Chelsea VS Arsenal SEPT 19th

Chelsea FC beat Arsenal FC 2:0 today, but eventhough the French center back, Kurt Zouma, had an exceptional performance for Chelsea, I would personally pick the referee as the "man of the match".

Yes, Zouma had an impressive defensive performance against the likes of Alexis Sanchez, and an easy time dealing with Theo Walcott (who typically runs much faster than he thinks with the ball). But his great work in defense was capped by a smart headed goal after he was found by a fantastic cross from Cesc Fabregas.

But I picked the referee as the man of the match because, in my opinion, his actions not only determined the result, he also looked as if he was orchestrating the result. 

After issuing an unfair red card to Gab Paulista for an incredibly mild reaction to Diego Costa's taunting, after the latter had already displayed dreadful aggressive behavior to Arsenal players, the referee hadn't had enough.
He decided that Santi Carzola's sliding challenge on a loose ball was well deserving of a second yellow card, regardless of the fact that Carzola connected with both ball and player (who himself was sliding in) at the same time....And it was clear that Carzola was the only one of the two who actually got the ball. 

In my almost 30 years of following football closely, I have never seen a referee that showed lesser remorse for an earlier unjust sending-off than this.
You see, normally we have come to see referees try to make some amends by being a bit nicer to the aggrieved side. But this guy decided to follow up with another controversial call! 

*cough*match-fixing*cough cough*!

Anyway, let me quickly add this: Before some Arsenal fans start rejoicing......that apart from the referee, Arsene Wenger was also amazingly unburdened by the magnitude of the game his team were playing. 

I mean what kind of manager whose team was down by a goal and a player would replace the two most skillful elements he has in the attacking areas of the pitch.
Or does he really think that Walcott has what it takes to create and finish chances all by himself?!?!

Pathetic!

The deflection on Edin Hazard's late shot that led to the secong Chelsea goal; which would most likely have been saved by Petr Cech, was clear punishment for Wenger's  wacky "wisdom".

Chelsea have a life line......hopefully their super star studded squad would take advantage of this win and get their act together from this point on.

So hey!? Tell me what you think???