Fulham manager, Marco Silva has come out to say that the Premier League is out to protect the big clubs in the EPL. He recently had his say after Fulham’s draw away at Arsenal on Saturday, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the first yellow card Calvin Bassey got was simply a joke because Thomas Partey delayed longer than the Nigerian defender during the game and didn’t get a booking.
Silva added that he expects a lot of the small clubs to suffer similar consequences in the future.
His words, “The first yellow card for Calvin is a joke, and of course we understand the new circumstances (rules). They are taking all the emotion from the game because it is going to protect the big clubs because you have to see consistency in the decisions. For sure if you play for Fulham, or for other clubs and take 10-15 seconds to take a throw-in or in a goal kick it will be a yellow card, a player will always be under pressure because if you make a foul, it will be a second yellow card.”
“For the other clubs it is not the same. If you see one of the first throw-ins for (Thomas) Partey, he took much more time than Calvin at the goal-kick. It was not a yellow card. Why? Because they were losing the game? It is always going to be not the big clubs who suffer more. ‘No one listens to us, we knew this was going to happen.”
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