Source: Daily_Mail
Drog was barking up the right tree: Lampard refuses to blame Chelsea striker for ref rant
Frank Lampard has refused to condemn Didier Drogba for his angry reaction to Chelsea's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona.
The Ivory Coast striker ranted at referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after Wednesday's semi-final about a number of rejected penalty appeals and also swore on live television, for which he later apologised.
'I can understand Didier's reactions,' said England midfielder Lampard.
'He's an emotional man.
'That's the sort of player you want to play with and I think people can relate to that.
'All the fans in the stadium were frustrated at the end and I don't think people should make too much out of that.
'We were trying to get to the final and when that gets taken away you get passionate about it.'
