Chelsea website sees injustice as Arsenal win Community Shield
The football season is underway. Arsenal have beaten Chelsea to win the Community Shield on penalties. The game was largely flat and riddled with errors. And two incidents stand out. Chelsea’s Pedro was sent off for a “filthy challenge” (Times) on Arsenal’s Elneny. No argument there. And then there was the dive.
The Dive
In the first half, Chelsea’s Brazilian Willian was, says the BBC, “tripped by his own feet”. He fell in the box. Willian wanted a penalty. The referee gave him a yellow card for cheating.
What says the official Arsenal website? Nothing. There is, however, this message:
The Chelsea FC website.. Well, let’s wait a moment and first see what more mainstream media has to say on the incident.
The Telegraph:
PENALTY! NO! It’s a dive! That is very interesting. Willlian is onto a mistake by Bellerin, dribbles into the box and then trips himself up… Bellerin doesn’t touch him..
The Indy adds:
It looks as though he actually tripped over his own leg
The Guardian:
He…trips himself by kicking his own calf;
The Daily Mail:
Penalty to Chelsea? No! Instead Willian is booked for diving after evading a challenge from Bellerin and going to ground after clipping his own heels. Excellent decision from the referee.Reviewing the decision for BT Sport,
The Times:
Mark Clattenburg ruled simulation as Willian tripped himself up, his left leg coming over and catching his right.
And on Chelsea FC’s website?
Willian’s booking for simulation in the first half when replays suggested he had been fouled.
More looking at biased reporting throughout the season.
Posted: 6th, August 2017 | In: Arsenal, Chelsea, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
