Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic admitted he was frustrated at not being able to take part in the celebrations on the pitch after the victory against Norwich City, all because of the ban handed down by the English Football Association (FA).
Jakirović had to play the game follow from the standsfrom where he witnessed his team’s 2:1 victory, with which the Tigers secured a place in the playoffs for a higher level of the competition.
The Croatian expert, who was sent off last month in the match against Leicester City, served his sentence on Saturday, and after the meeting he vividly described his experiences, writes Hull Daily Mail.
“I felt like Julius Caesar”
According to the rules of the ban, Jakirović was fine it is forbidden to approach the field two hours after the end of the match, although he was allowed to make speeches in the dressing room before, during and after the match. He referred to the absurdity of the rules and joked about himself.
According to the rules, I’m allowed on the field only two hours after the end of the match. It’s unbelievable and it has to change. It’s difficult, but in the end it’s also easy because we won and entered the playoffs. I felt like the president. I felt like Julius Caesar as I celebratedsaid Jakirović.
Illogical rules
He called for a change in the rules that he considers illogical, comparing them with the practice in other countries.
It’s very strange because the game is over. In Turkey, for example, when you get a red card, you have to be in a special room for 15 minutes after the match, and after that you can go wherever you want. Here you are not allowed on the field for two hours after the game, which is unbelievable. I think they need to change thathe said.
He jokingly added that he would have had to “turn a blind eye” if he had met the judges in the corridor.
They told me yes I am not allowed to meet with officials. Maybe in the hallway. When I go to my dressing room, the referee’s dressing room is right next to ours, so I can meet them. I was very quick to avoid themhe explained.
Confidence in the staff and a view towards the playoffs
Jakirović expressed full confidence in your professional staff, who led the team in his absence. Along with him, an assistant was also suspended due to six yellow cards Marko Salatović.
It is very it’s hard not to be on the touchline because that’s my usual place. But I have faith in Dean Holden. Marko Salatović was also not on the bench. We immediately reorganized, and Dean, Andy Dawson, Anđelo Roguljić and Erbil Bozkurt did a great jobhe praised his associates.
Attention now turns to the first leg of the play-off semi-final against Millwall, which takes place on Friday at the MKM Stadium.
We will recover well over the next two days and from Tuesday our full concentration will be on Millwallconcluded Jakirović.
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