Source: Team_Talk
Holloway hits out at officials
lackpool manager Ian Holloway was left frustrated after claiming three key decisions went against his side as they lost to Manchester City.[LNB] The visitors moved to second place in the table thanks to a 3-2 victory which included a brace from Carlos Tevez.[LNB]Holloway, sitting in the stand as he was serving a one-match touchline ban, took issue with referee Phil Dowd.[LNB]He went public on his thoughts despite being punished by the FA for remarks to referee Mike Dean following the home defeat by Blackburn.[LNB]Holloway felt Tevez was offside for his first goal and that a foul had been committed against Ian Evatt in the build-up to the Argentinian's second.[LNB]The Blackpool boss was also aggrieved at a disallowed Gary Taylor-Fletcher effort in the second period.[LNB]Holloway said: "The big decisions swung the game their way and Goliath has just walked off with all three points.[LNB]"David has been left to fill his slingshot. I wonder what the score would have been otherwise.[LNB]"I think David would have been happy and Goliath would have had a mark where we had hit him."[LNB]Tevez made the breakthrough after getting in front of Craig Cathcart only for substitute Marlon Harewood to equalise.[LNB]However, Tevez immediately replied and David Silva made it 3-1 to City with his first league club for the club - a fine solo effort - before Taylor-Fletcher scored Blackpool's at the back post in stoppage time.[LNB]Holloway added on Sky Sports: "He's got three massive decisions wrong, which cost my team against one of the so-called big teams.[LNB]"For me, we could have been one point behind them if things had gone our way, as they clearly should have done.[LNB]"We're getting absolutely bo diddley squat, week in, week out. But there you go, such is life."[LNB]City manager Roberto Mancini was pleased to see his side move on to the shoulders of Chelsea and believes they can still improve.[LNB]He said: "We are continuing to change our mentality and it was an important result for us today.[LNB]"We worked hard in the first half and scored three goals in the second half which is not easy. Blackpool played very well.[LNB]"Strong teams win some games they probably do not deserve. It is impossible to always play well. But we did score three goals away from home."[LNB]Tevez has now 28 goals in his last 31 league games and team-mate Gareth Barry said: "He's carried on from last season. He's a world-class striker.[LNB]"Last season he got 20-odd goals (29) and I'm sure he can do that again. If he does we'll be right up there come the end of the season."
