Mario Lemina has been stripped of the Wolves captaincy.
Lemina clashed with West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen after Wolves’ 2-1 defeat on Monday after which proceeded to push his personal team-mates as they tried to calm in down after which sq. as much as Wolves assistant coach Shaun Derry.
Nelson Semedo replaces him as Wolves skipper, with Wolves boss Gary O’Neil confirming the incident towards West Ham led to a dialog across the captaincy.
“Mario’s fine,” mentioned O’Neil. “It was a conversation, it was nothing more than that. The most important thing to come out of it is that we need to get the best out of everybody.
“After all, the opposite night time sparked the dialog, however it was an necessary dialog that had available.
“Myself and Mario have a great understanding now of how we transfer ahead and what it seems to be like. We handled it earlier within the week, so the main focus since that second has been firmly on Ipswich.
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Wolves boss Gary O’Neil explains the choice to switch Mario Lemina as membership captain.
“This stuff, typically they are often powerful to cope with and typically you’ll be able to come out of them in a great place, and I really feel like we’ve.
“I have a lot of respect for Mario and what he’s still going to be able to do for us. When we get the best out of him on the pitch, his level is so high that he’s still going to play a big part for us.
“He’ll nonetheless be round that group of senior gamers that lead the group, however at this second we really feel it is best for Nelson to steer the group.”
Lemina’s apology: We’re going to fight to overcome this situation
The day after the game, Lemina took to social media to apologise for his actions. He wrote:
“I write this message with nice hindsight and I actually need to apologise to all of the individuals who love this membership and love soccer.
“I never wanted this to happen on the ground. I have always been a fair player, even in defeat.
“If one thing is alleged, ensure that the reality comes out.
“I shook this player’s hand, like I always do and I was grabbed by the shirt and thrown to the ground. I just reacted to a situation that I didn’t cause at all.
“I like my group, the workers, and all of the individuals who make up this membership.
“We all gonna fight harder to overcome this situation. Shaun [Derry] you already know. We gonna fight again and again.”
How we reported Lemina’s surprising post-match clashes
Mario Lemina was dragged away at full time following a scuffle
Sky Sports activities’ Peter Smith on the London Stadium:
“Wolves captain Mario Lemina is furious at full-time. There is a scuffle between the two sets of players but his frustrations continue, even pushing team-mate Toti and one of the Wolves coaching staff.
“Different team-mates attempt to calm him down however ultimately he’s escorted off the pitch whereas the remainder of the Wolves gamers applaud the away finish.
“The West Ham supporters are enjoying it with ironic cheers!”
