Drogba criticised in Uefa report

09 May 2009 11:04
Uefa delegate Janis Mezeckis has confirmed the behaviour of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was included in his report of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League match at Stamford Bridge.[LNB] Barcelona's progress to the final on away goals was marred after a number of Blues players, including Drogba, Michael Ballack and John Terry, confronted referee Tom Henning Ovrebo over his decisions during the game.[LNB]Uefa announced on Friday that Chelsea will discover next week if any of their players will face action in the wake of the controversial scenes.[LNB]And now Mezeckis has condemned the behaviour, claiming that he saw two objects thrown onto the pitch while singling out Drogba, who has since apologised for his actions, for criticism.[LNB]The Latvian said in the Daily Mirror: "The first thing I mentioned in my report was the behaviour of Drogba. What he did after the game, to the referee and one of the assistants, was not correct.[LNB]"I also wrote about the two missiles I saw thrown on to the pitch. I thought they were bottles. This is not acceptable."[LNB]Of Ovrebo's much-maligned performance, Mezeckis added: "It is not my job to talk about the referee or evaluate his performance. My job is simply to write about the behaviour I witnessed."[LNB]

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