Football: Blast for Chelsea.RAFAEL BENITEZ has rubbished Jose Mourinho's claim Liverpool will aim to get Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast) is a footballer from the Ivory Coast who currently plays for Chelsea FC in the English Premier League. Drogba is the current African Footballer of the Year. booked this evening - and told the Chelsea manager to stop his constant complaining. Drogba, along with team-mates Joe Cole Joseph "Joe" John Cole (born November 8, 1981 in Romford, East London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English Premier League and the England national team. and Lassana Diarra Lassana Diarra (born March 10, 1985 in Paris, France) is a French footballer of Malian descent, who plays for English Premier League club Arsenal. His predominant position is defensive midfielder, but he can also play at right back. , is one yellow card away from a suspension that would rule them out of next week's second leg at Anfield. Benitez dismissed the Chelsea manager's comments and pointed to the incident involving Eidur Gudjohnsen and Xabi Alonso that led to the Spaniard being awarded a yellow card and suspension from the second leg in the semi-final meeting between the teams in 2005. The Reds boss said: "I don't know why he thinks this. Maybe because two years ago he did the same with Xabi Alonso and he has these things in his mind. "If Drogba does a foul that is a yellow card, then it should be a yellow card. If it's a yellow card for any player, then give a yellow card. If it's a red, give a red." |
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