"It's very soft": Bournemouth boss bemoans Sheffield Wednesday penalty call

Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall believes their defeat to Sheffield Wednesday swung on a ‘very soft’ penalty decision, describing the result as a ‘good lesson’ for his side.
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In what was a coupon-busting evening at Hillsborough, the Owls delivered a fine performance to inflict the first loss of the season on Tindall’s promotion-chasing side, in doing so achieving their first win at home since February.

Barry Bannan scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot on 69 minutes after Josh Windass was brought down by Steve Cook, who was sent off. Speaking after the match, Tindall questioned Jeremy Simpson’s decision.

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“I’ve just seen it again and it’s a very soft decision, I must say,” he said. “It’s one of them, in my opinion it’s very soft.

“I think it’s the one moment that decided the game. There’s no two ways about it.

“Up until that point both teams had good chances and missed some really good opportunities and that was the one moment that made a difference.”

Bournemouth sit in fourth place following the win, while Wednesday remain rock bottom on minus-one points.

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Tindall suggested the Owls, and the gameplan of Garry Monk, deserved praise.

Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall was not happy with the penalty decision awarded against his side.Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall was not happy with the penalty decision awarded against his side.
Bournemouth manager Jason Tindall was not happy with the penalty decision awarded against his side.

“Fair play to Sheffield Wednesday,” he said. “They had a plan and on turnover they just wanted to try to get in behind our defence, play that way and play for second balls.

“Whether it caught us a little bit by surprise or not – whether we had the opportunity to show a little bit of control and calmness in the game. I felt we didn’t do that for large periods of the game.

“I think we’ve got to give Sheffield Wednesday credit. I think it’s a good lesson for us to learn from and make sure it doesn’t happen again.

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“We came here to win the game and we didn’t do that but I felt there was one team fighting for their lives.

“There was another team that turned up and thought their ability was going to be good enough to win the game. I think that’s the lesson we’ve got to learn.

“We like to think we create a lot of chances and we have got players that will score goals and make a difference.

“We didn’t see that for whatever reason.”

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