Fulham Boss Defends Bassey

Fulham Boss Defends Bassey

Sampson Adedeji

The manager of the English Premier League club Fulham FC has defended Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey over his poor display in the game against Tottenham, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Nigerian international gave the ball away in the build-up to goals by Heung-min Son and James Maddison in either half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, Silva believed the costly errors were not only the fault of the centre-back in what was just his second Premier League start.

“Tottenham pressed really strong and more on Calvin,” said the Fulham boss.

“They knew that we were playing a left-footed central defender on the right-hand side, and we were punished for the mistake.

“We spoke at half-time that the solution for Bassey has to be completely different, the position of our midfield has to be completely different for him to have a solution.

“Not just the decision from Calvin was wrong for the second goal, the players should be there to avoid this type of mistake because of course it can happen. It is much more of a process than just one player making a bad decision.”