Fulham coach blows up the referee for sending off the Mexican

Fulham lost 3-0 to Newcastle on matchday 17 of the 2023-24 Premier League season, where the expulsion of Raúl Jiménez changed the course of the match; At the end, Marco Silva, technical director of the cottagers, attacked the referee for this decision that harmed them.

The Mexican forward saw the red card after he hit an opponent when the ball was not in dispute, so his coach came out to defend him and accused the whistler of affecting them on purpose because he considered that he allowed himself to be pressured by the team's home team magpies.

Marco Silva criticized the referee because he assured, in an interview with the BBC after Fulham's defeat against Newcastle, that he is not prepared to face the demands of calling a Premier League match and that his decisions, such as the expulsion of Raul Jimenez, do not They were correct.

He pointed out that the person in charge of carrying out the actions showed a very localist tendency and that he could not withstand the pressure of the public that went to the St. James Park Stadium, in addition to forgiving a red card to a rival footballer who elbowed the Mexican wolf.

Fulham coach assures that VAR only sent off Raúl Jiménez to justify his existence

The referee was not the only one who received harsh criticism from the Portuguese coach, since he also attacked video refereeing because he considered that his interventions, like the Mexican's action, were only made to defend its use in matches. The expulsion of Raúl Jiménez in Fulham's defeat against Newcastle caused the anger of Marco Silva, technical director of the 'cottagers', because he considered that it was exaggerated by the referee and the VAR, and that the former is not ready for the demands of the Premier League.