The English FA has fined and suspended Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch after an incident earlier this month. Marsch, 48, received a one-game sideline suspension. In addition, the FA fined Marsch $11,500. This stems from a heated argument with officials in Leeds’ 5–2 defeat at Brentford on 3 September.
The FA claimed that Marsch was punished for breaking the book’s E3 rule. Likewise, he affirmed that he admitted having acted badly. “The coach admitted that his language and behavior during the 64th minute of that match was inappropriate,” the official statement read.
Leeds manager Marsch fined and suspended for clash with referee
At the time, Leeds trailed host Brentford 3-1. The central referee dismissed a penalty claim from the Whites. Defender Aaron Hickey appeared to make a clumsy tackle on Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville inside the box. However, a penalty was never awarded and the VAR did not intervene.
Referee Rob Jones showed Marsch a red card in the minutes after the controversial incident. The coach was clearly furious at the decision not to award a penalty to his team. He then expressed his opinions to the fourth official. Brentford won the match handily.
After the match in question, Marsch did not let up on his frustrations.
???? “The referee committee and the league told me before the season started that the penalty threshold was going to increase, so that decision did not represent him.”
Jesse Marsch explains why he was so dissatisfied during Leeds United’s loss to Brentford pic.twitter.com/a8CwxZ8XLI
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) September 4, 2022
He was initially upset when Brentford benefited from a first-half penalty. He felt as if the team’s penalty claims against him were actually stronger. “When I saw it at the break I didn’t believe it was a penalty and if it is, it’s incredibly soft”, said the coach.
“Then there’s an action where I think Summerville is actually a more egregious foul and it’s not even looked at by VAR, clearly I’m dissatisfied. I have to figure out how to have conversations with the league or with the referees to help understand how some decisions are made.”
That suspension would have occurred this coming weekend against Manchester United. However, because a necessary police force is required in London with the Queen’s funeral, Leeds will next host Aston Villa on Sunday 2 October. Marsch will have to wait another week, or at least one game, to return to the bench.
