Chelsea FC suffered their first loss of the preseason to German club Werder Bremen and manager Jose Mourinho took out his frustrations on a terrible referee. Werder Bremen ran out 3-0 victories but two of their goals came from questionable penalty decisions. The first from a ball that struck John Terry on the upper arm but had no bearing on the play and was instead whistled for a penalty. This call would be very generous in a competitive match much less a preseason friendly.
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The second penalty was an even worse call as a fantastic tackle from Nathan Ake was incorrectly called as a foul. The replays showed that Ake clearly got to the ball first as he made a tackle from behind as the Bremen attacker was clear on goal. Instead of a pat on the back from his keeper, Ake conceded a penalty and Bremen took a 3-0 lead over Chelsea to end the match.
"“I learned nothing from this game. Our expectations are not fulfilled because when we decided to have this match here in Bremen we thought about an evolution in difficulty. We were expecting a fast game a competitive game but we come here and the referee thought this was a circus for Bremen fans – for them to have fun – and he killed the match. This game for us would have been perfect. I like the Werder Bremen team – they are fast, intense and they defend with a lot of people. The opponent is perfect for us to compete today but we couldn’t play.”-Jose MourinhoSource: Sky Sports"
One consolation that Jose Mourinho can take from this match is that his players will know that they are not invincible. An undefeated preseason means next to nothing and they surely all realize that the real work starts on August 18th. Another bright spot is that Thibaut Courtois looked good in his Chelsea debut and made a few nice saves.
Check out the highlights of the match below:
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