Wow ! Fulham beat Chelsea ?
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Luis Boa Morte stunned Jose Mourinho and sent Chelsea spinning to their only third defeat of the season.
Boa Morte's first-half goal took the points from the champions on a day when Mourinho tried to quash speculation surrounding his future.
The Blues finished with 10-men when William Gallas was sent off for a nasty tackle on Heidar Helguson.
And they were caught up in controversy when Didier Drogba handled the ball in an attempt to claim an equaliser.
The Chelsea striker celebrated the goal as if nothing had happened but an eagle-eyed linesman spotted the ``Hand of Drog'' and referee Mike Dean wiped it out.
Fulham fans invaded the pitch and celebrated as if they had won the title.
But they have probably secured their top-flight survival with their first Premiership win over their neighbours.
If Mourinho was annoyed by the speculation, his mood could not have improved as he watched his team's sloppy opening against Chris Coleman's spirited Fulham.
Coleman's team could have been awarded a penalty before taking the lead through Boa Morte in the 17th minute.
Mourinho, fuming on the touchline, hauled off Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips midway through the first half. Then he replaced Robert Huth with Ricardo Carvalho at half-time.
Fulham deserve great credit for approaching the game positively and Zat Knight was immense at the back.
Fulham thought they had a penalty in the sixth minute. Moritz Volz, terrorised by Thierry Henry on his last game at Craven Cottage, raided forward down the Fulham right.
Steed Malbranque slipped a pass to his over-lapping full-back and Volz beat John Terry in a race to the ball.
Volz toe-poked the ball past Terry's lunging tackle, hurdled the Blues skipper and threw himself to the turf just inside the Chelsea penalty box.
It was a tough call for referee Dean. Terry certainly did not take the ball but there was no contact because Volz had evaded the challenge by throwing himself in the air.
Boa Morte launched another attack down the left and cut a pass inside to Malbranque.
His shot from 20-yards was blocked by Terry but it spun dangerously towards Petr Cech's goal.
Paulo Ferreira tried the lash the ball to safety but his clearance only smacked into Boa Morte and flew into the net.
Mourinho reacted swiftly to his team's disappointing start, sending on Damien Duff and Drogba for Cole and Wright-Phillips in the 26th minute.
But his champions looked rattled. Huth was booked when he wiped-out Boa Morte out with a clumsy mistimed challenge.
Controversy erupted again in the 58th minute when Dean ruled out a Drogba goal for handball.
The referee appeared to give the goal at first as Drogba seized on confusion between goalkeeper Mark Crossley and Knight to take the ball round the pair and roll it into an empty net.
The Chelsea team celebrated and returned to their own half for the restart - but Boa Morte led the Fulham team in protest. They persuaded Dean to speak to his linesman and, after an in-depth discussion, the ref awarded Fulham a free-kick for handball.
Television replays suggested his final decision was spot-on. Drogba clearly used his right hand to tip the ball past the Fulham keeper before tapping it into the net and claiming a goal. -
Originally posted by Poolman:
Typical stuff , lose liao must play rough .
The Blues finished with 10-men when William Gallas was sent off for a nasty tackle on Heidar Helguson.[/b] -
Originally posted by Poolman:
And they were caught up in controversy when Didier Drogba handled the ball in an attempt to claim an equaliser.
need a bit of fair play la Didier .
The Chelsea striker celebrated the goal as if nothing had happened but an eagle-eyed linesman spotted the ``Hand of Drog'' and referee Mike Dean wiped it out.
Controversy erupted again in the 58th minute when Dean ruled out a Drogba goal for handball.
The referee appeared to give the goal at first as Drogba seized on confusion between goalkeeper Mark Crossley and Knight to take the ball round the pair and roll it into an empty net.
The Chelsea team celebrated and returned to their own half for the restart - but Boa Morte led the Fulham team in protest. They persuaded Dean to speak to his linesman and, after an in-depth discussion, the ref awarded Fulham a free-kick for handball.
Television replays suggested his final decision was spot-on. Drogba clearly used his right hand to tip the ball past the Fulham keeper before tapping it into the net and claiming a goal.
Mourinho sure complain again , he must see TV b4 complain , TV never lie la . -
Gosh.
Chelsea losing steam?
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haha does not matter Chelsea have the EPL under their belt already....................but it would be interested to see how chelsea play in FA cup this mid-week
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hope they lost this match as well.Originally posted by ghimpheng:haha does not matter Chelsea have the EPL under their belt already....................but it would be interested to see how chelsea play in FA cup this mid-week
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hmm i am happy that chelsea lost.
so actually there is still the chance for Manu to take the title if chelsea just 2 more matches, then lose the match against Manu and Manu win all the remaining matches.
hahahah hope that happen as well as them losing the FA cup then chelsea trophyless and maybe mourinho would get sacked -
you are expecting too much.Originally posted by Aveme:hmm i am happy that chelsea lost.
so actually there is still the chance for Manu to take the title if chelsea just 2 more matches, then lose the match against Manu and Manu win all the remaining matches.
hahahah hope that happen as well as them losing the FA cup then chelsea trophyless and maybe mourinho would get sacked -
Mourinho will never get sacked. -
Shock of the season peharps.
