{"id":296768,"date":"2023-11-07T00:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296768"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:23:58","slug":"mark-clattenburg-chelseas-4-1-victory-against-tottenham-was-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/mark-clattenburg-chelseas-4-1-victory-against-tottenham-was-mayhem\/","title":{"rendered":"MARK CLATTENBURG: Chelsea's 4-1 victory against Tottenham was MAYHEM"},"content":{"rendered":"
This was mayhem, like some sort of sequel to \u2018The Battle of the Bridge\u2019 in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was the hardest match I ever had to referee and this game was as hectic for the officiating team to govern.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were crunching challenges, petulant kicks, penalty claims, disallowed goals, potential elbows \u2013 and that was only in the first half!\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the type of contest that required the officiating team to be at their very best.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Referee Michael Oliver and VAR John Brooks had to apply the laws but also manage the spectacle, and they were tested to their limits with what happened here\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Destiny Udogie could have received a red card in the opening 20 minutes of Chelsea’s 4-1 victory against Tottenham for this challenge on Raheem Sterling<\/p>\n
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It was a fiery match that also saw Cristian Romero kick out at Levi Colwill in the first half<\/p>\n
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Michael Oliver and his officials were tested to the limit during the thrilling affair with VAR John Brooks being called into action on several occasions<\/p>\n
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Destiny Udogie was lucky for two reasons. One, because Raheem Sterling pulled his leg away to prevent a serious injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two, because Brooks did not tell Oliver that this challenge was worthy of a red. Udogie was airborne, leading with two feet, with studs showing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is precisely this type of challenge which needs outlawing from football.<\/p>\n
Pure petulance off the ball from Cristian Romero on Levi Colwill but not violent, so it was right that he avoided red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raheem Sterling\u2019s goal in the aftermath needed disallowing due to his handball immediately before scoring.<\/p>\n
Once it was established that Moises Caicedo\u2019s strike needed disallowing \u2014 due to Nicolas Jackson interfering from an offside position \u2014 attention turned to Romero\u2019s challenge on Enzo Fernandez.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not surprised this resulted in a red as well as a penalty. Romero flew into a challenge and took a huge risk, even though he clearly won the ball.<\/p>\n
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Romero was subsequently shown a red card for this challenge on Enzo Fernandez, while also conceding a penalty that allowed Chelsea to pull level at 1-1<\/p>\n
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Udogie was shown a second yellow card in the second half after wiping out Sterling\u00a0<\/p>\n
Football has changed so much and now playing the ball is not enough to save someone from red.<\/p>\n
James whacks Udogie but stays on – Right decision\u00a0<\/p>\n
James was using his arm to jump, not to endanger. Plus he caught his opponent with his forearm, not the elbow.<\/p>\n
When already on a yellow, Udogie was rash in wiping out Sterling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was one of the easiest decisions of the night for Oliver \u2014 a second yellow all day long.<\/p>\n
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