New Headline: Team Leader Faces Rigorous Ethics Inquiry into Rival Supervisors
Prior to Chelsea's fixture against Newcastle, referee Paul Tierney was caught in the center of the team huddle.
Prior to Chelsea's fixture against Newcastle on Saturday, referee Paul Tierney was caught in the center of the Blues huddle, much to the chagrin of manager Liam Rosenior. After Chelsea suffered a 1-0 defeat at home against the visiting Magpies, Rosenior expressed disappointment with the situation, stating he would contact referees' body PGMOL about the incident. "I'm respectful to the game.
My players made a decision that they wanted to be around the ball, to respect the ball and show unity and leadership," Rosenior said at his post-match press conference. "That is not my decision. That is a decision between the leadership group and the team.
There is nothing that they're doing with that huddle that is disrespectful to the opposition. "I didn't speak to Paul today, I didn't think it was the right thing. But I'll be speaking to PGMOL.
I'll be speaking to the refs. Just trying to get an understanding of what happened. " Chelsea's pregame team huddle today had a special guest—the referee.