Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: ‘Fair tackle’ as Tuchel insists no hard feelings after Conte clash
LONDON: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he was happy to take a “fair tackle” from Tottenham boss Antonio Conte after both were shown red cards for clashing twice during a heated 2-2 on Sunday.Conte’s overexuberant celebrations of Spurs’ first equalizer resulted in the two coaches being booked for squaring up.Tuchel then responded by running down the touchline in celebration when Chelsea retook the lead through Reece James 13 minutes from time.But Harry Kane’s 96th minute equalizer meant Conte had the last laugh.Tuchel was not happy at the Italian for not making eye contact during a handshake at full-time, which sparked another melee between both sets of coaches and players.“It was hot from the temperature and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators,” said Tuchel with temperatures soaring above 30 degrees Celsius in the English capital.“There’s no hard feelings. I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me.“We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams and from my side there’s absolutely no hard feelings.
