Marco Silva slammed the decision making of referee Rob Jones after Fulham’s five-match winning run ended at Newcastle United this afternoon.
The Fulham head coach had no issue with the match officials ruling out Aleksandar Mitrovic’s penalty after the Serbian striker struck the ball twice, having slipped as he took the spot-kick, but was enraged that both the referee and his video assistant failed to penalise Dan Burn for pulling back Andreas Pereira in the box seconds earlier.
Silva, who was booked after the final whistle for remonstrating with the referee, felt that Burn – a former Fulham defender – could have been sent off for his foul and his mood was not improved when Alexander Isak headed in the winner in the ninetieth minute. He told his post-match press conference:
“I have to mention the moment of the penalty. Not because we missed, it can happen. I have to mention the decision of the referee and VAR. It’s difficult for us to understand – two clear decisions in the box and it’s difficult to believe the referee can’t see one.
The decisions this afternoon were almost always against us. It’s clear this afternoon the referee didn’t have his best day. It’s difficult to understand how the referee and then the VAR missed it. It should be a penalty and red card for the player. The player pulled Andreas, it’s a clear penalty and red card. It’s a clear mistake from the referee first and the VAR second. [If Burn] is sent off we can win, we can lose. But the game will be completely different from that point, it’s clear for all of us.”
What a cry baby??
No point in complaining we had the chance to score from the penalty and once again Mitro failed, i think it’s time to let someone else take the next one. I thought Mitro was off his game today and didn’t look up for it, let’s hope he will be better for our next game. I would like to see a new attacking midfielder come in this month as well as another right back.
Tom…why end your dumb little remark with a ?
You’ve probably been hampered by a ? most of your life.
The penalty slip was inadvertent (Tom…that means a non deliberate mistake).
One has to see Silva’s point about the referee although we’ve been the beneficiary of a few weird decisions and hopefully it all evens out over the course of a season.
My residual issue is the string of late losses we suffer…the Manchesters, Arsenal and now here…
4 points lost may not matter much but it indicates a slight fissure in the grand plan. (Tom…fissure is not a carbonated drink).
Very unlucky today.
Hey Tom…apologies…you inadvertently used the ? instead of the !.
! is such a neat way to amplify your statement.
As soon as I read your words with that emphatic symbol to round up your sanguine words I realized what a wordsmith you are.
? incidentally is what to think when you address a mirror.