Every Saturday, Chris Kamara heads to stadiums up and down the country to deliver his unique match reports for Soccer Saturday.
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Ferguson: criticised assistant referee after Spurs game
Read below for his thoughts on the red card drama at the Emirates, the value of Robin van Persie and a huge result for Reading...
Sir Alex Ferguson should be annoyed with Chris Foy, not his assistant
I saw pictures of Sir Alex on the pitch at White Hart Lane hugging Chris Foy before the game, but I think his fury should have been aimed at the referee, rather than his assistant Simon Beck, after the match. It was a stonewall penalty when Wayne Rooney went down under Steven Caulker, but it was the referee who had the best view of it, not the assistant. Chris Foy never even looked over at his assistant and I can't explain why he didn't give it - he's the only one who can answer that and because they won't speak at the end of the game we just don't know. In that particular instance, Ferguson should be criticising the referee, not the assistant, but maybe he hadn't seen a replay and didn't see that it was the referee's error.
I hope Roy Hodgson has noted Aaron Lennon's form and maturity
It was great composure from Aaron Lennon after the goalkeeper gifted him the ball in injury time. He could have had a wild slice at goal, but he instead laid it back across for Clint Dempsey to equalise. That's the maturity that seems to be coming with experience from him and I think he's got to get a call from England. He's playing well in a Spurs team that is playing well so I don't think you can doubt that. We all know what football is like and a lot of the time you don't get what you deserve. However, Tottenham kept going, made it difficult for Manchester United and when you look at the game overall - and the chances created - you would have to say Spurs deserved a result from that game.
Chelsea's first goal should never have stood
Francis Coquelin was fouled by Ramires right in front of the referee and I don't understand why he didn't see the foot go into the ankle. Obviously there was a lot to do before the ball ended up in the back of the net and if Juan Mata had put it wide then none of us would be talking about it on Monday morning. But to make it worse, it came a couple of minutes after Olivier Giroud had missed a great chance for Arsenal. It was crucial for Arsenal's confidence and they didn't recover until half-time when Arsene Wenger changed it around and they gave it a good go in the second half.
But the officials got it right for the second
Wojciech Szczesny brought Ramires down and I just don't think the Chelsea player could stop his momentum. Once the goalkeeper's leg was there, you can't say he shouldn't fall over it. It was completely different to the Manchester United game when Clint Dempsey skipped through against Patrice Evra and had to stay on his feet instead of thinking of going down. In this case, Ramires dummied the goalkeeper with his ability and Szczesny was committed and fouled him. The outcome was correct. I also thought the yellow card was right. Yes, he denied a goalscoring opportunity, but that opportunity was given back through the penalty. I think a booking was fine, especially because it wasn't a deliberate foul from the goalkeeper.
Let's give Rafa Benitez a bit of credit for that win over Arsenal
Let's give the Chelsea manager some praise for a change. Everybody's been knocking him, but it was a huge win on Sunday. If they'd lost that game there would have been a lot of demonstrations at Stamford Bridge after all those disappointments in recent games, but he came through it. He's been hammered a lot since he arrived there, but even though this isn't the Arsenal of old, it's still a team that Chelsea have struggled against over the years so it was an important three points.
I can't see Alan Pardew losing his job at Newcastle
He's odds-on to be the next manager to go with some bookmakers, but when you've been backed with an eight-year contract like Pardew has, then you would expect him to see things through. I can't see Mike Ashley pulling the trigger any time soon. Of course, Newcastle would have expected to win at home to Reading on Saturday and they now find themselves in the mire. There is still a week-and-a-bit until the transfer deadline and they might need to freshen things up, but there's still a lot of very good players there. They've lost Demba Ba but that shouldn't have a completely destructive impact. They've still got good enough players to get out of it, but how many times have we seen the phrase "too good to go down?"
The future looks bright for Liverpool
We had Stevie Gerrard on the sofa on Goals on Sunday this week and he was saying that the signs are promising. He said they look a little bit short of competing for the top four at the moment, but if they keep the likes of Luis Suarez for a while, if he can build a partnership with Daniel Sturridge and if they can bring through a bit more quality then it's looking good for them. The 5-0 win over Norwich was obviously a big step in the right direction.
Swansea, Sunderland, Villa and QPR can all take heart from the weekend results
Swansea had a really good win against Stoke and that will give them good momentum going into the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea. West Brom showed their character to come from 2-0 down, but Aston Villa can go into their cup semi-final with confidence that they can peg back Bradford. Sunderland's Steven Fletcher is bang in form - and I'm sure Gordon Strachan will be very pleased about that. And I was at Upton Park where QPR dug in more than I've seen before. On another day they could have got beaten 5-1, but they held out for a point.
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Dennis Odoyo (Manchester United fan) says...
