- Lucy Zelic has joined Emma Hayes’ line
- Chelsea boss shoved her male counterpart
- Zelic has sided with Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall
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Lucy Zelic has waded into the big row between Emma Hayes and Jonas Eidevall, with broadcaster SBS insisting the manager was wrong to push her male rival.
The Chelsea boss, 47, put pressure on her Arsenal counterpart, 41, after her team’s 1-0 win at Molineux and then criticized his “masculine aggression”, insisting the push was her defending to his players, he did not get angry.
The dispute broke out after a disagreement over a late throw-in, with Chelsea attempting to use a new ball, but Eidevall had pointed out that the game was not being played on a multi-ball system, meaning they had to pick up the ball. original that had gone out of play.
When Eidevall went to shake Hayes’ hand at the final whistle, the Chelsea manager could be seen pointing at his counterpart before giving him a push.
Hayes attributed his actions to a response to “male aggression”, which stunned Eidevall, and the incident sparked a huge debate on social media.
Lucy Zelic has shared her opinion on the dispute between Emma Hayes and Jonas Eidevall
Broadcaster SBS sided with the Arsenal manager following the incident.
SBS broadcaster and football presenter Zelic has expressed her opinion and taken Eidevall’s side following the episode in the West Midlands.
“This is appalling behavior from Hayes here,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
‘The FA should sanction her retroactively, without a doubt.
‘If the roles were reversed and Eidevall pressured her, the headlines would be very different.
“We can’t preach from one hymnal and walk to the beat of a totally different drum.”
Hayes said he hoped to speak with Eidevall when things had calmed down.
“I think there’s a way to behave on the sideline, I really do,” Hayes said.
‘I think it’s absolutely essential that we role model in the right way. I am not willing to accept male aggression on the touchline.
“I’m really not, and to confront players, to me, that’s unacceptable.” I’m disappointed and I told Jonas so.
Hayes shoved the Arsenal manager after a fiery clash at Molineux over the weekend.
Hayes attributed her behavior to a reaction to ‘male aggression’
“I don’t think it’s right to behave like that. He got a yellow card and probably should have been sent off.
“I am all for competing to win, I have never been booked in 12 years, my time here, I fully accept that he is a winner and wants to win, but his behavior on the touchline was not acceptable.
‘The way he confronted Erin was not acceptable to me.
‘I was clear with him, I didn’t think it was acceptable. It is not the first time they have talked to him about his behavior in the band. I want to congratulate Arsenal. “They have won and I don’t want that to be talked about.”
When Eidevall was told that Hayes had used the words “male aggression” to describe his behaviour, the Arsenal manager responded by saying: “I think it’s a very irresponsible way of labeling the behavior I had.” I don’t think it’s the truth.
“I definitely don’t see myself as aggressive in that situation, I think it’s very irresponsible to put that label on it.”
