re: Derby Day 1/3/18: Arsenal – Chelsea

That was a penalty in every game against every player.

Morata is terrible.

This was an entertaining game but god damn the pattern of play is poor.

Costa scoring in his first game back for athletico and then watching that shite show from Morata caused my soul to leave my body.

After the game? How about right after the penalty was given?

I get it, you're a Chelsea fan and don't want to admit Hazard collapsed far too easily. Looking for it.

Lol he got to the ball first and got kicked. If your argument is that he went down to easily then okay. Was a silly challenge that the defender got wrong. Wilshere didn’t even get a card for a blatant flop.

I’m telling you, as not only a fan of Chelsea but of football in general, that’s a penalty more times than it’s not. If hazard would have stayed on his feet then he would have kept going, if he goes down after being kicked then it’s a penalty. He went down easy, no one is debating that. As a defender I know if I’m trying to clear the ball with a big kick I HAVE to get that ball at the same time or before the player, otherwise it’s a damn penalty. Embellished? Yes. Penalty? Yes.

My problem with the penalty is that it's a 50/50 ball that both of them go for in the exact same way. If that play occurs in the middle of the park, it probably goes uncalled, and it goes uncalled in the box fairly often. The rules shouldn't be different inside the box versus outside the box, and I want consistency. It's frustrating. Probably should be a penalty, but call it that way all the time OR call it none of the time.

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Not a word about Wilshere not getting a second yellow for the blatant dive?

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Well now hold on! There was contact between Wilshere and the defender's (Christensen?) leg. It certainly looked like Wilshere dragged his leg into the defender and then fell down, but there was contact.

I think both he and Hazard went down too easy, and I wouldn't have been too upset if a second yellow was given.