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Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin stands firm on decision during Chelsea draw
SWANSEA manager Francesco Guidolin has revealed why he subbed off Neil Taylor just 41 minutes into the 2-2 draw with Chelsea today.
Francesco Guidolin (left) offered to shake Neil Taylor's hand after the incident
Guidolin replaced left-back Taylor with winger Mo Barrow before the break.
Taylor refused to shake Guidolin’s hand as he sat on the bench in disappointment.
Swansea were a goal down at the time but in the second half went ahead 2-1 before Diego Costa’s late leveller meant the points were shared.
Neil Taylor says no to Guidolin's handshake. He's not a happy boy. #Swans pic.twitter.com/xVmNR3ceTl
— amadí (@amadoit__) September 11, 2016
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“He understood - there's no problem between us. In the dressing room we spoke together - no problem.
“At that moment my team needed a reaction and I had to change something."
The draw takes Swansea up to 14th in the table, while Chelsea sit two points off first place Manchester City with four games played.
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