Emma Hayes slammed Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall following Chelsea’s match with Arsenal for “male aggression,” after appearing to push her counterpart following Chelsea’s loss in the English League Cup final on Sunday.
Stina Blackstenius scored in the 116th minute of the match to deliver Arsenal the 1-0 win and end Chelsea’s quadruple bid.
The two coaches had a heated exchange post match, in which Hayes appeared to share tense words with the Arsenal boss.
Following the match, Hayes said that she thought Eidevall’s behavior toward Erin Cuthbert as she went to take a throw-in toward the end of the game “unacceptable.”
“Listen, I think there’s a way to conduct yourself on the touchline, I really do. I think it’s absolutely essential that we role model in the right way,” Hayes said. “I’m not down for male aggression on the touchline, I’m really not, and fronting up to players, for me, that’s unacceptable. I’m disappointed and I told Jonas that. I don’t think it’s OK to behave like that.
“He got a yellow card, and he should have probably been sent off. I’m all for competing to win, I’ve never been booked in 12 years, my time here, I totally…
