The London Derby lived up to its reputation, with the two sides playing to a draw thanks to a late Tottenham equalizer vs Chelsea. But Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte weren’t happy.
The two managers had a couple of run-ins during the match. It wouldn’t be a Derby without some unnecessary drama.
When Tottenham evened the score at one goal apiece, the two managers approached one another with some not-so-kind words.
The heated argument between Tuchel & Contepic.twitter.com/mkp3lGcVwV
— Troll Sports (@TroIISports) August 14, 2022
The assistant coaches and reserves got in the way, thus avoiding even more conflict.
While the managers tried their best, the drama could not distract from what was otherwise a fantastic game. Harry Kane equalized late to secure a point for Tottenham against their rival.
Harry Kane with the stoppage time equalizer for Spurs!
— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) August 14, 2022
(via @NBCSportsSoccer)pic.twitter.com/spbkliKn9p
When the final whistle was blown, however, Tuchel and Conte came together again, with an all-time awkward handshake.
Fireworks after the final whistle between Tuchel and Conte!#MyPLMorning | #CHETOT pic.twitter.com/CuakP2XH0F
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) August 14, 2022
Fight!!
Thomas Tuchel-Antonio Conte fight: Best memes and tweets
Tuchel and Conte don’t have any previous feud, from what I can tell. However, something about the goal celebrations rubbed Tuchel the wrong way.
As you can imagine, Twitter had a field day with this soccer manager fight:
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) August 14, 2022
One of Greatest Crap Games of All-Time. Football is amazing. We are not worthy of it pic.twitter.com/US5IXiw7HC
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) August 14, 2022
THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BOX OFFICE 😱 pic.twitter.com/VOn5tjSJJA
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 14, 2022
CONTE AND TUCHEL CLASH AT FULL TIME. BOTH SENT OFF 😱 pic.twitter.com/lXKWNV2MVr
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 14, 2022
Need Conte and Tuchel Immediately to come back out and have Russian Slap Fight pic.twitter.com/E5oR27uHyi
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) August 14, 2022
Tuchel x Conte 🍿 pic.twitter.com/ZntKd5vKeL
— 433 (@433) August 14, 2022
Juwan Howard would have taken a swing at both Conte and Tuchel.
— /r/CollegeBasketball (@redditCBB) August 14, 2022
Another handshake controversy https://t.co/MtEjiPiN0G
Tuchel waiting for Conte outside the stadium pic.twitter.com/JNVZoUQhJi
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) August 14, 2022
Tuchel went full Mourinho 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cispSpBvt7
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 14, 2022
Petition for Conte VS Tuchel on the KSI undercard
— Danny (@DannyAaronsFUT) August 14, 2022
Wish Tuchel smacked him. Scum like the club he manages.
— George Benson (@MrGeorgeBenson) August 14, 2022
Even Manchester United got in the line of fire.
There were many more where that came from.
Unfortunately, the Premier League will look upon this with scorned eyes. While it’s great for the game, it also encourages bad sportsmanship. You know what that means:
SUSPENSIONS!
Expect both Conte and Tuchel to hear from EPL on this, and perhaps be forced to serve some time. If not, then maybe we can finally lean into the chaos, after all.