I think united defence has improved.the only problem is the sucker punch between the 2 posts.i keep wondering why De Gea always have a problem with aerial balls.its very lucid how he dosent position himself well during set pieces.Van persie is exeptional with his plethora of goals and kagawa is doing good work only that he needs to build stamina to avoid losing balls when pushed.on chris foy's descission not to award penalty when rooney is brought down is a clear scrap of nasty scenes and bad officiating in epl!
Posted 08:00 22nd January 2013
Paul Smith (Newcastle United fan) says...
Fergie does not have any right to criticise any official, and Chris is WRONG to say otherwise. If you look back at the start of the season, manu were helped by the officials in no less than 4 of the first 6 games!!! Martinez summed it up by saying its a waste of time coming to OT as your up against 12 men!!!!......
Posted 02:41 22nd January 2013
Dave Pellow (Arsenal fan) says...
I have to disagree with you on the Ramires penalty, if you watch the footage it is his right foot that makes contact with Szczesny, if he had caught him it would have been his left leg. Instead Ramires' foot gives way underneath him, comes into contact with Szczesny and he goes over. Not a dive but not a penalty either. Hugely unlucky but our first half performance was abysmal, still think we deserved something though.
Posted 01:14 22nd January 2013
Aggi Arrowsmith (Tranmere Rovers fan) says...
Have the referees finally realising they have been hoodwink by man¿u players orchestrating penalties. Man¿u players have become experts, at driving hard into the penalty area, with no chance of scoring but commit a defender to respond. Another ploy are free kicks give in advantageous pitch positions usually right-side of the pitch thirty metres or a little more out from goal going forward. Often you will see a man¿u player backing into a covering the defender, then appeal for hindrance by the defender. Yes' I think the officials have realised they are being conned. And why Rooney never received a penalty.
Posted 23:50 21st January 2013
Chris Stockman (Manchester United fan) says...
saf has been asked to explain his comments after the spurs match how about the ref explaining his decision not to give a stonewall penalty saf will get a fine the ref gets ? hows that for respect by the fa
Posted 19:41 21st January 2013
George Turner (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
Have finally got fed up with hearing about SAF's comment about the penalty but will it linger as long as the injustice of the GOAL that was 3 feet over the line but not given at OT a while back. Chances are not likely, he only remembers ones he wants too.Sore loser
Posted 16:56 21st January 2013
Noel Purcell (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
What about the penalty Spurs should have had when Scott Parker was man handled to the ground,no one talking about that one,was more definite than Rooney's one.Sour grapes Fergie,for once it didn't go your way.Utd were very lucky to leave London with a point.
Posted 15:55 21st January 2013
Rutger Van der weij (Chelsea fan) says...
What about the arsenal goal? Torres was fouled ( clearly) in the build up to the goal,
Posted 15:50 21st January 2013
Mark Stew (Fulham fan) says...
Man United robbed again, they should of had a penalty against swansea also its obvious people just want to see man city a different team, in fact any team bar man united to keep winning league titles it makes me sick
Posted 14:54 21st January 2013
Bernard Cunliffe (Manchester United fan) says...
Re Sir Alex outrage at disallowed Rooney penalty in White Hart Lane snowstorm. A 2 : 1 result for United would have been a travesty, surely after the luck the Reds had in their penalty area Hurrah for the underated American Dempsey with his record at Fulham and in the US National team Sir Alex should have signed him Expat USA
Posted 14:53 21st January 2013
Ian Taylor (Manchester City fan) says...
I don't normally defend the referee, especially this one, but I think Chris Foy thought Caulker had got his toe to the ball before making contact with Rooney!
Posted 14:22 21st January 2013
John Buey (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
fergie and kammy are wrong...watch the slow mo Caulkers challenge show caulker getting the ball first as you will see the ball changes direction and Rooney fell over Caulkers foot, but because he plays for Manu he argues, just like fergie. Earlier for the second time but this time in the box Kagawa has hold of Dempseys shirt hence stone wall penalty but Foy the utd 12th man curiously saw neither. Whilst i admire what Fergie has achieved and generally like watching the type of football Manu play i cannot stand the bully of a manager and the many whingeing players he has in his team, somewhar similar to Arsenal.
Posted 14:16 21st January 2013
Darren Bennett (Manchester United fan) says...
The second Chelsea goal should not have been a penalty! It was a dive. Complete simulation. How can you say it was the correct decision? The leg didn't touch or impede Ramires, he put his leg back across himself to ensure there was some contact as he took a dive. I saw it, the replay proved it, the commentators missed it but the half time analysis did pick up on it. Shocking dive that has conned the ref and could have resulted in a red card.
Posted 13:51 21st January 2013
Rob W (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
Fergie should be angry that the Ref didn't show more Man Utd players yellow and red cards. The number of times these 11 boys picked up the ball when it was a free kick or throw in for Spurs, and they walk away with it to stop Spurs taking their set piece quickly is shocking. We've seen yellow cards for this before so where is the consistency? Counting the number of times Man Utd players did this, there should have been atleast 3 red cards. They are by far the most unsporting team in the EPL.
Posted 13:16 21st January 2013
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