{"id":20617,"date":"2023-03-18T20:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T20:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/18\/i-can-make-a-book-wolves-boss-reacts-to-more-ref-mistakes-in-defeat-to-leeds\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T20:05:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T20:05:53","slug":"i-can-make-a-book-wolves-boss-reacts-to-more-ref-mistakes-in-defeat-to-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/18\/i-can-make-a-book-wolves-boss-reacts-to-more-ref-mistakes-in-defeat-to-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I can make a book&#8217; &#8211; Wolves boss reacts to more ref &#8216;mistakes&#8217; in defeat to Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Boss Julen Lopetegui says he could write a book about the bad decisions against Wolves after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/premier-league-report-wolves-2-4-leeds-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>a thrilling 4-2 defeat to Leeds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Harrison, Luke Ayling, Rasmus Kristensen and Rodrigo pounced for the visitors as they escaped the Premier League relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny spectacularly snatched a goal back before Matheus Cunha made it 3-2 but Jonny was then sent off for a dangerous tackle on Ayling.<\/p>\n<p>Unused substitute Matheus Nunes was also dismissed for an altercation with he assistant referee in the aftermath of Rodrigo\u2019s goal, with Wolves angry it was allowed after Adama Traore was pulled back by Marc Roca in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves also felt they should have had a first-half penalty after Nelson Semedo went down under Junior Firpo\u2019s challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves have had three apologies from PGMOL chief Howard Webb in the last two months for refereeing errors and only on Friday Lopetegui said he still trusted the officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can make a book (about bad decisions) \u2013 Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Southampton, today,\u201d said Lopetegui, who arrived for his press conference 90 minutes after the final whistle while colleagues Edu Rubio and Matt Wild visited referee Michael Salisbury after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you can understand mistakes, they are part of football, but to repeat the same mistake against us is not easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want an explanation, I\u2019m not waiting for one. In the last match (against Newcastle) it was the same, today again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to have fair decisions and not have the sensation or the feelings it was unbalanced. At the end of the season normally they are going to be balanced but we are very unlucky, we have to be critical with the bad things but we didn\u2019t deserve to lose this match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a very clear penalty again but the referee and VAR thinks the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopetegui said Wolves intend to appeal against both red cards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJonny\u2019s red card, in the last touch he lost a bit of control. I think it\u2019s a yellow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter their fourth goal it was a very clear foul on Adama, and Nunes wanted to complain. He was walking back, the linesman bumped into Nunes, he couldn\u2019t see him. He didn\u2019t have any intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2x51gyc4ptf2q.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/18162608\/Luke-Ayling-celebrates-Leeds.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harrison opened the scoring after six minutes from Wilfried Gnonto\u2019s cross but Wolves rallied, only for Pedro Neto to scuff a fine opening while Semedo saw a shot blocked.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves thought they had equalised when Mario Lemina prodded in but he was correctly ruled offside before Ayling made it 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>It got worse for Wolves after 61 minutes when Kristensen, who had only been on 31 seconds, robbed the dawdling Jonny and fired through Jose Sa\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny started to atone for his error three minutes later when he lobbed into an empty net from 40 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Illan Meslier denied Cunha but was wrong-footed when the striker\u2019s shot deflected off Max Wober to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>But Jonny\u2019s red card for a dangerous tackle on Ayling with six minutes left ended Wolves\u2019 comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo added a fourth in stoppage time when he raced clear with the hosts furious Roca had not been penalised. Nunes was sent off after appearing to collide with the linesman and was dragged away.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds\u2019 only other away league win had come at Liverpool in October but they climbed out of the relegation zone to sit 14th, a point behind their hosts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got a very good win, our players did an amazing game and they deserve the reward and the three points,\u201d said boss Javi Gracia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we analyse the game I\u2019ll tell you we have to improve many things. Defending we can do better. We were playing against a very good team with very good players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have time to enjoy the win and we can prepare with more confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know the points are really important and you need them. There are 11 games left and all the games are like a final for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/opinion-wolves-leeds-ludicrous-start-relegation-six-pointers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolves versus Leeds was just a ludicrous start to the quarter-century of absurd relegation six-pointers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>(function (d, s, id) {\n                    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                    if (d.getElementById(id))\n                        return;\n                    js = d.createElement(s);\n                    js.id = id;\n                    js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=1398786527091691\";\n                    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/wolves-2-4-leeds-julen-lopetegui-reaction-refs-var-javi-gracia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boss Julen Lopetegui says he could write a book about the bad decisions against Wolves after a thrilling 4-2 defeat to Leeds. Jack Harrison, Luke Ayling, Rasmus Kristensen and Rodrigo pounced for the visitors as they escaped the Premier League relegation zone. 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