Post by Taxigirl on Dec 10, 2003 11:02:08 GMT
Frank Lampard wants Uefa to take action against Besiktas after his Chelsea side came under fire from a barrage of missiles in Tuesday's Champions League clash in Germany.
The game had been switched to Gelsenkirchen in the wake of the bombings in Istanbul, but there was still a hostile atmosphere inside the AufSchalke Arena.
The start of the second half was delayed after part of the pitch was covered with rolls of toilet tissue and the Chelsea bench were forced to raise umbrellas to shield themselves from objects being thrown from the crowd.
"It was lucky that nobody was hurt," said Lampard. "We had bundles of coins coming at us, even in the warm-up.
"I am sure Uefa have got legislation to deal with this and it is about time they did something about it."
John Terry compared the experience to playing for England in Turkey in their final Euro 2004 qualifier in October.
"It was pretty similar to Turkey but this was one of the most hostile crowds I have ever played in front of," said the Chelsea defender.
"It is not good for football and they should definitely do something about it. It seems to be part of their football and it is not nice but thankfully nobody got hurt.
"They had 50,000 fans here but we went out and did a great job. We knew what to expect and fortunately it didn't affect us at all."
Striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink revealed how the atmosphere gave Chelsea added incentive.
"It gave us a boost to do even better and be even more calm," said the Dutchman, who scored the first goal in Chelsea's 2-0 win.
"We knew they would try to provoke us and we did really well. It is not nice being spat at but what can you do - you cannot fight 50,000 people."