' Malky Unhappy ' & ' Mourinho sent to the stands '

Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay disappointed by referee's 'mistake' for Chelsea goal
19 Oct 2013


The Cardiff boss was unhappy with the officials' explanation of the controversial equaliser that cost the visitors at Stamford Bridge


Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands as Chelsea beat Cardiff 4-1, but it was visiting boss Malky Mackay who had greater reason to feel aggrieved after a refereeing error at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea cancelled out the Cardiff opener, scored by Jordon Mutch, when Samuel Eto’o robbed David Marshall as the goalkeeper bounced the ball, and Eden Hazard netted.

Following the match, Mackay approached referee Anthony Taylor about the incident, but prior to viewing the replay.

“I’ve got to be careful what I say, because I’m certainly not intending having money taken from me,” Mackay said.

“I did go in to ask for clarification of the ruling and what the referee and linesman saw.

“The explanation leaves me really disappointed, because I’ve since looked at it and the explanation was that they felt the goalkeeper dropped the ball.

“My goalkeeper bounced the ball. He saw Samuel Eto’o standing next to him and he bounced the ball.

“They (the match officials) thought he didn’t have the ball in his control and he dropped it and the ball was in open play. That’s a mistake.”

Mackay asked if a foul would have been awarded if Marshall had been bouncing - and therefore in control of – the ball and was told yes by the officials.

Asked why Marshall chose to bounce the ball with Eto’o lurking, Mackay said: “Because he’s allowed to bounce the ball and Eto’o’s not allowed to touch the ball.”

Mackay added: ``(Marshall) said he saw Eto'o standing next to him and he knows the rule. He knows he's allowed to bounce the ball and that's why he bounced it.''




Chelsea went on to claim an emphatic win, with Eto’o scoring his first Blues goal and substitute Oscar and Hazard adding to the score.

But Mackay felt the equaliser was a significant moment.

The Scot said: “It is a large factor. We were beaten (4-1), but I don’t make any apologies for being beaten (4-1) rather than (2-1).

“At 2-1 we had to go to try to press and get back into the game. I felt at 1-1 we were excellent value for the way we were playing.”

After a fraught international break in which his head of recruitment Iain Moody was replaced by 23-year-old Kazakhstani Alisher Apsalyamov on an interim basis, Mackay was pleased with his side’s performance.

“I was very proud of the players today,” Mackay said.

“I thought we played really well today, the way we set up and the way we played for most of that against one of the top teams in the league and one of the teams who are going to be challenging for the title.”

Mourinho deferred to assistant Steve Holland for post-match media duties after being dismissed from the touchline for berating the officials to a chorus of “Jose Mourinho, he sits where he wants”.

The manager took his seat behind the dugout and next to a surprised fan, who took a photo of himself alongside his neighbour and posted it on Twitter.

Holland insisted Mourinho was right to be frustrated by the perceived time-wasting of Cardiff.

“His frustration was clear and, in my opinion, totally justified,” Holland said.

“Why would it take an hour before finally an issue was addressed? He showed his frustration and then was sent to the stands.”

Mourinho and Holland told fourth official Trevor Kettle of their unhappiness with Cardiff’s tactics on “countless occasions”, without it being acted upon.

On the controversial equaliser, Holland said: “From my point of view, it looked to me like the goalkeeper was bouncing the ball.

“The referee had a very clear view of it and was happy with it and we move on.

“Over the course of the season, those things go one way or another for you.”

Holland praised Chelsea for responding to a defensive lapse which allowed Mutch to put Cardiff in front, when David Luiz left the ball for Petr Cech, who was making his 300th Premier League appearance.

“It wasn’t a good start for us,” the assistant boss said.

“The players responded very well from that.”

Eto’o scored his first Chelsea goal on his sixth appearance in the second half and Holland hopes for more at Schalke in Tuesday’s Champions League Group E clash.

Holland said: “All strikers like to be scoring goals. It’s what helps to make them tick and to get off the mark will I’m sure be something he’s very, very happy about. Hopefully we get the benefit of it immediately.”

So basically the ref admitted to f'ing it up because it was clear to anyone with half an eye it was a bounce.

So basically the ref admitted to f'ing it up because it was clear to anyone with half an eye it was a bounce.

Yes he cost the game FFS

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

Keepers do this all the time and every keeper does it to gauge the weight, bounce of a ball and check for distortion of the ball while conidering the option of passing the ball along the floor, throwing or kicking the ball out.
The ref got it wrong and in hindsight i'm sure Marshall or any other keeper wouldn't have done it if he'd known that the ref would miss it and make a bad error in allowing the goal to stand. (One of those things) Let's face it....Marshall could have had the ball wrestled out of his hands and the goal would have stood because quite simply the ref made a huge mistake and these things happen.

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.You've obviously never even touched a football never mind questioning people bouncing it.

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.You've obviously never even touched a football never mind questioning people bouncing it.

yeah obviously. What a stupid observation. You have obviously never observed anything in your life.

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.You've obviously never even touched a football never mind questioning people bouncing it.

yeah obviously. What a stupid observation. You have obviously never observed anything in your life.

Sneggy this guy is not even a Jack. He can't even get their scores right.

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So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.You've obviously never even touched a football never mind questioning people bouncing it.

yeah obviously. What a stupid observation. You have obviously never observed anything in your life.

Right then arsehole.

Why does a rugby outside half bounce the ball before kick off?
Why does a basket ball player bounce the ball before taking a basket attempt?
Why does every tennis player bounce the ball before every service?

Surley even a deviant fake like you can work it out.

So then, can anyone shed some light on the purpose of bouncing the ball

Why open yourself up to the possibility of a ref misinterpreting it as you dropping the ball. Just keep it in your hands surely? Such a pointless action that delivers no purpose what so ever.

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say.You've obviously never even touched a football never mind questioning people bouncing it.

yeah obviously. What a stupid observation. You have obviously never observed anything in your life.

Right then arsehole.

Why does a rugby outside half bounce the ball before kick off?
Why does a basket ball player bounce the ball before taking a basket attempt?
Why does every tennis player bounce the ball before every service?

Surley even a deviant fake like you can work it out.

Why does nobody bounce it before a throw in?
Why does nobody bounce before a corner?
Why does nobody bounce it before a goal kick?
Why does nobody bounce it before a free kick?
Why doesnt a rugby player bounce it prior to a conversion?
Why doesnt a rugby player bounce it before taking a pen..... Etc etc etc

All your comparisons are when the game is dead. Probably to kill some idle seconds waiting for the ref to blow the whistle, apart from basketball when its clearly part of the game

Marshall had no need to bounce it, the game was still very much underway. Especially with such a crowded box, its happened before and will happen again that a keeper loses possession whether that be by fair means or foul. Why risk it? Or at least wait until the box is clear if he really cant kick a ball without bouncing it first