Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists his side were
denied victory over Blackburn due to the mistakes of
officials.
Chelsea were held 0-0 by Rovers at Stamford Bridge, but the Blues
believed they had scored a winner when Salomon Kalou slotted home
in the second half.
However, referee's assistant Peter Kirkup denied Chelsea the points
by raising a controversial offside flag.
Mourinho feels television replays clearly show Kalou was on side
when he received Juliano Belletti's pass and is adamant the
officials robbed his team.
"We scored a great goal," said Mourinho. "Only the linesman can
tell us why he disallowed the goal.
Respect
"It was so obvious but I cannot understand it. If the linesman
wants to explain, then maybe it would be a good thing.
"I told the linesman I would be waiting for his phone call to
apologise.
"The game is over and we lost two points. I have only good things
to say about my players. A team without big ammunition, without the
two target strikers, Didier Drogba and Claudio Pizarro.
"A team without a top scorer like Frank Lampard and without that
kind of ammunition the team still played well against a team that
fought a lot to keep a clean sheet and go home with a point.
"Blackburn are a team I respect because they fought a lot. But
Chelsea were the best team, my players were brave and we scored a
great goal."
