Theo Hernandez is facing a spell on the sidelines after he was shown a red card after the full-time whistle during tonight’s defeat against Fiorentina.
It was not Theo Hernandez’s best night, to put it mildly. He gave away a penalty for a foul on Dodo (admittedly it looked soft) which was then thankfully saved by Mike Maignan, then he missed a penalty himself after Tijjani Reijnders was fouled.
He did register an assist for Christian Pulisic’s goal but then at full-time in the 2-1 defeat he got a totally unnecessary red card after the final whistle. The full-back protested quite aggressively towards the referee Luca Pairetto, who sent off the captain.
It is questionable behaviour for someone who wears the armband without doubt, also because he will miss (at least) the next two games: the suspension for insulting or offensive expressions towards the referee is usually two matches.
Given that there is no other left-back in the squad, while Alessandro Florenzi and Davide Calabria (who can fill in) are currently out injured, it is an even more bizarre and disappointing rush of blood to the head from the Frenchman. We now await further news on the length of the ban that he will have to serve, after the international break.
