re: Chelsea 2012/2013 Season Long Thread

You're right. There is a place for a hard working player who isn't afraid to do the dirty work, get in an opponent's head and win the psychological as well as physical battle on the field. But that place isn't up 4-0 against a lower division team. He's beginning to gain a bit of a reputation for things like this, and the last thing you want is a referee having preconceived notions of a player in a negative manner like that. That foul is a borderline red, and it is completely unnecessary and not worth the risk.