Calvin Bassey gets Marco Silva’s support despite blooper against Tottenham

Nigeria international,  Calvin Bassey has received massive support from his Fulham manager, Marco Silva, after conceding two errors leading to goals against Tottenham Hotspur.

Bassey started on the right side of a defensive pairing with Tim Ream, while Alex Iwobi started from the bench.

The Super Eagles star had a challenging game and gave the ball away in the build-up to goals by Heung-min Son and James Maddison in either half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, his manager insisted that the Nigerian was not solely responsible for the goals conceded.

“Tottenham pressed really strong and more on Calvin,” the Fulham boss told the media.

“They knew that we were playing a left-footed central defender on the right-hand side, and we were punished for the mistake.

“We spoke at half-time that the solution for Bassey has to be completely different, the position of our midfield has to be completely different for him to have a solution.

“Not just the decision from Calvin was wrong for the second goal, the players should be there to avoid this type of mistake because of course it can happen. It is much more of a process than just one player making a bad decision.”