McCann questions lack of red card for Kabongolopublished at 17:28 GMT
17:28 GMT
FT: Livingston 1-1 Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann tells BBC Scotland: “It was always going to be a tough game given where both sides are in the league.
“I thought we showed a lot of character, considering we went down 1-0 so close to half-time and up to that point I felt we were the better side. It was a sore one to lose right before half-time.
“It’s been a difficult couple of days for them to adjust to a new management team coming in. At times, when we were put under pressure, we stood up to it. The character’s there, the grit, determination’s there. All in all, you could probably say it was a fair result.
“We’ve got another 16 league games to go to get ourselves flying up the table.
“I loved it today. The frustration is you’ve got no real control from the side. I loved being back at the side of the pitch again.”
McCann also questioned why Brooklyn Kabongolo was not sent off early in the match. The Livingston defender picked up an early booking and then committed two further fouls before being substituted.
“I think Kabongolo’s got to go,” McCann said. “I just don’t understand why he’s still on the pitch. The fact that Davie [Martindale] makes a sub so early in the first half suggests that he knows he’s not getting any more. He shouldn’t have had that opportunity to make that substitution.
“The first one I’m told is reckless. The second one, he stops that player from going through by bringing him down and the third one’s a tackle from right through him from behind. That’s the kind of thing that you expect to go for you.”
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