Cesc Fabregas says he respects match referees
Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has claimed that he was not disrespectful to match officials during the Gunners’ 2-1 win over Everton.
According to David Moyes, Cesc made unrepeatable comments to match referee in the tunnel during the half time, when the Gunners trailed to a controversial Louis Saha goal.
The Toffees manager claimed that the Spaniard should have been shown a red card for the comments he made for the match referee http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lee-c21860 Mason. However, the Football Association has confirmed that Mason has not reported any such incident in his report.
Moreover, Cesc Fabregas did admit that he had a conversation with the match referee but insisted that he did not cross his limits during that talk.
Cesc Fabregas told Arsenal’s official website that he has respect for all match officials and their decisions.
“Yes, I was upset at half-time. So too were about 60,000 Arsenal supporters in the stadium. We were one-nil down against a very good Everton side to a goal which we felt was offside. Of course I am going to be upset. Players from both sides were saying things
as we came off the pitch, and this always happens in football,” said Fabregas.
“I'm passionate about this club and like all the players want to win every single match, so many things are said in the heat of the moment. Clearly the officials feel that nothing serious happened, as I understand the referee has not included anything in
his match report,” he added.
The issue arose after the match officials allowed Everton’s goal of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Louis-Saha-c22459 who was clearly offside and both managers agreed that the goal should not have been given.
However, the Gunners managed to win all three points thanks to second half goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Laurent-Koscielny-c21742.
After the match, David Moyes admitted Saha’s goal was offside but insisted that it was referee’s decision and Fabregas should have respected that.
However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rubbished Moyes’ claims, insisting that he was with his captain in the tunnel and Fabregas did nothing wrong there.
Furthermore, there were some media reports that revealed Fabregas’ comments in the tunnel.
“How much have you been paid?” Fabregas apparently asked the referee.
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