Albion's assistant manager Mauricio Taricco is considering his future again as a player.

The 38-year-old Argentinian was a surprise replacement at right-back for Inigo Calderon in Tuesday's 3-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace.

Taricco was outstanding for an hour before he was replaced by Romian Vincelot, with Albion leading 1-0.

Manager Gus Poyet revealed to The Argus today: "He didn't know and I didn't know if he was able to play the 90 minutes and maybe it was a mistake. We are not worried about accepting that.

"With Tano on the pitch for 90 minutes I think the result would have been totally different and that doesn't mean Romain Vincelot didn't play well.

"Tano didn't lose one ball, he didn't miss one pass. His player didn't go past him once, apart from a foul he made at the beginning of the second half, which shows how he was playing.

"The problem is 90 minutes, not 60, so Tano will make a decision. Probably the big decision is himself and after we meet if he is going to keep playing or not, because of course he needs to play 90 minutes."

Taricco came out of a six-year retirement from English football to start playing again for the Seagulls last season.