Ancelotti loses his cool as he points finger at ref Howard for two mistakes

06 December 2009 11:10
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti broke his own code of not criticising referees as the pressure of the title race showed for the first time since he arrived at Stamford Bridge.[LNB]Ancelotti blamed referee Howard Webb for two 'important mistakes' as Chelsea slumped to their third defeat of the season at Manchester City and saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to two points by Manchester United who were convincing winners at West Ham.[LNB] Pointing the finger: John Terry was unhappy with Manchester City's equaliser, complaining to referee Howard Webb over Micah Richards' alleged handball[LNB]His reaction was completely at odds with what he had said after suffering his first defeat at Wigan earlier in the season, when they lost 3-1. On that occasion, he refused to condemn Phil Dowd for sending off keeper Petr Cech, declaring: 'I don't like to speak about the decisions of the referee.'[LNB]Ancelotti was less reticent after seeing Chelsea's lead from an Emmanuel Adebayor own goal cancelled out first by Adebayor's equaliser, which cannoned into his path off the elbow of Micah Richards, and then a Carlos Tevez free-kick which was awarded for a challenge by Ricardo Carvalho on the striker.[LNB] Terry injury adds to the pain for Ancelotti after Eastlands defeatMan City 2 Chelsea 1: Terrific Tevez free-kick clinches clash of the cashMANCHESTER CITY FC

Source: Daily_Mail