An unfortunate stamp from Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah was the cause for VAR to chalk off a first Premier League goal for Joshua King. He talked to the press about how it all unfolded.
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‘We can only control the controllables’
King converted a goal that was the stuff of dreams. He broke forward on the counter, chopped away from the retreating Tosin Adarabioyo, and buried the ball. But the joy would soon be stripped away.
“It’s a hard feeling to describe. I think scoring that like that emotion the team and that great feeling, it was a tough decision. I think it was a perfectly good goal, but obviously there's not much you can do and we just had to try and pick ourselves back up and fight for the next 80 70 minutes.”
The teenager kept his head, continuing to wreak havoc in the middle of the park. He drew a foul from Moises Caicedo to leave the midfielder on a booking, and a cutback for Timothy Castagne could have been an assist near the end of the half. It was the only way he could respond to the situation.
“That's part of being a professional. There's going to be decisions against us and we have to bounce back. It was a tough one to take to score and going into the break having just conceded was difficult, but we had to try and bounce back. It's all we can do. We can only control the controllables.”
Marco Silva was furious in the dugout about the decision. Just last week, in a 1-1 draw with Man United, he saw no punishment for Leny Yoro after a shove on Calvin Bassey, whose tug on Mason Mount produced a penalty for the Red Devils. But Fulham must live with the sense of injustice.
“He's a really passionate person. We just tried to tried to really work hard for each other and it was a difficult one to take because I think maybe we deserve more from the game, but like it is what it is.”
The 18-year-old experienced a magical moment, and he hopes he can enjoy it to the fullest soon.
“It’s one of the best feelings I've ever felt to be honest that like elation having the team around you and stuff. It was it was unbelievable and hopefully I can replicate that and it'll be counted next time.”
It is just the eleventh time that the teenager has played in the Premier League, and his third straight start in a row for the first team. King is looking forward to the return from the international break.
“I'm really grateful to the manager for putting that faith in me and and obviously having these consecutive starts. I'm starting to find my feet and hopefully, God willing, it continues.”
