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Wolves boss Lage fed-up with opposition targeting Traore

Wolves boss Bruno Lage is fed-up with opposition targeting Adama Traore.

In defeat against Liverpool at the weekend Andy Robertson and Fabinho were both booked for scything down Traore as he broke away on a trademark solo run.

Several other players, including Thiago, got away without punishment for similar actions and although Lage was not directly critical of referee Chris Kavanagh, he does believe that all fouls of that nature should warrant a yellow card.

“I never talk about referees, but I don't believe in tactical fouls," Lage said.

“For me, to break transitions a tactical foul is every time a yellow card. Sometimes if the player pushes the other one, it's a yellow card. Sometimes the player kicks the other one, it's nothing and it's a tactical foul. I don't believe in that.

“Every time, for me, the fouls in that moment is a yellow card because it breaks the transition.

“If you look at the game, what do you want? We want goals, we want chances, we want people in the stadium.

“I'm not saying this (just for the Liverpool game), I've been saying it since I was at Benfica.

“In the same way, if you remember the first foul we did when Leander tried to win the ball and he broke the transition, he took a yellow card.

“Every time a player does that I think they should get a yellow card."

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