Thomas Tuchel is very dissatisfied with his Chelsea FC game against Tottenham Hotspur: Above all, with the performance of the referee and the behavior of his fellow coach Antonio Conte. Because the anger breaks out after the final whistle, Tuchel is now being punished.
Premier League club Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has been suspended for a game after a heated argument with fellow coach Antonio Conte. This penalty, against which the Blues can appeal, has been suspended until the opinions requested by the coaches are available and can be evaluated. This was announced by the English Football Association FA. Tuchel was also fined £35,000 for his conduct. Tottenham Hotspur coach Conte got off lightly: the Italian only has to pay £15,000 and will not be suspended.
Tuchel had clashed with Conte at 2-2 in the heated London derby last Sunday: When both met for the obligatory handshake after the final whistle, the tense mood during the game escalated: Tuchel did not let go of Conte’s hand, who was responsible for the matter in the wanted to do in passing and asked his colleague to look him in the eye when shaking hands. In a flash, both coaches stood head to head on the field and, quickly surrounded by players and their respective staff, yelled at each other and had to be separated from each other. Both coaches had seen the red card for it.
“I thought that you look into each other’s eyes when we shake hands, but he had a different opinion,” said Tuchel afterwards about the trigger for the tumult. The fact that both saw red was “not necessary”, said the former Bundesliga coach. “But a lot of things weren’t necessary today. Another bad decision by the referee.”
Tuchel had also criticized referee Anthony Taylor for his interaction with the video referee. It would “perhaps be better” if Taylor no longer led a Blues game, the former Bundesliga coach had said: “I can assure you that the whole cabin thinks so, every single person.”
