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.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.Referee 'Kiki' Gonzalez was a distance away and had his view of contact blocked by Samuel. Clear as glass: Salomon Kalou goes down from the challenge of Walter SamuelIt 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?'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. Cast-iron: Another ankle shows Kalou being sent sprawling by Inter's SamuelAs Gonzalez neither gave the penalty nor cautioned Kalou forsimulation, he obviously was not sure exactly what had happened andas a referee you cannot guess.It is a pity the video evidence that made the penalty clear remains off-limits for officials.   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  

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