Wolves manager Gary O'Neill spoke of his decision not to allow his team a last-gasp equalizer West ham match It was “probably the worst decision I've ever seen.”
Captain Maximilian Kirman thought he had leveled the score nine minutes into stoppage time when he beat Lukasz Fabianski with a header into the far corner.
However, after video assistant referee Tim Robinson spotted substitute Tawanda Chirewa in an offside position in front of Fabianski and was sent to the pitchside monitor, referee Tony Harrington confirmed that the 20-year-old had It was determined that the ball was within sight of the West Ham keeper.
O'Neal has led the team to make poor decisions on numerous occasions this season. Losing in the opening match against Manchester United, I could not believe it.
After the final whistle, he went to see Harrington and explained that he was very upset that the referee refused to talk to him.
O'Neill accepts that his words may put him in trouble, but he feels that the injustice was so great that he had to try to get his feelings across.
“It was a terrible decision,” O'Neill said. “This is probably the worst decision I've ever seen.
“If you really don't have a lot of knowledge or understanding of the game, you might come to the conclusion that it's offside.
“If you're a Premier League official working at the highest level, you'd be really disappointed if you thought that was offside. The only way it could have been offside is if he stopped Fabianski or blocked his vision. It's just the referee and the referee.'' VAR thinks there is a possibility of offside.''
O'Neill said he was told by both Fabianski and West Ham manager David Moyes that they felt the goal should have stood.
Mr Moyes did not speak to the media afterwards, but admitted he had “sympathized with Gary”.
“After making some decisions this season, I felt like I was sitting in a dark room for a week,” the Scot added.
O'Neill was aware that another yellow card would lead to a suspension on the touchline, given that he has already received two cautions this season. I went to find out more.
But he was restless.
He said he spoke to Harrington on the pitch and then went to the umpire's room, but “didn't go very well.”
“I couldn't control my emotions well enough to receive an explanation,” O'Neill said. “The referee said he didn't want to discuss it considering my actions.”
O'Neill wasn't sure whether her emotional reaction would be reported.
“Maybe. I don't know,” he said. “If he reports it and I get angry, that’s fine. I’ve been angry many times before.
“I apologize if I crossed the line, but I can only react based on my mood at the time, and I was in a pretty bad mood when the final whistle rang.''
O'Neill said he had already had to stop players from venting their grievances further this season because he believed they were “not being respected”.
But he added that given Saturday's events, there was nothing he could have done to stop it.
O'Neill said: “We have persuaded them in the past, but we cannot expect to do so this time. They are very unhappy with the decisions made this season.”
“For me, it's very difficult to honestly stand in front of them and say they're wrong. Let's see what they think about it next week.”
