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Wolves boss Pereira told BBC Match of the Day: “When the situation happened I was looking for the ball.<\/p>\n
“It means that I didn’t see the situation, but football is emotional and the level was very high today. Not only inside the pitch, but outside [the pitch]. With a lot of pressure, and in the end these are things that can happen.<\/p>\n
“You know now he is frustrated, he is better in my opinion. I never speak to the team when we are nervous or frustrated. It is better to wait one day and think about everything. After we can have a talk.<\/p>\n
“Of course, he is an important player, but next game we play with 11 and start with 11.”<\/p>\n
Speaking in his post-match news conference, he added: “Matheus is a special player and today he played extra time. The last three weeks he has a problem in the hamstring and he tried.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t see the situation. Don’t ask me about it because I was looking at the other end. In the end the referee decided the red card.”<\/p>\n
Asked about whether Cunha deserves another chance, Pereira added: “Of course, he is important but I cannot speak about what I don’t know. It is important to check the situation, to look for what happened because I was looking for the other side.<\/p>\n
“The others say to me he kick, he punch, he do what he did with the head and the player went to hospital? No, OK. But it is a situation that cannot happen of course.<\/p>\n
“To judge the situation, I must have the clear image in my mind.”<\/p>\n
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola criticised the decision to show Kerkez a yellow card in the Cunha clash. It was was the defender’s second in this season’s FA Cup and means he will be banned from playing in the quarter-final tie.<\/p>\n
“Milos Kerkez has received a yellow card for adopting an aggressive attitude,” said Iraola. “After what they have done to Milos Kerkez, they should reward him because [of] the attitude he has.<\/p>\n
“They punch him, they kick him on the floor, they headbutt him and he doesn’t react! You punish this? I will have to say to Milos [that] probably I cannot do as well as a player.<\/p>\n
“The prize is they show him a yellow card and he will not play the quarter-final. Yes, I am very disappointed with the refereeing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n