The latest edition of the Battle of the Bridge was more the Battle of the Dugouts on Sunday but the suggestion that Antonio Conte should be banned for his late red card is baffling.
Both the Italian and his opposite number Thomas Tuchel are men of passion and that was evident throughout the Premier League derby at Stamford Bridge as the heat rose on and off the pitch on Sunday afternoon. However, in the crunch moment that brought both men red cards from referee Anthony Taylor as things reached boiling point, only one of them appeared to be the agitator.
Conte attempted to shake hands quickly after the final whistle on his way to applaud the away fans and move on from the whole encounter. It was a cursory offering of the hand before walking past, but that did not meet Tuchel's expectations and he gripped the Spurs head coach's hand tightly, refusing to let him go and in doing so yanked him back towards him with the motion.
