Drogba Free-Kick - Roeder Fumes

Last updated : 21 December 2006 By Footy Mad - Editor

... Glenn Roeder was furious that the Chelsea players moved the ball onto the penalty-box line when the incident was obviously further out.

Glenn Roeder: "Nobby Solano said he asked the referee a number of times to move the ball to where the incident happened, and he refused to do that. There is no doubt about it, four yards is a big distance to open up an angle on a shot.

"Although it was a great goal - it was a fantastic strike - you do not beat Shay Given very easily. But if it is taken from where it should be taken, I do not believe Drogba can beat Shay Given.

"I have not seen the video of the incident when Martins hit the bar, but I trust the people who have and they say it is impossible to say whether it has or not.

"The consensus is that it probably did not."