Chelsea play the media game so well
http://www.theguardian.com/football...adbutt-james-mccarthy-chelsea-everton-charged
He and other members of staff at Chelsea were disappointed at
Roberto Martínez’s post-match comments, in which the Everton manager said that Ivanovic’s “behaviour is wrong” and that he deserved to be sent off. “He grabs him around the neck in a forceful manner, then puts his head against him when James McCarthy didn’t react,” Martínez said.
Chelsea have also been furious at the Sky Sports News coverage of the incident, alleging that it has been one-sided. They were unhappy, for example, that the channel did not dwell on their contention that McCarthy had stepped on Ivanovic’s foot, just before he leaned in towards the
Evertonplayer.
They have also questioned Martínez’s assertion that McCarthy was an entirely innocent party, when he had run over to enter the melee which followed the second yellow card for Everton’s Gareth Barry.
The FA has charged both clubs with failing to control their players – they have until 6pm on 17 February to respond. Chelsea are upset at the charge.
Everton believe that the pictures speak for themselves and McCarthy was the victim of a headbutt by Ivanovic in a game that they lost 1-0 to Willian’s last-minute goal. But an FA panel disagreed after the matter was referred to them on Thursday when the referee, Jon Moss, admitted that he had not seen the incident. Ivanovic, for his part, has maintained that he did not butt McCarthy. The panel studied footage of the clash from every available angle and they concluded that it was not sufficient to have merited a red card. Consequently, Ivanovic has avoided further action.
