Not sure if the written report regarding his sending off has been posted in here before? Apologies if it has.
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www.thefa.com
“Following the dismissal and the conclusion of the VAR check around the incident, Mr Cunha was eventually escorted off the field of play by his colleagues (substituted players and staff). At this point some of his coaching staff and substitute players tried to get Mr Cunha to head down the tunnel to his dressing room. He spoke to me briefly at this stage in the technical area and asked why he was sent off and not Mr Kerkez. However, at this point the security team and some of his colleagues were grabbing and pushing him towards the tunnel area. At this point he became frustrated with their actions. He was telling them to let go of him and stop touching him.
In my opinion at the time, Mr Cunha needed someone to talk to him calmly and for people
to stop touching him as he clearly didn't appreciate what they were doing and they were
inflaming the situation. The actions of his colleagues and security were clearly well
intentioned but I can see why this would anger him too.
I therefore insisted that the staff stopped touching him and I spoke with Mr Cunha at the
back of the technical area in the mouth of the tunnel one to one when people had stopped
touching him. He was obviously distressed about the whole incident, but after I spoke
with him calmly and explained the reasons for his sending off he agreed to go to his dressing room. He was never disrespectful or aggressive with me at any stage”.
www.nytimes.com
