Bolton manager Gary Megson believes the behaviour of Chelsea's players on Wednesday night was unacceptable.[LNB] Chelsea bowed out of the UEFA Champions League in dramatic circumstances as Andres Iniesta secured a 1-1 aggregate draw for Barcelona with a late away goal.[LNB]The Blues were also frustrated by a series of unsuccessful penalty appeals, with Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack both angrily confronting referee Tom Henning Ovrebo.[LNB]Drogba was also picked up swearing into the television camera and Megson was appalled by the scenes.[LNB]"I can fully understand the Chelsea players being as irate as they were, being so close to a Champions League final yet finishing so far away from it," he said.[LNB]"But I thought the scenes did not reflect well on the game we have - not so much Chelsea and the players involved but football.[LNB]No justification"Whether the referee has had a good, bad or indifferent game you can't behave like that.[LNB]"Football does not intend to hold its players up as role models, people tend to do that for them, but just in normal behaviour that is not on."[LNB]Megson does not think there was any excuse for what happened and he expects those involved to eventually apologise.[LNB]He said: "You can come out with a load of reasons why, although you can never justify it, but it is just not on and I'm sure everyone involved in it will apologise for those things.[LNB]"It does not reflect well on the game itself." [LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports