Independent:
Video nasty as Kalou ignites title race
Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1: Blues move within three points of United but the case for a helping hand from technology is strengthened
By Steve Tongue at Stamford Bridge
The unanswerable case for video technology was made yet again here yesterday evening as Chelsea benefited from two goals that all available evidence suggested should not have been allowed. It could not be said with any certainty that the whole of the ball had crossed the line for Frank Lampard's equaliser on the cusp of half-time after the latest howler by the accident-prone goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
In fact, the verdict from all the camera angles available to Sky Sports in their live coverage was that it had not done so. To compound Tottenham's sense of injustice, Salomon Kalou was narrowly offside as Didier Drogba set him up for the winning goal a few minutes from the end of a typically frantic derby. Thus can some of the season's biggest issues be influenced, in this case potentially costing millions of pounds.
Spurs will certainly be out of pocket if, as now seems likely, they miss out on Champions' League football next season. Stranded four points behind Manchester City, whom they visit on 10 May, they are even vulnerable to sixth-placed Liverpool, who could deprive them of a place in the Europa League. Two days before that game, Chelsea undertake their own trip to Manchester, hoping that Arsenal have done them a favour at the Emirates today by beating United and keeping the gap at the top to three points.
Carlo Ancelotti employed the politics of compromise in picking both Fernando Torres and Drogba to start and although the latter was formidable, Torres again achieved far less and was withdrawn after an hour. There was little indication that having finally scored last Saturday after more than 12 hours in a Chelsea shirt it had made a new man of him. The one benefit of his arrival has been to inspire Drogba, whose shooting made Gomes a nervous wreck. "Didier played for the team," his manager said, after admitting: "We were lucky. The decision [for the first goal] was wrong."
Lampard pointed out that after the even worse mistake that cost him a goal for England against Germany at the World Cup, "I was due one of those". His uncle, Harry Redknapp, was dignified in his acceptance of the error while making his frustration clear: "The linesman has had a guess and guessed wrong. Until we get technology it's going to keep happening."
Spurs played well, with Luka Modric excellent and Rafael van der Vaart deeper than usual, in a line of four across the midfield. The Dutchman played an important role in a stunning goal after 18 minutes. Gareth Bale directed a throw-in towards him to hook adroitly over his shoulder for Sandro, who took a step forward and from 30 yards hammered the ball past Petr Cech.
That all happened after Drogba was denied one of the goals of the season when he lined up a free-kick 35 yards out and thudded it against the bar. Spurs seemed to be heading to the dressing room with their lead intact after Gomes touched Michael Essien's header over the bar. In added time, however, Gomes fumbled Lampard's drive towards his line in familiar hapless fashion, then grabbed it back. After brief consultation, the referee Andre Marriner indicated Chelsea had their equaliser.
Drogba had obviously decided to capitalise on any lingering unease in the goalkeeper's mind. When he hit another ferocious shot seven minutes into the second half, Gomes was not sufficiently confident to attempt a catch, but grateful that it was at a comfortable height to parry away.
Ten minutes later the Ivorian audaciously struck a free-kick at least 40 yards out and Gomes did little more than pat it away at Kalou, who with his first touch after replacing Torres, could not control his shot.
Kalou made amends soon after Sir Alex Ferguson had left the stadium, but again the replays suggested the goal should not have been allowed, for he was offside as Drogba knocked the ball forward.
Attendance: 41,681
Referee: Andre Marriner
Man of the match: Drogba
Match rating: 7/10
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Observer:
Salomon Kalou keeps Chelsea in title hunt as Spurs fluff their lines
Dominic Fifield at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea's title defence had previously felt tinged with desperation, at best an optimistic pursuit from an apparently hopeless position, though now it is fuelled with conviction.
This late win thrust the holders to within three points of Manchester United at the top, with a trip to Old Trafford to come next weekend. Sir Alex Ferguson had left the arena 15 minutes before the final whistle quietly content, the Premier League trophy apparently within his grasp; had he stayed, he might have ended up crying "conspiracy".
Even freakish good fortune is propelling Chelsea on to the leaders' shoulders at present. Both their goals here were laced with controversy, the kind of rewards that would normally be flagged down by the officials and, if only grudgingly, later conceded as correct calls. Yet, when the holders needed them most, they reaped the benefits from critical oversights.
This was an eighth win in nine league games. Such luck would never have been with them back in a dire mid-winter when a run of 10 points from 11 matches seemed to have wrecked their chances. Their luck has now turned.
Carlo Ancelotti, whose side trailed United by 15 points in March with form and confidence drained, conceded as much in the aftermath. "We were lucky," was his honest assessment, even if his team's refusal to surrender their title is rather more admirable.
There was a relentlessness to their approach here, the contest frantic as both teams vied to maintain their season's remaining objectives, until Didier Drogba sliced his shot across the mess in the six-yard box and the substitute Salomon Kalou prodded in a winner. The Ivorian appeared to be offside as Drogba connected, though there was no flag to save Spurs. The assistant referee, Martin Yerby, had benefited Tottenham earlier this season when allowing Tom Huddlestone's winner against Fulham. Here he left them frustrated.
Yet their real exasperation was reserved for his fellow linesman, Mike Cairns. The visitors had led through Sandro's staggering first goal for the club, a half-volley dispatched with venom to rip through Petr Cech's fingertips from 30 yards, and were just starting to consider a first win here since 1990 as the interval approached when Frank Lampard spat a shot at goal from distance. The attempt dipped but was still collectible, only for Heurelho Gomes to endure a repeat of the butter fingers that benefited Real Madrid last month. The shot squirmed through his grasp, dribbling back towards the line. For all the controversy that ensued, the error was shocking. Lampard was unrepentant afterwards. "I think after what happened to me in the World Cup game against Germany, I deserved a bit of luck," he said.
There was at least a desperate attempt at recovery, and Gomes had appeared to claw the ball away before it had crossed entirely, but Cairns was already edging tentatively back towards halfway. The confusion was brief, choked by Andre Marriner's award, and the Spurs players duly retired at the interval smouldering with a sense of injustice, and Gomes with agonised regret.
"It's not the time to crucify him," said Harry Redknapp, but the balance of the contest had tipped. Tottenham created only sporadic half-chances thereafter as they sat increasingly deep, their energy levels sapped as they chased the ball. Kalou's second could ultimately prove to be the goal that denied them a £30m return to the Champions League.
Chelsea, in contrast, have restored their momentum. Their good fortune was not merely reserved for refereeing oversights and inexplicable goalkeeping errors here. Ancelotti would not accept as much, but he had effectively escaped punishment for his risky decision to recall Fernando Torres to his starting line-up in place of Kalou, using the Spaniard as his central striking pivot and asking Drogba to operate in a wider and deeper role.
Changing a winning side had felt unnecessary, even if the £50m Torres had opened his account the previous weekend. His withdrawal just after the hour seemed to confirm the inclusion as a misjudgment, a sentiment reinforced by the impact Kalou then made.
Drogba's power and presence remained, even if his combination play with Torres continues to be lacking. The Ivorian battered a 35-yard free-kick on to the bar, via Gomes's touch, and later drew a less convincing save from the goalkeeper with Kalou missing the rebound. When that sailed high and wide, Chelsea's challenge appeared on the wane.
Ferguson left moments later hoping victory against Arsenal on Sunday would edge his team eight points clear and within sight of the finish line. "He didn't see the last goal," said Ancelotti. "I will send him a message to say we won."
Whether Torres starts Sunday's game at Old Trafford remains to be seen – he lasted only until the break in the Champions League quarter-final there – but Chelsea's recovery is impressive regardless.
At half-time in the league meeting with United at Stamford Bridge in March they had effectively trailed the leaders by 18 points. Now they can realistically travel to Manchester on Sunday aspiring to spread panic with two more games still to play.
"It's been important that we were able to close that gap in the last two months, and that means my team had a good reaction," said Ancelotti. "I don't want to joke, but when the sun comes out and the temperature is hotter, we play better. We suffer in the winter temperatures. It could be a good reason to explain this."
That will not be an acceptable explanation for the owner, Roman Abramovich, if this campaign ends trophyless, with the manager's own future at this club potentially to be determined on the success of his team's title defence. Yet, where once there was only vague hope, now Chelsea have belief.
THE FANS' PLAYER RATINGS AND VERDICT
TONY GLOVER, OleOle.com/blogs/Chelsea blogs
This was a fantastic result. There is no sweeter feeling than beating Spurs and it's even funnier that one of the goals didn't cross the line and the other was offside. Hilarious. Everyone played well today but for me Mikel was the best player on the pitch. Now we are right up there with United and might even nick the title.
The fan's player ratings Cech 7; Ivanovic 8, David Luiz 8, Terry 8, Cole 8; Essien 6 (Ramires 57 7), Mikel 9, Lampard 7; Drogba 8, Torres 8 (Kalou 62 7), Malouda 6 (Anelka 73 7)
DAVE MASON, Observer reader
Two terrible decisions against us. I don't understand what system was in place to award that ball over the line. But what the hell was Gomes doing for the goal? I've lost all patience with him. One win in 11 games, that's the sort of form we had when we brought Redknapp in as manager.
The fan's player ratings Gomes 3; Kaboul 6, Gallas 8, Dawson 7, Corluka 6 (Pienaar 78 n/a); Lennon 1, Sandro 9, Modric 6, Bale 3; Van der Vaart 6 (Jenas 85 n/a); Pavlyuchenko 6 (Defoe 58 6)
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Telegraph:
Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
By Duncan White, at Stamford Bridge
For once Sir Alex Ferguson’s timing was off. With only a few minutes left of this game he evidently decided he had seen enough and left his seat in the stand to beat the traffic.
He would not have got far he got before he heard the roar from Stamford Bridge that told him the title race is not yet over.
“He didn’t see the last goal so he probably thought it was a draw,” Carlo Ancelotti said. “We sent him a message to let him know we scored.”
Chelsea moved to within three points of Manchester United, who travel to the Emirates to play Arsenal on Sunday.
This was Chelsea’s eighth win in nine games as Carlo Ancelotti, who is expected to lose his job at the end of the season, leads a late charge — from fifth at one stage – for an unlikely title.
It was not only in the timing of the goal that Chelsea were fortunate, though, and this result will be hard to take for Spurs.
Having taken the lead, through a spectacular striker from Sandro, Chelsea equalised with a Frank Lampard shot that squirmed through a hapless Heurelho Gomes but did not cross the line and won the game through a goal from Salomon Kalou who was just offside.
Tottenham's chances of catching Manchester City and qualifying for the Champions League have been severely diminished. Two mistakes that could cost Tottenham £30million.
“We can’t throw in the towel if we don’t qualify,” Redknapp said.
“This is a team that could win the championship in the next couple of years so we have to keep being positive. We have got to keep looking to push on.”
It had all started so well for Spurs. They weathered 20 minutes of Chelsea dominating, with Florent Malouda’s movement from the left giving them real problems.
Redknapp had spent several minutes trying to get Sandro to stop ranging forward in pursuit of Lampard and appeared to have given up when the Brazilian went sprinting goalward again.
Rafael van der Vaart cleverly flicked Gareth Bale’s throw into the space behind him and Sandro, running on, cut the ball on the full and sent it arching into the top corner, with Petr Cech not able to get enough of his glove to the ball.
When Sandro ran over to celebrate in front of the bench, Redknapp finally got the opportunity to give the player his tactical lesson. A bemused Sandro had to cut short his duck dance.
“I still don’t think he understood me,” Redknapp said.
Until that point Gomes had been Spurs’ best player. Didier Drogba, starting with, and once again outshining, Fernando Torres, hit a ferocious free-kick that dipped late and the Brazilian goalkeeper did superbly to tip the ball onto the bar.
He was also alert in pushing over a Michael Essien header. With less than a minute to go until the break he ruined all that with an error that recalled his soft concession against Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League.
Lampard’s shot was an awkward height to field but was straight at Gomes and hardly travelling at speed. Still, he let the ball between his legs and it rolled goalward. What happened next provoked confusion.
The referee Andre Marriner and most of the players carried on playing, with Gomes throwing out the ball, before the official realised that his assistant, Mike Cairns, had given the goal. The Chelsea fans went into belated celebration while Tottenham’s players crowded Marriner in protest.
“The linesman’s had a guess, really,” Redknapp said. “It’s impossible to see from where he is. It’s an honest guess but he guessed wrong. He made a mistake. It happens all the time and if we don’t get the technology it is going to keep happening.
"It takes five seconds to make the right decision.” With the crowd goading him at his every touch, Gomes looked drained of confidence. The assistant might have made the mistake but the goalkeeper had put his team in that position.
“This is a time to stand by him, not to crucify him,” Redknapp said.
Gomes was clearly still shaken when he parried another powerfully struck Drogba free-kick straight to Kalou, whose wild swing sent the ball high over the bar from close range. Kalou had only just come on as Ancelotti sought to re-energise his flagging side.
Torres, the man Kalou replaced, had actually impressed in the opening minutes but faded from the game.
Chelsea had pressed remorselessly in the closing stages. Malouda had a penalty appeal rejected, Lampard shot over from a Drogba flick and John Terry, on his 500th appearance for the club, could not get enough power on his sidefooted shot.
The winner came eventually, though.
Anelka and Drogba had caused panic in the Spurs box before the latter hit the ball across the area to Kalou, who was just offside. He poked the ball into the net to keep the title race alive.
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Mail:
Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1: Kalou scrambles winner as Blues scrape controversial win
By Rob Draper
Chelsea, the beneficiaries of some outrageous fortune and even worse officiating on Saturday, refuse to surrender their Premier League trophy lightly.
Fifteen points behind Manchester United two months ago, Carlo Ancelotti's team moved to within three on Saturday before next week's title showdown at Old Trafford.
Unexpectedly, this most bizarre of title races continues to enthrall right to the end. Sir Alex Ferguson, who was at Stamford Bridge but left before the 89th-minute winning goal, will not be overly concerned, but he will undoubtedly recall that it was just over a year ago at Old Trafford that a Chelsea victory turned last year's title run-in.
As then, Chelsea have drawn upon deep reserves of mental strength to revive their season.
The difference on Saturday was that abysmal officiating in their favour was added to that mix, which is an unbeatable combination.
Though they deserved neither their equalising goal from Frank Lampard, which was awarded despite not crossing the line, nor their winner from Salomon Kalou, which was offside, they produced a rampaging performance in a pulsating London derby.
They refused to capitulate, ekeing out three points to maintain their unlikely dream of retaining their title.
Chelsea do make the most of their opportunities. Few will dwell on the continuing renaissance of Didier Drogba, the strength of John Obi Mikel or the indefatigability of Lampard when assessing this game.
More shamefully, little will be made of an opening strike from Sandro that would be a contender for goal of the season had Wayne Rooney not already appropriated that title.
Saturday was all about referee Andre Marriner, or more pertinently, his assistants Mike Cairns and Martin Yerby, who made two big calls and got both wrong.
Admirably, both managers maintained their dignity in the wake of the decisions. Harry Redknapp should take most praise, given that a Champions League spot is now slipping away from his club.
'The linesman has made an honest judgment and made a mistake but he hasn't gone into the game wanting to give a wrong decision or done it because he doesn't want us to win,' he said.
'We were lucky,' said Ancelotti. 'I have to be honest. The decision was wrong but it was a difficult decision.'
Watch and learn, Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson and numerous cheap imitations. How to exercise free speech and maintain your integrity.
Having opted to restore Fernando Torres to the apex of his attack, with Drogba sacrificed to a right-hand berth, Ancelotti could feel initially justified with a flurry of chances, none better than the Ivorian's superb 40-yard dipping free-kick on 14 minutes which appeared to be touched on to the bar by Heurelho Gomes.
Just four minutes later, his effort was surpassed by Sandro.
Much of this game was scintillating, yet nothing topped the opening goal.
A delightful overhead pass from Rafael van der Vaart fell invitingly into the Brazilian's path 30 yards from goal.
He took a touch and unleashed a swerving, dipping strike high into the net and raced to the bench, anticipating a gleeful reception but ran into a lecture from Redknapp on the importance of tracking Lampard.
Chelsea's early ascendancy thereafter withered, which made what transpired all the more crucial.