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who cares if i expect too much,not as if such a thing never happened b4.It happened to MU and Arsenal b4 when everyone thought they would be winning the EPL title,why not chelsea.Originally posted by dragg:you are expecting too much. -
Too bad Inter doesn't interest him.....Originally posted by Patrik:
Mourinho will never get sacked.
hmmmmm, perhaps Real Madrid will
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I dun think RM wants him.Originally posted by Redz:Too bad Inter doesn't interest him.....
hmmmmm, perhaps Real Madrid will
Imagine Moan-in-a-hole asking Raul, Ronaldo, Beckham and Zidane defending like mad? -
walao chelsea lose 1-0 then liverpool beat them 5-1.... well well which team's strikers are misfiring
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Hardly lehOriginally posted by CoolMyth:Shock of the season peharps.
Fulham is a diff team at home....without tis home form they wld've been in the bottom 3 liao.
Anyway, well done Fulham!
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Always expect the unexpected.
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Hahahahaa..................Originally posted by Poolman:[b]The Chelsea team celebrated and returned to their own half for the restart - but Boa Morte led the Fulham team in protest. They persuaded Dean to speak to his linesman and, after an in-depth discussion, the ref awarded Fulham a free-kick for handball.
Television replays suggested his final decision was spot-on. Drogba clearly used his right hand to tip the ball past the Fulham keeper before tapping it into the net and claiming a goal.
Tat must be really funny......got time must catch the replay tonite!
It's funnier to read reports tat mr Moan is questioning how the lineman can see the handball?!
My oni question was why Drogba wasn't sent off for such deliberate act!
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haha this kind of crap n bullsh!t always happen to chelsea. seems like chelsea is playing in the league of their own. they wan get rough ask them go play american football!
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Jose Mourinho claimed there is one rule for Chelsea and one for the rest of football after his team slumped to a rare Barclays Premiership defeat.
Fulham beat the Blues 1-0 but Mourinho was fuming because referee Mike Dean appeared to award his team an equaliser and then rule it out for handball.
Didier Drogba clearly touched the ball with his hand in the build-up but Mourinho thinks Dean changed his mind under pressure from Fulham players.
Mourinho said: 'There are 19 managers and clubs plus one. There are not 20 in the same table. I cannot speak about the referee. I have to control myself.
'I've seen it on TV and I know it's a handball but the referee didn't see and gave a goal, and the linesman didn't see and also gave a goal.
'After that they couldn't resist to the pressure of Fulham players and that's a big problem.'
Dean claimed his linesman Paul Norman had alerted him by pressing the buzzer which helps officials stay in contact during the game.
Norman did not raise his flag because the referee was closer to the incident and he thought he may have seen Drogba handle the ball.
correct or not , sure got moaning from the mourners one . -
rather see chelsea or even sunderland win the title every season than see manu winning...Originally posted by Aveme:hmm i am happy that chelsea lost.
so actually there is still the chance for Manu to take the title if chelsea just 2 more matches, then lose the match against Manu and Manu win all the remaining matches.
hahahah hope that happen as well as them losing the FA cup then chelsea trophyless and maybe mourinho would get sacked -
just to refresh your memory..Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:walao chelsea lose 1-0 then liverpool beat them 5-1.... well well which team's strikers are misfiring
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[quote]Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:
walao chelsea lose 1-0 then liverpool beat them 5-1.... well well which team's strikers are misfiring [/quote
fulham was away from home when vs LFC but fulham was @ home during the match against Chelsea and well Chelsea Trash LFC @ anfield.... -
+1 Refer earlier postOriginally posted by dragg:you are expecting too much. -
this much i agree.Originally posted by Poolman:Jose Mourinho claimed there is one rule for Chelsea and one for the rest of football after his team slumped to a rare Barclays Premiership defeat.
Fulham beat the Blues 1-0 but Mourinho was fuming because referee Mike Dean appeared to award his team an equaliser and then rule it out for handball.
Didier Drogba clearly touched the ball with his hand in the build-up but Mourinho thinks Dean changed his mind under pressure from Fulham players.
Mourinho said: 'There are 19 managers and clubs plus one. There are not 20 in the same table. I cannot speak about the referee. I have to control myself.
'I've seen it on TV and I know it's a handball but the referee didn't see and gave a goal, and the linesman didn't see and also gave a goal.
'After that they couldn't resist to the pressure of Fulham players and that's a big problem.'
Dean claimed his linesman Paul Norman had alerted him by pressing the buzzer which helps officials stay in contact during the game.
Norman did not raise his flag because the referee was closer to the incident and he thought he may have seen Drogba handle the ball.
correct or not , sure got moaning from the mourners one .
i dont understand why he cant just accept defeat. -
Rather Manchester United win the title than Chelsea.
And if a Gunner like me thinks like this, you should guess how much we despise Mourinho.