Originally posted by the Bear:
for you fans who refuse to accept it.. even Jose "we won
that match against liverpool" Mourinho has accepted it...
the ref had no choice... the rules are cast in stone: you leap
over, you get yellow-carded.. since Robben was carded before, the
ref had no choice but to send the fella off..
however, if you watched another match, the ref should not have sent
off Ronaldo.. that should have been a yellow-card offence..
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[b]Mourinho accepts Robben
dismissal
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho accepts that Arjen Robben had to
be sent off after scoring in the 2-1 win at
Sunderland.
The Dutch winger was given a second yellow card for jumping into
the crowd after scoring the winning goal.
Mourinho said: "Under the rules, the referee had no option. I don't
like the rule because part of the show is the players' relationship
with the crowd.
"Arjen has to learn when he already has a yellow card, he has to
control himself," the manager added.
"It's an experience for him, next time he has a yellow card and
scores he has to make sure he stays on the pitch.
"He will not do it again. He will remember for his career because
he has had a yellow card that he cannot celebrate with the fans
when he scores a goal."
The Portuguese manager, who saw his side extend their lead at the
top of the table to 16 points with the win, called for a change in
the rules.
He added: "I think it would be easy for a referee to give one more
minute extra-time instead of the second yellow card.
"The player celebrates with the fans, it takes a little bit more
time - instead of three minutes extra time, he gives four or five
and it's done.
"But I think (referee Chris) Foy did well because he did what the
rule says he had to do.
"It's a chance for (Damien) Duff and Shaun Wright-Phillips to play
the next game because Arjen will be suspended.
(source:
BBC Sports UK)[/b]
i did accept the card, however i think its stupid and dumb to
yellow card a player for such thing.if the rules said so,den is
chris foy the only one who knows the rules as robben does it
everytime he scores a goal?the rules also states that the referee
should use his common sense for the situation and scoring the
winning goal is a great feeling.
he's celebrating with his own fans is that wrong?and on the basis
of time wasting it probaly lasted less den a minute..
and i feel that jose only said that cause chelsea won,if chelsea
had conceded or drop points after the sending off,his speech would
have been different..
its time for a revamp of the rules,cause as far as i can remember
this is the first time i have seen an epl referee do this while
many players are guility of commiting this crime..
now where is the consistency? 
