Cristian Stellini will be absent from the dugout for Tottenham's next Premier League against Bournemouth after being shown a red card in Saturday's clash with Brighton. Spurs' hugely important 2-1 win over the Seagulls in the race for a Champions League spot was somewhat overshadowed by some controversial VAR decisions and the touchline altercations involving Stellini and Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi.
The first incident occurred prior to kick off when De Zerbi delivered some angry words towards Stellini, which included pointing a finger in the Spurs head coach's direction. During the game tensions boiled over again which led to both manager's being sent off. Despite offering De Zerbi plenty of praise in his pre-match press conference, Stellini seemed surprised by his outburst and red card despite not being involved in the second touchline fracas.
"I can say only that what happened on the pitch, stay onto the pitch," he said. "Sometimes it seems something bad but is not. I want to let everyone understand that this is my second game like head coach for Tottenham and I want to give respect to all the managers in Premier League.
