Hazard 'kicks' ball boy? Jog on..

So my Twitter feed, Facebook timeline, my phone and every sports news website just exploded with the news that Eden Hazard has 'kicked' a Swansea ball boy after pushing him to the ground. It's amazing how one thing can be blown out of proportion so quickly, and that the fact of the matter can be exaggerated so badly by many of the leading UK newspapers.

80 minutes in, and Chelsea are frustratingly still 2-0 down on aggregate with no signs of getting a goal. A few players are getting frustrated, keep trying to break down the strong Swansea defence... and failing. The ball goes off for a Swansea goal kick, and the ball rolls towards a Swansea ball boy, who looks about 16/17. After theatrically falling on top of the football, the ball boy now fails to stand up, resulting in time wasting. Eden Hazard is eagerly trying to get the ball, but the ball boy shifts his body to stop Hazard from reaching the ball, which is under his body. Hazard pokes his foot underneath the ball boy to try and kick the ball out from underneath him. The Swansea fans go wild as the Welsh ball boy rolls over with some very poor acting. It's clear to say he didn't do drama at school. Hazard picks the ball up and runs to pass it to the Swansea keeper, Tremmel.

At this point the ball boy was proper milking it. Proper milking it. He's rolling on the floor, trying to tear-up his eyes. He's acting as so Cantona fly kicked him in the chest, remember that United fans? Forgotten about that one tonight haven't you! The boy was clearly time wasting, which frustrated me. He then acted like Hazard kicked his ribs, which frustrated me even more. The guy's 16/17 for god sake! Man up! Oh, and Hazard got sent off.

This is the thing that intrigued me though..

This is a tweet from the ball boy's Twitter account, 3 hours before kick off. He's admitting that he is planning to time waste. I think Swansea should ban this lad from being a ball boy in the future. It's ridiculous how the media have blown this up to look like some aggressive attack by Hazard, which it really wasn't.

I think it's fair to say that this Charlie Morgan is an idiot (I've decided not to swear on this blog). I think a lot of people on Twitter are exaggerating dearly, mainly because they are fans of rival clubs. I feel sorry for Hazard, he's going to get a bad reputation for this.

Football wise, we drew 0-0. I'm disappointed we didn't make it through, but credit to Swansea, and to Bradford. It's always nice to see an underdog in the final, let alone two. Let's go win the FA Cup!