Daichi Kamada was sent off directly when he attempted a murder tackle after entering the Premier League. To make matters worse, he even suffered racism in the stadium.
Crystal Palace lost to Fulham 0-2 in the 11th round of the 2024-25 Premier League at Selhurst Park in London, England, at 12 a.m. on Saturday (Korea time). With this result, Palace fell to 18th place and was stuck in the relegation zone.
Palace has been suffering its worst slump since the opening. There was no first league win with three draws and five losses, and it was struggling to be relegated. After Michael Olise, the ace, left for Bayern Munich, there was no clue in the offense. Oliver Glasner, who made a splash at the end of last season, was also in jeopardy. He finally reported his first win against Tottenham Hotspur and drew Wolverhampton, who were both in the relegation zone, raising the mood with two undefeated league matches.
However, the team suffered a crushing defeat to Fulham. Fulham led the game during the first half, and Emil Smith Rowe’s first goal scored in extra time to allow the team to take the lead. Palace, who had only one shot on goal in the first half, had to concede an additional goal to Rowe at the seventh minute of the second half, but VAR declared offside, taking a breather. Afterwards, Palace gradually took control of the attack and fired the chase.
However, hope completely disappeared. In the 30th minute of the second half, Kamada hit Fulham’s Kenny Tete shin while trying to touch the ball to block the opponent team’s attack. Tete, who collapsed, could not stand up for a while, complaining of pain. The referee wasted no time and pulled out a red card to Kamada. Unable to overcome his numerical inferiority, Palace lost to Harry Wilson in the 36th minute of the second half, helplessly losing the game 0-2. 메이저사이트
To make matters worse, he was subjected to racism. The Athletic said allegations were raised that Kamada was the subject of racism shortly after he was sent off. “We are aware of reports of Kamada being racist against Fulham and are investigating the allegations. We have an unacceptable policy in place for all forms of abuse, and we will take the strongest possible action against anyone identified as the perpetrator,” Palace said in a statement.
Kamada joined the Palace team this season due to his relationship with Glasner, who was coached by Frankfurt. Despite disputes over renewal of contract with his former team Lazio, he came to the Palace only to score 0 goals and 0 assists, playing 11 matches in the league and starting pitchers. “Kamada was disappointed and showed little contribution to the team’s aggressive performance. It will certainly be difficult to adapt to the culture, intensity and physical aspects of the Premier League,” the “The Athletic” once pointed out.