Thomas Tuchel May be Punished for Incendiary Referee Comments After Antonio Conte Feud
News 18Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel can expect to receive more than just a suspension in the fallout from the latest feisty match with Tottenham in the Premier League. Most of the post-match focus after Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge was on the angry exchanges between Tuchel and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte during and after the game. However, Tuchel also turned on referee Anthony Taylor in his post-match news conference, saying “maybe it would be better" if Taylor no longer officiated games involving Chelsea. Meanwhile, Conte used his Instagram account to continue his feud with Tuchel that exploded after Tottenham made it 1-1, with Conte celebrating Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s 68th-minute goal by going up to Tuchel and barging into his chest, sparking a melee among the coaching staff and substitutes. In his post on his Instagram account, Conte included a photo of Tuchel running past him to celebrate the goal from Reece James that put Chelsea 2-1 ahead and wrote alongside it: “Lucky I didn’t see you… making you trip over would have been well deserved…" and followed that with three cry-laughing emojis.