Fulham boss Roy Hodgson was less than impressed with the sending-off of Kagisho Dikgacoi in the 2-2 draw at West Ham United.
The South African midfielder was dismissed shortly before half-time for a clash with Scott Parker, but Hodgson felt that it was little more than 'handbags'.
ROY HODGSON
He told Sky Sports: "It didn't look too violent to me, I've got to say. The lad has come out of South Africa and was playing his first match.
"I don't know what happened between the two players, but I'm always disappointed when professional players get sent off for something that the word 'handbags' would be an exaggeration.
"I come from a time of playing football when there was quite a lot of violence on the football field and people actually did get head-butted and get kicked and people got hurt.
"I have a problem getting my head around two players nose to nose and one of them sent off for violent conduct. I have a problem with that."
"At most you could accuse him of being naive, that I suppose is a crime, but he's devastated and he's got my sympathy."
Irons approach concerns Zola
West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola hit out at his side's lack of belief after they needed a last-minute equaliser to rescue a point from a 2-2 draw with ten-man Fulham.
The Hammers needed a deflected Junior Stanislas strike to secure a point, having failed to take advantage of the Cottagers having Kagisho Dikgacoi sent off just before half-time.
GIANFRANCO ZOLA
Zola said: "We should have been more than 1-0 up at half-time and I had warned the players the game was not over.
"What was poor was that when we conceded a goal, the whole team lost faith and lost belief, that's what I really hate.
"I don't like that kind of attitude. We have to react and we have to be stronger. We can't let this happen after one goal again. I made those points in the dressing room.
"I smelled something was wrong because it looked too easy. We were passing the ball fantastically well and creating chances, but not scoring and that's not good.
"It was very difficult for us to get the draw but, at the end of the day, it was a fair result.
The Hammers needed a deflected Junior Stanislas strike to secure a point, having failed to take advantage of the Cottagers having Kagisho Dikgacoi sent off just before half-time.
GIANFRANCO ZOLA
Zola said: "We should have been more than 1-0 up at half-time and I had warned the players the game was not over.
"What was poor was that when we conceded a goal, the whole team lost faith and lost belief, that's what I really hate.
"I don't like that kind of attitude. We have to react and we have to be stronger. We can't let this happen after one goal again. I made those points in the dressing room.
"I smelled something was wrong because it looked too easy. We were passing the ball fantastically well and creating chances, but not scoring and that's not good.
"It was very difficult for us to get the draw but, at the end of the day, it was a fair result.
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