Hot, very hot. the duel between Chelsea y Tottenham exploded in tension. and the cross between Thomas Tuchel y Antonio Contethe coaches, was the best example of what was experienced in one of the most important crosses of the second date Premier League. The draw of the visiting team unleashed the wild celebration of Conte, who ended up face to face with Tuchel, who came out to protest a game action. All kinds of emotions were experienced at the Stamford Brigde, so much so that Tottenham tied the game once more (Harry Kane) in discount time and finished 2-2.
In a game dominated by Chelsea, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg unleashed the madness of Conte, his coach. The Danish midfielder managed to face and score a strong mid-range shot for Tottenham’s tie and the scandal broke out between the coaches of the two teams. The Italian coach shot out to shout the goal in the German’s face, who reacted and they had to separate them.
High tension between Tuchel and Conte:
According to local media, Tuchel was complaining to the referees regarding a Harvertz foul and that is why they ended up face to face with Conte, shoving. After the intense cross, the referee, Anthony Taylor, showed them both the yellow card.
The claim of the German coach of Chelsea ended up pushing those in charge of the VAR to review the possible foul on Havertz prior to the goal and if Richarlison hindered Edouard Mendy’s vision.
Far from calming down, each game action was a cauldron, especially for the two coaches. Even when Chelsea took the lead once more with a goal from Reece James, the German manager ran like crazy to celebrate the advantage and passed in front of Conte.
And the outcome of the match was equal to or more explosive than the first cross between Conte and Tuchel, because Kane’s stoppage time equalizer resulted in the Italian coach’s total explosion. In the final greeting with Tuchel they shook hands, it was so intense but the Chelsea coach did not let go of Conte’s hand and said “Look me in the eye”. Immediately, assistants to both coaches, players and security personnel tried to separate them. Both DTs were expelled.
At the end of the match, the German coach lowered the tone of the controversy. “I thought that when you shake hands you look in the other’s eyes and Antonio had a different opinion. He was excited and happy when they tied us. Then I got a little angry but nothing major. I don’t know… did we both get a red card? I think it was not necessary but many things were not necessary today. Another poor decision by the referee.” And he added: “There was no problem. We are emotional, it is football, we love it. It is not necessary to continue commenting to continue enlarging and enlarging the topic. That’s the game, it’s the Premier League, we love it. We are emotional coaches on the side of the court and that’s it. If we cross paths, we cross paths. Yes No No. It is not a problem. It’s a football game, guys, it’s between men, between two competitors. Nothing bad happened.”
However, Tuchel complained regarding several refereeing mistakes: “Both goals should not have been validated. Only one team deserved to win, that was us. I don’t know how many tactical fouls Hojbjerg and Bentancur committed today. Since when can we pull each other’s hair in a football game? They checked and nothing happened, absolutely ridiculous”, he said, the latter referring to the infraction of Cristian Romero on Marc Cucurella.
Instead, Conte completely cut off any questions regarding it: “I don’t want to comment on the situation because I think it’s not the most important thing. If there is a problem it is between him and me. Not for others. I insist: let’s talk regarding the game. Not from the situation at the end. We are here to talk regarding football, not regarding an issue between coaches”, said the Italian.
Summary of the tie between Chelsea and Tottenham:
Cuti Romero pulled a rival’s hair:
Bloody and almost always on the edge, the Argentine defender of Tottenham, Cristian “Cuti” Romero, did not go unnoticed in the hot London classic. He had a good performance in the last row, but it was in evidence during a corner, when he pulled the hair of the Spaniard Marc Cucurella, a Chelsea footballer (with whom he had already had a cross during the game).
The action of Romero, a player for the Argentine national team, was recorded on TV cameras but he was not sanctioned. Later, on Kane’s agonizing equalizer, he celebrated euphorically in the face of an opponent.
