'I was saddened for Burnley' - Nevin on officials in Chelsea defeat

The temptation is always to stick with sexy big sides each week but I was saddened for Burnley at the weekend. They should have had two penalties against Chelsea. The first was bizarre when Trevoh Chalobah, not concentrating, casually handled the ball after the keeper Robert Sanchez passed a goal kick to him inside the penalty box. The referee ordered a re-take. Really?

Then from a corner kick Benoit Badiashile was pushing Burnley's Maxime Esteve off the field while looking in precisely the opposite direction of the ball, just like an NFL linebacker might do. Instead of waiting for the corner to come in and award an obvious penalty, the referee stopped play and booked Badiashile. Call me old fashioned but I reckon Burnley would have preferred a penalty and it is the referee's job to see these incidents in play, not to stop them occurring beforehand.

What made me laugh out loud was Badiashile looking shocked at getting a card, like you honestly think that sort of play is allowed in Association Football?

Blue may well be my colour in England, but even I blushed on Burnley's behalf.

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