It was clear from the start of the derby that it would be a special match for Spurs coach Antonio Conte. Between 2016 and 2018, he trained with the Blues. They also entered Sunday’s game better, when they took the lead in the 19th minute thanks to Koulibaly. The Tottenham players did not get an equalizer until the 68th minute thanks to Höjbjerg’s cross shot to the left post.
And it was the equalizing goal that unleashed passionate emotions on both substitutes for the first time. Conte started to celebrate wildly, which Tuchel didn’t like and immediately started towards him and started yelling at him. He demanded a foul on Kai Havertz and an alleged offside position on Richarlison. Both coaches were reprimanded for their behavior in the form of a yellow card.
Shortly after this melee, Chelsea took the lead again thanks to Reece James and this time the wild celebration was enjoyed by the German coach who sprinted past Conte. He later dug into this moment on social networks. “Luckily I didn’t see you… You could have tripped because of me,” he wrote, adding three laughing smileys to the statement.
Even James’ goal did not decide the game. At the end of the set time, Harry Kane showed his emotion, who headed unerringly into the lower left corner of Mendy’s goal after a corner kick. After the match, both coaches went to shake hands, but Conte didn’t even look at Tuchel, which really upset the German coach.
He did not let go of Conte’s hand and indicated to him that he should have been looking into his eyes. But there was already a lot going on around the two roosters when the members of the implementation team tried to separate them from each other. In the end, both received red cards.
“It wasn’t necessary. But a lot of things weren’t needed in this match. In short, another bad decision by the referee,” Tuchel commented on the situation after the match, referring to the moment from the set-up when Cristiano Romero pulled Marco Cucurella by the hair after a corner kick, right in front of the referee, who did not whistle a foul.
