Poor refereeing decisions killing teams, says Cole

ASHLEY COLE revealed his frustration at the refereeing decisions which may have cost his side two points at Stamford Bridge as he insisted: "These things are killing teams."

Tue, 23 Aug, 2005 - 01:00
Mark Bradley

However, Cole maintained Arsenal would not allow the defeat to affect their title campaign before it has begun, as Man United did last season.

Cole felt he deserved a penalty when he tangled with Claude Makelele and also cited suspicions of offside over Didier Drogba's winner.

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