Mark Halsey: Matic should NOT have been sent off

 Chelsea's Nemanja Matic was sent off at West Ham at the weekend, but Mark Halsey feels the Serbian midfielder should have been allowed to stay on the pitch. Continue

 Jose Mourinho found himself banished to the Director's Box at Upton Park on Saturday after another run-in with the officials, and though I don't think you can blame referee Jon Moss, I do have some sympathy with the Chelsea boss.


Nemanja Matic's first caution is a yellow card. He’s stopped a promising attack, and that’s no problem. However, with the second yellow card, I think Jon could have managed that situation a lot better. A careless challenge is a free-kick only while a reckless challenge warrants a yellow card. Matic’s challenge was careless and clumsy. The only time you get a yellow card for a careless challenge is if you are stopping a promising attack.

The incident took place right out on the touchline with Chelsea players in the vicinity. Was that denying West Ham a promising attack? You’d have to say it wasn’t.

Every foul is not a yellow card. I don’t think Jon was going to caution him, and the assistant, Harry Leonard, has influenced his decision making. I’ve had it many times that assistants have told me it’s a yellow card, but I’ve gone with my gut feeling, and at the end of the day, the referee is the ultimate boss.

Finally someone says the truth

             

source: youtheref.com