Chelsea's
Gary Cahill says it is "incredible" he was not given a free-kick before
Swansea scored their second goal in a 2-2 draw on Sunday.
Gylfi Sigurdsson had just cancelled out a Diego Costa opener when Leroy Fer
robbed Cahill and beat Thibaut Courtois to put Swansea in front in the
Premier League game at the Liberty Stadium.
Replays showed Fer had kicked the back of Cahill's legs but Andre Marriner
allowed the goal to stand - much to the frustration of Chelsea boss Antonio
Conte, who told Sky Sports the referee had made "a bad decision".
Cahill went further, posting a video of the incident on social media
accompanied by the word "incredible" and a series of angry-faced emojis.
The England defender later deleted his tweet, but in a post-match interview
with the BBC he claimed the officials could have been "sat on the moon" and
still spotted the offence.
He said: "It's a clear foul. Come on, seriously. It was clear as day and
seeing it back has made me even more angry.
"I said to the referee 'there's three of you that can see that'. There were
two fouls on me and between the officials they have said that they couldn't
see it. For me that is incredible.
"I took the touch away from him, he came through the back of me. It's all
fun and games for the fans - but it's the players who suffer. That kills me
and kills my team. We have dropped two points which is massive in this
league."
Cahill's defensive partner John Terry also used social media to make a point
in the hours after the game, posting an Instagram image of some close
marking at a Chelsea corner.
Terry also posted a picture of his injured ankle after leaving the stadium
on crutches.
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