There are many recipes for enjoying a good football match, but the one prepared by Chelsea and Manchester City sounded like the perfect recipe. Goals galore, suspense, a goal in added time, controversies… All the ingredients were there, Sunday evening at Stamford Bridge, where the two teams separated with a draw (4-4) after a match mad.
But the scenario of the meeting left some regrets in Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of the Blues, who did not hide his anger towards the referee Anthony Taylor who, according to the Argentinian, whistled the end of the match. match too early, after eleven minutes of added time, when his team could still win. “At the moment, I felt that Raheem Sterling could perhaps pass and score the fifth goal,” explained the former PSG coach.
Mauricio Pochettino then went to the referee to show his disagreement and received, in return, a yellow card. “I have to apologize to Anthony Taylor, the referees and the fourth official,” explained the former defender at a press conference. I deserve to have been warned because I crossed the line. This type of behavior is not a good image, neither for me nor for football. »