Crap performance, but we deserved more than we got. We should have had a penalty, and I'm still dubious as to whether or not that ball even struck Carricks hand at all. Dissapointed in the decision, but you can't blame that for the loss, we have the quality to go to Chelsea and beat them fair and square, and you have to point the finger and the players who played badly and the manager for his decisions. Anderson off for O'Shea was ridiculous, as was playing Rooney on his own, he doesn't play well like that.
One thing that irritated me though, is why Ballack didn't get sent off. Andy Gray may say Wiley used his head, and tbh, I think it'd be a crap reason for being sent off, but the refs job is not to use his head, its to apply the laws of the game, and he should have been shown two yellow cards (not even counting his bear hug on Ronaldo). He'd have no one to blame but himself, why take off your shirt, and why run in to the crowd, knowing your already on a yellow?
) But why isn't anything being done about it? We have the technology to fix these sort of **** ups. Its just pitiful really. Its not just because we lost, I can accept defeat, Man City out classed us, Boro were deserving of a draw if not a win.