When Lampard struck the ball from 30 yards out on 45 minutes, there was little danger as Gomes collected. But then came a fumble, followed by a squirm and suddenly the goalkeeper was scrambling to pull the ball back from the line. Diving in: Younes Kaboul (right) slides in to challenge Chelsea's Florent Malouda
Marriner and his assistant Cairns appeared to be playing on as confusion reigned and Ancelotti and Redknapp exchanged friendly banter on the touchline.
Somehow, a good 20 seconds after the incident, a decision was taken to award a goal, wrongly as it turned out.
'He's had a guess,' surmised Redknapp correctly.
Cairns should have followed what appeared to be his instincts, when his body language was unconvincing: if in doubt, award nothing. You can't be serious! Gomes (left) argues with referee Andre Marriner at half-time
Lampard, denied in Bloemfontein with England when his shot bounced beyond the Germany line, was the beneficiary of a decision made without the benefit of TV replays.
Chelsea were revived, yet when Drogba let fly again on 53 minutes, Gomes parried well.
The striker remains Chelsea's best hope, the focal point of their attack for now, if not for long, a fact acknowledged by the withdrawal of Torres for Kalou just past the hour.
Relishing his restoration, Drogba thundered a free-kick at Gomes and the nervous Brazilian goalkeeper pushed the ball away weakly to the feet of Kalou, who miscued wide.
It did, though, appear Chelsea would receive no further favours from the officials when Ramires played in Florent Malouda on 69 minutes.
The Frenchman collapsed under the weight of Younes Kaboul's tackle, but Marriner was unmoved and Spurs mightily relieved.
Thus it remained until the 89th minute when Lampard played in Drogba, who turned Kaboul and mishit his shot.
It fell for Kalou, three yards out and significantly offside. Unlike the officials, he made no mistake. On such details are titles won, or so Chelsea would like to believe.
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Mirror:
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham: Controversial win keeps Blues' title challenge alive
By Steve Stammers
With more than a hint of controversy, Chelsea managed to keep the Premier League title race alive.
A horrendous mistake by Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and a late goal from Salomon Kalou that looked suspiciously offside kept Chelsea in touch with Manchester United and dealt Tottenham’s hopes of playing Champions League football next season a severe blow.
Gomes allowed a Frank Lampard shot to squirm under his body and in a late Chelsea assault, Kalou diverted a mis-hit shot from Dider Drogba over the line from just two yards.
Tottenham queried both goals – that Lampard’s shot did not cross the line and that Kalou should have been flagged offside.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp refused to lambast assistant referee Mike Cairns for signally the Lampard strike.
Redknapp said: “Technology has to come in. That took seconds for it to be seen. It takes five seconds to say ‘yes, it’s a goal’ or ‘no, it’s not’.
“It is not a dishonest guess [from Cairns]. He has not done it because he wants Chelsea to win – he’s done what he felt was the right decision but he got it wrong” His side were undoubtedly unlucky losers, but the pressure is now on United to secure a result at The Emirates this afternoon or next week’s showdown at Old Trafford will become a real shoot-out for the title.
For John Terry, it was a landmark game as he celebrated his 500th match for Chelsea. For manager Carlo Ancelotti, the clash represented his 106th as the manager at Stamford Bridge and arguably his most daring gamble as the Premier League season reaches its climax.
Ancelotti opted for the so-far dysfunctional strike force of Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba. It has been argued that the partnership contains one Alpha-male too many.But a week’s intensive work on the Cobham training ground gave Ancelotti enough encouragement to start with the duo against a Tottenham outfit desperate for a top-four finish.
But before they could make an early impact, it was Gareth Bale who looked a threat when he accelerated down the Tottenham left flank and a rugged and illegal challenge from David Luiz was needed to halt his progress.
And despite the territorial superiority, it was Tottenham who looked more dangerous.
Torres, though, came to life in the 10th minute with a superb ball into the Tottenham area that was a fraction too long for Frank Lampard.
In the 13th minute a Drogba free-kick from 30 yards thundered against the bar and away to safety.
Six minutes later, Tottenham’s Brazilian Sandro enjoyed more success. A throw in from Bale was played to Rafael van der Vaart and back to the Brazilian who unleashed a stunning shot from 25 yards that flew past Petr Cech.
Heurelho Gomes then tipped over a header from Michael Essien as Chelsea went in search of an equaliser and then, come the 30th minute, was a landmark moment in the Premier League.
