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Marc Cucurella has given his thoughts on Chelsea’s pre-match huddle ahead of their Premier League match against Newcastle.<\/h2>\n
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Paul Tierney was in charge of Chelsea’s Premier League match against Newcastle United. (Image: Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC, Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has accused referee Paul Tierney of a “lack of respect” for his role in the headline-grabbing pre-match huddle incident. Ahead of the game against Newcastle United, Tierney found himself in the middle of a gathering of Chelsea’s squad.<\/p>\n
Blues players crowded around the center spot, but found Tierney standing in the middle. They seemed to carry on regardless, and he was only released when the crowd dispersed.<\/p>\n
The incident resulted in Chelsea’s Huddle being booed by Everton fans in the next Premier League match. The pre-match huddle was heavily criticized by pundit Gary Neville.<\/p>\n
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Cucurella broke his silence on the situation and criticized referee Tierney. In an interview with The Athletic, he said, “I don’t want to talk about it. To me, it was a lack of respect.”<\/p>\n
\u201cHe could have come to us and said, \u2018Look, we can\u2019t do that for this reason.\u2019 But instead he came and stayed in the middle.<\/p>\n
“Honestly, I didn’t want to talk about it anymore. I didn’t understand. I believed he wanted to spend his time.”<\/p>\n
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Cucurella’s comments appear to echo those of manager Liam Rosenior, who revealed that he plans to discuss the incident with PGMOL.<\/p>\n
“My players decided they wanted to be around the ball, respect the ball and show unity and leadership,” he said. \u201cIt was not my decision. It was a decision between the leadership and the team.<\/p>\n
“They’re not being disrespectful to the opposition in that huddle. We had a meeting with the referee and my assistant went in and the first thing he talked about was our huddle.”<\/p>\n
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Manager Marc Cucurella criticized referee Paul Tierney after Chelsea’s huddle. (Image: Darren Walsh\/Chelsea FC, Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Asked after the game if he had spoken to Tierney, he said: “I didn’t speak to Paul today, I didn’t speak to his officials. I didn’t think it was the right thing to do today. But I will speak to PGMOL.”<\/p>\n
“I’m just trying to talk to the refs and try to understand why it happened today. The rulebook says timing is key. Timing can get you where you want.”<\/p>\n
“I just want to find a solution to this problem, because in reality we are talking about things that are not as important as what is happening on the pitch.”<\/p>\n
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