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Nuno Espirito Santo believes referee Lee Mason does not have the “quality” to be a Premier League official after the Wolves’ 2-1 loss at Burnley.
Burnley rose from the relegation zone after a 2-1 win over the Wolves on Monday, with Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood finding the net.
After the Wolves’ flat performance, Nuno decided to vent his frustration at Mason’s direction, questioning whether the referee is up to the task of refereeing Premier League football.
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He said Sky sports: “I honestly don’t like to say it, but I must say it because I will not feel good: the referee does not have the quality to whistle a match in the Premier League.
“This is an issue we knew about. We had Lee Mason before. It’s not about the crucial mistakes or the decisions, it’s about the way he runs the game.
“Players get nervous. Too many voices. He whistles from voices when some players yell. He doesn’t have [it]. We are talking about the best competition and it is clear that it does not have the quality to whistle the game.
“I’m very disappointed to say this, really disappointed to say it, but I wouldn’t feel good if I didn’t say it. It happened before.”
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When asked what he wants to happen, he replied: “I just don’t want to see him anymore. That’s what I told him. I hope he doesn’t whistle one of our games again because all the games we have with Lee Mason are the same.
“He doesn’t control the players. The players are constantly arguing, both teams. With all the other referees, the game flows, decisions are accepted, there is dialogue. He doesn’t.”
Dyche: a fantastic night
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Sean Dyche is happy to have kept his forwards and the Burnley system through a difficult start to the season
Burnley boss Sean Dyche, after a second win in three games, was delighted to see his team return to their best.
“It was a fantastic night at Burnley,” he said. “Torrential rain, swirling wind, freezing cold, everything in between.
“It was a very good performance and a deserved victory. On both ends of the field we operate well. We create quality opportunities. We rarely create 25 or 40, but today we create a good number.”
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“If we are being hypercritical, we could have controlled the game earlier if we had taken them, but on the other hand we saw the game well and deserved the victory.”
Barnes opened the scoring in the 34th minute when he pushed his way into the second post to hit a cross that Charlie Taylor had rushed 60 yards to send from the left.
It was the 31-year-old’s first goal since November 2019, a 17-game streak that occurred on both sides of a hernia that knocked him out of the game for the latter part of last season.
“I’m happy for him,” Dyche said. “He’s had a tough streak of injuries, but he’s still working and he’s been a top-level player since he’s been here, on and off the pitch.
“It’s tough for the forwards when they aren’t scoring, but I told him opportunities would come his way and he would score.”
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