Thomas Tuchel was 'significantly more culpable' in the incident, according to an FA disciplinary panel |
Thomas Tuchel, the head coach of Chelsea FC, has been fined £20,000 ($23,000) for misconduct and warned about his future behaviour on Wednesday.
Thomas Tuchel was fined £20,000 ($23,000) and warned about
his future behaviour on Wednesday after the Chelsea manager suggested referee
Anthony Taylor should not be allowed to take charge of the club's matches.
Tuchel admitted a Football Association charge of improper
conduct following his comments about Taylor after Chelsea's stormy 2-2 draw
with Tottenham in the Premier League in August.
"An independent regulatory commission has ordered
Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel to be fined £20,000 and warned about his future conduct
for breaching FA Rule E3.1 during a post-match press conference on Sunday,
August 14 2022," an FA statement said.
"The manager admitted that his comments after their
Premier League match against Tottenham constitute improper conduct as they
imply bias, question the integrity of the match referee, and bring the game
into disrepute."
Tuchel was furious after two key decisions by Taylor went
against Chelsea and led to Tottenham goals in the London derby.
Taylor failed to award a free-kick for a foul on Chelsea
forward Kai Havertz in the build-up to Tottenham's first equaliser by
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, whose shot was allowed to stand despite a strong case
for offside against Richarlison.
Harry Kane's stoppage-time equaliser for the visitors came
after Tottenham defender Cristian Romero had avoided punishment for pulling
Chelsea's Marc Cucurella to the ground by his hair despite a VAR check.
Tuchel and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte were both sent off
after the final whistle following a pair of touchline clashes, with the German
given a one-game ban.
Asked if Taylor should not referee the Blues again, Tuchel
said: "Maybe it would be better, maybe it would be better.
"I don't think that just some of the fans think that; I
can assure you that the whole dressing room of us, every person thinks that.
"Not only the fans. You know the players, they know
what's going on when they are on the pitch. They know it."
VAR official Mike Dean later admitted he should have asked
Taylor to review the Romero-Cucurella incident.
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