Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Mario Lemina has apologised to followers for the ill-tempered scenes during which he squared as much as coach Shaun Derry and clashed with team-mates following the 2-1 defeat at West Ham United.
Lemina misplaced his mood after the ultimate whistle on the London Stadium on Monday following an argument with West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen.
The 2 captains wrestled on the bottom following an argument a couple of post-match handshake and Lemina then shoved team-mates Nelson Semedo and Toti as they tried to calm him down earlier than squaring as much as and pushing first-team coach Shaun Derry.
In a post-match interview, Bowen claimed Lemina didn’t need to shake his hand.
Lemina at present wrote on his Instagram account: “I write this message with nice hindsight. And I actually need to apologise to all of the individuals who love this membership and who love soccer.
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“I by no means needed this to occur on the bottom. I’ve at all times been a good participant, even in defeat. If one thing is claimed, be certain that the reality comes out.
“I shook this participant’s hand, like I at all times do. and I used to be grabbed by the shirt and thrown to the bottom. I simply reacted to a state of affairs that I didn’t trigger in any respect.
“I really like my workforce, the workers and all of the individuals who make up this membership. All of us gonna struggle tougher to beat this example.
“Shaun you already know. We’re gonna struggle repeatedly.”
Bowen had earlier scored the successful West Ham purpose to extend stress on Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil.
“I simply went to shake his hand after the sport,” Bowen mentioned at full time (by way of PA Media). “He didn’t need to shake my hand, two captains collectively simply to say ‘effectively completed’ after the sport.
“I do know it’s tough whenever you lose. I’ve been on the tip of that state of affairs.”
Monday’s 2-1 loss leaves Wolves nineteenth within the Premier League, 4 factors from security.
“Mario’s calm now,” O’Neil mentioned following the incident. “He’s clearly a passionate man. One thing was mentioned that upset him.
“Then the instincts of the entire workers and gamers was to attempt to guarantee that he didn’t get himself in hassle and that we had him accessible for Ipswich.
“Clearly he took a little bit of calming down at that second however every thing’s positive.
“Employees gamers, everybody understands that issues like that may occur, particularly within the warmth for the time being.”
Wolves return to motion in opposition to Ipswich City on Saturday.
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