LONDON -- The normally serene Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini lost his cool and slammed the referee for allowing two "illegal goals" and missing what
he called a clear penalty in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Saturday.
Randy Johnson Yankees Jersey . In a rare outburst from Pellegrini, the Chilean said there were fouls in the buildup to
both of Arsenal goals and criticized referee Mark Clattenburg for not blowing
the whistle for a handball in Arsenals area by midfielder Jack Wilshere. "Its a
good point when they score two illegal goals," Pellegrini said. "For the first
one, it was two or three fouls -- continuous fouls -- on (Sergio) Aguero, and
the second one (Danny) Welbeck pushed (Vincent) Kompany with no intention of
playing the ball and then it was a goal." Pellegrini, who is known for a having
a cool and unflappable demeanour, was visibly upset, saying the Premier League
champions would have left Emirates Stadium with all three points if it hadnt
been for poor refereeing. "Today, it was unbelievable," Pellegrini said. "Two
goals for Arsenal and another penalty he didnt whistle for - twice, with the
hand inside the box. ... He (Clattenburg) had a very bad game." In Citys 3-2
loss to Liverpool in April, Clattenburg gave Liverpool a free kick late in
injury time inside the teams own area, even though the ball appeared to be
handled by Martin Skrtel. On Saturday against Arsenal, TV replays appeared to
show Wilshere handling the ball. "We were denied a clear penalty for a
handball," Pellegrini said. "Last season, it was Skrtel with a fist for
Liverpool in the six-yard box and today it was Wilshere with two hands on the
ball inside the box." Pellegrini said it will be difficult to retain the Premier
League title this season. "It will be very hard because all the teams want to
beat us," Pellegrini said. "I think that we have difficult decisions from the
referee, not just today but in the last game against Stoke where we were denied
a clear penalty.
Reggie Jackson Yankees Jersey . Brad Malone had the other goal for the Monsters (1-1-0), while Elliott chipped in an assist
for a three-point night and the games first star. Bryan Lerg also had two
assists. Corban Knight and Max Reinhart scored for the Heat (1-1-0), who opened
their season Friday with a 5-2 win over the Monsters in Cleveland.
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in Montreal. WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were back on the field Monday
for the first time since they fell 26-3 to the Edmonton Eskimos last week, their
first loss of the season, and with five quarterbacks throwing balls it looked at
times like training camp all over. In some ways, maybe it is, because the
Bombers know they have to find ways to correct flaws in their game that Mike
Reilly and the Eskimos did a very handy job of exploiting. "It might have been a
little bit of a wake-up call," said Winnipeg quarterback Drew Willy, who was
sacked five times as his offence was held to just one field goal. "Obviously
they are a good defence but we need to play better over all to give our defence
a chance, because they played really well." And a lot. Winnipegs defence was on
the field for more than 38 minutes, their offence just over 21 in the lopsided
game that went bad early. It isnt encouraging that two key starters on that
defence could be missing in action when the Bombers visit the B.C. Lions on
Friday. Coach Mike OShea says defensive back Johnny Sears and lineman Jason Vega
are doubtful. He says Sears has a hamstring issue that will be evaluated later
in the week while Vega has a few ailments that likely will keep him off the
field. The coach wasnt pushing the panic button, however. "Weve also got guys
that have been practising very, very hard behind them," he said. "Were set up
nicely depth-wise on defence, thats for sure." On Monday, the Bombers also
shuffled players on their offensive line and they got their newest quarterback
into the game, as Josh Portis learns Winnipegs offence. He was picked up last
week from the Toronto Argonauts to add CFL experience to their backup pool. "Ive
learned a lot, being in Toronto," Portis said after practice, praising Ricky Ray
as a great teacher. "The game is different up here," he added. "Youve just got
to pay attention to small details and the dimensions of the game, the angles of
the game are a little different." With Mason Mills on Winnipegs practice
rroster, plus backups Robert Marve and Brian Brohm, who have been around since
rookie camp, the Bombers now have five pivots.
Jorge Posada Yankees Jersey. Receiver Aaron Kelly was practising again Monday and says he feels fine after being sidelined
last week with a swollen knee, but OShea says they will also decide whether hes
ready to return later in the week. While the Bombers are coming off that 26-3
home loss to Edmonton, the Lions are riding high after their 41-5 thumping of
the Montreal Alouettes. This Friday also has been officially declared Geroy
Simon Day in Vancouver, to honour the receiver who helped lead the Lions to two
Grey Cups and added one more ring to his collection with the Saskatchewan
Roughriders last year before retiring. Simon, who spent his first two seasons
with the Bombers before joining B.C., is the CFLs all-time career leader in
receiving yards with 16,352, ranks first in pass receptions with 1,029 and third
in touchdown receptions with 103. The Bombers also added two more players to
their practice roster Monday, international running back Sam McGuffie and
Canadian linebacker Kyle Jones. Jones is in his sixth season in the CFL, with
stints in Hamilton, B.C. and Toronto. He has a career 34 special teams tackles
and seven defensive tackles. "Not only can he play special teams and do that
well for you, he can get you out of a game in a lot of different spots," said
OShea, Torontos former special teams co-ordinator before he took over the
Bombers., "One thing he cant do is snap to himself, hold it and kick his own
field goal. But I havent asked him to do that, so maybe he can." Thay may not be
a talent he needs in Winnipeg. Rookie kicker Liram Hajrullahu was pressed into
handling punting duties for the Bombers last week as well, after Mike Renaud
injured himself during practice. The Bombers didnt suffer for the switch, with
his 10 punts averaging just over 45 yards, a little better than Renaud this
season. Hajrullahu says he feels comfortable handling both but wants to get
better at punting, which is more complicated.
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