Fulham’s boss Marco Silva blamed a “lack of communication” because he confirmed that Ryan Sessegnon was incorrectly substituted during the 1-0 defeat of the Premier League of his team in Bournemouth.
The bizarre moment has arrived in the 57th minute, with Fulham who hangs out to the first minute of Antoine Semenyo.
Sessegnon was replaced by Adama Traore in the middle of the confusion on the key line.
After referee Michael Oliver came to speak with the fourth official Tim Robinson, Silva said he had been prevented from correcting an error.
“It was a lack of communication there with the fourth civil servant, of our staff,” said Silva, who suggested that he wanted to remove Sasa Lukic, not Sessegnon.
“We had enough time to correct. When I saw Sessegnon, I tried to correct it. He (the fourth official Robinson) decided not to let us correct it. ”
Silva’s dissatisfaction with officials was extended because he felt that the defender of Bournemouth Marcos Senesi should have been rejected in the 44th minute when he was shown a yellow card for a challenge that relaxes on Joachim Andersen.
Senesi was then replaced by Illia Zabarnyi for the second half.
“This (substitution) has shown that they (Bournemouth) have achieved what we also achieved, that it was a referee’s mistake, it was a Var error,” said Silva.
“And of course, they released the player because they knew he would be sooner or later, probably a player who will be absent (sent).
“Probably if I’m in the same position as them, I’m going to do the same because it was clear. If you see Joachim’s Tibia, it’s clear.”
“It can’t happen … You can’t defend like that. It’s impossible.” ❌
Thierry Henry and @ Carra23 Analyze the winner of Semenyo against Fulham 🔍 pic.twitter.com/u2yuap6eh5
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Silva deplored a “sloppy” beginning to offer Bournemouth the initiative of Bournemouth’s offer.
Semenyo capitalized on an error by the captain of the Antonee Robinson chalet to claim her 10th goal of the season, while Sessegnon was wasted the best chance for an equalizer.
“We are very disappointed with the result and not take anything from this game,” added Silva.
“We were sloppy as we conceded the first goal. We gave them the boost they needed after six games without victory. ”