Van der Vaart went down after a foul by Drogba. Then Drogba - yes, Drogba - had the audacity to complain to the Spurs striker that he was over-reacting.
Sandro showed his defensive qualities when he tracked back to block Lampard’s surge on to Ashley Cole’s low cross but a minute from half-time came another chapter in the Gomes book of howlers.
Lampard’s shot from 25 yards was hit with power and with accuracy but it was straight at the Brazilian. It should have been meat and drink for him - but think back to Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot for Real Madrid in the Champions League and you get the picture.
Gomes debated the decision. He was convinced the ball did not cross the line and replays suggested it was marginal.
Football fans are noted for their irony but at the start of the second half the Chelsea fans gave Gomes the kind of reception matched only by the greeting he normally receives at White Hart Lane.
This was to be a real test of the goalkeeper’s nerve and to be fair, it held when Drogba let fly from 20 yards and Gomes pushed it away. But he rode his luck in the 63rd minute.
He parried Drogba’s long free-kick and the ball fell to Salomon Kalou, just on as the substitute for Torres. Kalou failed to make a clean connection and Gomes had a reprieve. But he was finally beaten again with just minutes on the clock.
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Star:
CHELSEA 2 TOTTENHAM 1: BLUNDER REF GORMLESS GOMES KEEP TITLE RACE ALIVE
By Paul Hetherington
CHELSEA 2 -- TOTTENHAM 1
LUCK smiled on Chelsea last night to enable them to put title pressure on Manchester United.
First, they were awarded an equaliser by Frank Lampard when the ball wasn’t entirely over the line.
Then substitute Salomon Kalou prodded home the winner in the 89th minute from what looked to be an offside position.
So Chelsea’s fifth successive league win means they are now only three points behind United, who play at Arsenal today.
Stamford Bridge has always been a Chelsea stronghold – particularly when Tottenham are the visitors.
And there was more agony for Harry Redknapp’s men in this controversial London derby.
Spurs went into the game looking for their first win at Chelsea for 21 years. And they could have been ahead after only nine minutes, when Chelsea right-back Branislav Ivanovic slipped on the heavily-watered pitch.
That left Roman Pavlyuchenko in the clear but he dragged his shot across the face of the goal.
Tottenham, however, did surge ahead ten minutes later with a magnificent strike by Brazilian midfielder Sandro.
He controlled the ball neatly with his left foot and instantly hit it with his right to send the ball arrowing in from 25 yards.
Amazingly, when Sandro raced to Spurs boss Harry Redknapp to celebrate, he appeared to receive a lecture, presumably for an earlier mistake, before being congratulated.
Just before that, a strike by Didier Drogba from a free-kick even further out had rattled the bar.
As Chelsea looked for an equaliser, keeper Heurelho Gomes denied Florent Malouda and Michael Essien.
But Chelsea equalised in the last minute of the first half with one of the most controversial goals of the season.
Lampard’s strike from 25 yards squirmed through the hands and legs of the hapless Gomes and rolled towards the net.
The Spurs keeper just managed to prevent all of the ball crossing the line. But assistant referee Mike Cairns said it was a goal, even though he was 15 yards behind play.
A member of the Sky Sports team covering the match told me: “We have looked at all the camera angles and it was not a goal.”
But it stood – much to the fury of the Spurs players and staff.
Redknapp defended Gomes. He said: “I don’t know what happened with that first goal but he is still a great keeper.”
It could have got worse for Gomes personally in the second half when he could only push out a 40-yard Drogba free-kick, but Kalou – with his first touch – made a mess of converting the rebound.
Kalou had replaced £50million Torres, who clearly wasn’t happy with the decision.
It was Spurs’ turn to get a lucky break when referee Andre Marriner failed to award a penalty when Younes Kaboul brought down Malouda.
But they certainly had no luck a minute from normal time when Kalou turned in Drogba’s mis-hit shot from a marginally offside position.
Lampard said: “In the two key instances which brought our goals, they might not have been allowed.
”But we still deserved to win the game and I had one big decision against me last summer – so I deserve that!”
Chelsea skipper John Terry said: “There’s no chance of us giving up on the title – and United know that. They know how strong our squad is and we’ll fight right to the end.”
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