Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte chose to mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League in a rather unorthodox fashion by having an unseemly confrontation on the touchline at Stamford Bridge last Sunday, resulting in them both receiving red cards.
As anticipated, the Chelsea-Spurs clash had had been a compelling high-powered game and reaction was mixed to this unedifying sideshow of almost pantomime proportions.
Some observers felt outraged that two of the top managers should behave in such an inappropriate manner, like spoilt children on a playground.
Others laughed it off as more of a “handbags” situation that sometimes happens when there is a lot at stake.
The reality is probably somewhere between the two.
No one knows for sure what happened in that bizarre handshake at the final whistle at Stamford Bridge but it was enough for the red mist to descend on both…
