Chelsea's foreigners were going down too easily, blasts Stoke boss Pulis

19 January 2009 15:32
Over he goes: Michael Ballack gets in a tangle with Richard Cresswell Pulis said: "The problem with foreign players is they go down and stay down. Our players jump up after a foul. James Beattie went down three minutes after Michael Ballack went down and jumped straight up. 'He doesn't roll around trying to get someone a booking. They try to put pressure on a referee but we have to accept that. "I was born in Wales, I played my football in England and we are different to them, I suppose. I am not having a go at him (Ballack), it is just their culture."   More... Chelsea 2 Stoke 1: Lampard fires a Frank message to Blues doubters Chelsea goal hero Lampard backs Scolari and declares: We're all behind the boss Chelsea 2 Stoke 1: Lampard's rescue act - emergency skipper saves Scolari with late, late goal  

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