Source: Daily_Mail
Graham Poll: Chelsea should have had a penalty and Walter Samuel off
Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty and Inter reduced to 10 men in first-half stoppage time.[LNB]Striker Salomon Kalou was caught on his right foot by Inter defenderWalter Samuel, as can be seen clearly on slow-motion replays, and a redcard would have hadto be issued if a penalty was awarded.[LNB]Referee 'Kiki' Gonzalez was a distance away and had his view of contact blocked by Samuel.[LNB] Clear as glass: Salomon Kalou goes down from the challenge of Walter Samuel[LNB]It is no good saying he 'must have known it was a penalty, as whyelse would Kalou have gone to ground when he was clean through?'[LNB]Players do all sorts of strange things and Inter's Diego Milito hadalready been cautioned for diving. Kalou did not help his case byfalling so theatrically.[LNB] Cast-iron: Another ankle shows Kalou being sent sprawling by Inter's Samuel[LNB][LNB]As Gonzalez neither gave the penalty nor cautioned Kalou forsimulation, he obviously was not sure exactly what had happened andas a referee you cannot guess.[LNB]It is a pity the video evidence that made the penalty clear remains off-limits for officials. [LNB] More from Graham Poll... GRAHAM POLL: Mascherano's tackle on Barry is worth a five-match ban 22/02/10 GRAHAM POLL: It's about time that Wenger took his red-tinted glasses off21/02/10 GRAHAM POLL: Ref Hansson was right to allow Falcao's bizarre goal18/02/10 Graham Poll: Girls Aloud - it's official... why we should welcome Amy Fearn10/02/10 GRAHAM POLL: Martin Atkinson lets the Merseyside mayhem unfold as Liverpool and Everton raise red card count08/02/10 GRAHAM POLL: Alan Shearer and Anthony Gardner are lucky they don't face the same scrutiny as referees01/02/10 Graham Poll: Spurs are upset but no mistake...it was definitely a penalty24/01/10 Graham Poll: William Gallas's tackle on Mark Davies was a shocker, so why didn't FA act?21/01/10 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]
