Emma Hayes and Jonas Eidevall clashed at the end of the Conti Cup final; the Chelsea manager said Eidevall show ‘male aggression’ in confrontation with Erin Cuthbert; Eidevall claims disagreement over use of multi-ball or single ball systems.
The pair clashed at the end of the Gunners’ 1-0 win over Chelsea at Molineux – retaining their competition title in the process – with Hayes pushing Eidevall during a heated exchange of words.
The Arsenal manager later explained how a disagreement over using a multi-ball or single-ball system had been the root cause, but Hayes was angry with his actions towards her player.
She told BBC Sport: “I think there’s a way to behave on the side of the pitch and not for the first time, I’ve been in women’s football a long time and I don’t think we should tolerate male aggression like we did today.
“Fronting up or squaring up to a player is something that’s unacceptable. I’ve never been booked in 12 years of my career but I think there’s a way to behave on the touchline.
“He received a yellow card but perhaps should have been more.”
