Mega scandal in the Premier League – and Thomas Tuchel (48) in the middle!
By Florent Comtesse and Gregor Ruhmöller
In Chelsea’s 2-2 win against Tottenham, he took on his colleague Antonio Conte (53). There will be fisticuffs! In the end, both coaches see red!
What happened?
After Koulibaly took the lead in Chelsea (19th), the equalizer crashed for the first time.
► 68 minutes: Bentancur clears Havertz, referee Taylor lets play on. Höjbjerg gets the ball and scores to make it 1-1.
Consequence: Conte celebrates the goal excessively – and Tuchel totally freaks out! The ex-Dortmund builds up in front of the Italian. Taylor and his assistants struggle to tell the coaches apart. Both see yellow.
► 70 minutes: James scores 2-1 for Chelsea. Tuchel sprints jubilantly along the line, clenches his fists.
The Chelsea coach on his jubilant run after the 2-1: “I thought for a moment that I shouldn’t do it, but sometimes it grabs you in the game and this one really got me. It was sheer joy. That may offend our opponents, but they did the same.”
Then comes stoppage time…
► 90th + 6 minutes: After a corner, Tottenham clipper Kane is there and heads it 2: 2.
End? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! When Taylor blows his whistle, things really get going. Tuchel and Conte rush towards each other, shake hands. The German holds onto his opponent’s and won’t let go.
Tuchel: “I thought that if you shake hands, you should look into each other’s eyes. He probably had a different opinion. It was unnecessary, but a lot of things were unnecessary today.”
And further: “Both goals should not have been given. Only one team deserved the win.”
The trainers can hardly be separated, packs form. Taylor shows Tuchel and Conte red.
Tuchel: “I don’t hold grudges. We didn’t insult each other, we didn’t hit each other, we fight for our teams.”