Source: Daily_Mail
Honest Keane cost Tottenham certain penalty, claims fuming Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp claimed the honesty of Robbie Keane cost Tottenham a penalty which could have hauled them back into the match.
Redknapp insisted Keane would have won a 'nailed-on penalty' from referee Howard Webb if the striker had gone down after Roberto Carvalho's challenge in the 55th minute when Spurs were 1-0 down.
But the Spurs manager says players are scared of going to ground for fear of being branded 'divers'.
He said: 'When he first caught him, if he'd have gone over then, once he caught his right foot, he'd have got a penalty. Robbie was too honest.
'There's been so much talk about people diving. He tried to stay on his feet as best he could and it cost us in the end. It's crazy, really.
'I think everybody's scared. They think if they go down they're going to get a card but I don't want to see people diving.'
It is not the first time Redknapp has blamed Webb for thwarting Tottenham's chances of victory. The referee awarded Manchester United a penalty at Old Trafford in April when Spurs were 2-0 up.
Webb later apologised for the decision, but the spot-kick sparked a United comeback and the Champions won 5-2.
Keane was incredulous Webb ignored his appeals for a penalty and Spurs' sense of injustice was aggravated as Chelsea scored their second moments later when Michael Ballack slotted in from close range.
To make matters worse, Tottenham lost Ledley King just after the break as the injury-prone centre-back succumbed to a hamstring problem, and saw King's central defensive partner Sebastien Bassong taken off on a stretcher after suffering a heavy blow to the head in a challenge with Nicolas Anelka.
With Bassong and King joining Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson in the treatment room, Spurs are in dire need of some more defensive options.
Redknapp said Woodgate saw a specialist on Saturday but admitted doctors still do not know what is causing his groin problem, even after two operations over the summer.
The Spurs boss said Dawson is closer to returning from his achilles injury, but Tottenham's relatively small squad looks woefully short of defenders at present.
If Chelsea's second goal was slightly fortunate - Carlo Cudicini parrying a Didier Drogba shot and allowing Frank Lampard to sneak in and feed Ballack - then Drogba's third emphasised the gulf in class in this London derby.
Redknapp said: 'The system they play with the diamond is very difficult to play against. If you play 4-4-2 you get outnumbered in the middle of the park, if you play two men out wide they'll rip you to pieces.'
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Chelsea returned to the top of the table with their sixth straight Premier League win - and a club record 11th win stretching back to last season - as Carlo Ancelotti's side raised their game against their toughest opposition to date.
The Chelsea boss was adamant the record didn't matter and raised an eyebrow when the name Jose Mourinho was mentioned, but added: 'I am very happy because we won a very difficult game, an important game.
'The second half was better because we did a very good job in defensive positions, we won the ball in our midfield and we did a very good counter attack for the second goal. I thought all the players did a very good job up the pitch. You cannot win friendly.'
Drogba's 85th-minute substitution was the only event to mar Ancelotti's day, as the striker was taken off on a stretcher after complaining of cramp in a calf.
The Chelsea boss did not think Drogba's injury was serious but was confident his side can win with or without the 31-year-old.
Ancelotti said: 'Didier's a very important player for us, a fantastic player, but I think that we can play well also without Didier. The last game we played against Porto we won without Didier. We have to do things our way.'
