Source: Daily_Mail
Hiddink under fire: 'Chelsea's tactics betrayed his fear and envy'
Fury at Chelsea's supposed strong-arm tactics against Barcelona continued todominate the Catalan sports pages yesterday.[LNB]Guus Hiddink bore the brunt of the attacks for the way the Chelsea coach stifled Barca's flowing football.[LNB]El Periodico columnist Emilio Perez de Rozas wrote: 'Hiddink might think he haswon, but he has won nothing yet. He has drawn to lose. Chelsea's display was one of fear, or one of pure envy, and nothing to do with strategy. Scared of being thrashed, they went face to face with Barca.'[LNB][LNB][LNB] Criticised: Boss Guus Hiddink has come under attack from the Spanish press [LNB]Hiddink took another hit in El Mundo Deportivo. 'Barca expected a different Chelsea,not the hard, crude and ultra-defensive team they faced,' commented the[LNB]Catalan daily's leader column, which added: 'Chelsea unashamedlyentrenched themselves, leaving Drogba shipwrecked on his own in attack,while in the middle Hiddink mounted a 'Maginot Line' formed by the five'beasts' of Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Mikel and Malouda.'[LNB]Getting their excuses in early ahead of the top-of-the-table clash with Real Madridtomorrow night, Barcelona newspaper Sport blamed Chelsea for leaving PepGuardiola's stars 'shattered'. [LNB]'The toughness exhibited by Chelsea, and the complicity of refereeWolfgang Stark, has had repercussions,' wrote Santi Gimenez. 'Theplayers returned to work for a recuperation session which was ofspecial importance to three players who suffered most from theforcefulness of the English. Thierry Henry, Andres Iniesta and LeoMessi stayed in the dressing room receiving treatment for the numerousblows theyreceived.'[LNB]Gimenez then turned his fire on referee Stark. 'Premier League directors beggedUEFA to assign this Bavarian sympathiser of Bayern Munich and personal friendof Michael Ballack. They knew that with Stark they were playing with a safetynet, something which was demonstrated by his grotesque refereeing.'[LNB] Fury at Chelsea's supposed strong-arm tactics against Barcelona continued toBleating Barcelona: Wounded Catalans can't stop whingeing CHELSEA FC
