Mourinho describes Hugo Lloris and Son’s bust-up as ‘beautiful’ (2020)
Jose Mourinho seemed to enjoy the frank exchange of opinions between Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min on Monday night. Goalkeeper Lloris made a very swift beeline to Son as the half-time whistle blew during their meeting with Everton and wasn’t shy in giving the South Korean a piece of his mind – and a little shove.
Spurs captain Lloris was far from happy that Son didn’t track back when Everton attacked and it took Giovani Lo Celso, Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko to separate them.
Mourinho described the moment as ‘beautiful’.
‘It’s beautiful,’ he said after his side secured a 1-0 win. …I don’t know if there was any push or not, but it was important for the team to grow up. Because for the team to grow up you need to demand from each other and be strong personalities and I was really pleased.’
Jermaine Beckford vs Eoin Doyle (2016)
Preston North End were trailing Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in this 2016 Championship fixture and desperately searching for a way back into the game against 10 men.
Beckford wasn’t happy to say the least when Doyle passed to Marnick Vermijl in the 90th-minute when he believed he was in a better position.
The pair clashed and had to be pulled apart by team-mates before both were sent off, scuppering any chance Preston had of saving the game.
In the end, Preston had to refund all of their fans who travelled to Hillsborough that night.
Emmanuel Adebayor vs Nicklas Bendtner (2008)
Arsenal fans must have thought they were in a nightmare as they trailed bitter rivals Tottenham 4-1 in the semi-finals of the League Cup.
But things then took a surreal twist when strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner became embroiled in an ugly spat.
They started arguing, pushing and shoving as the Gunners prepared to take a corner, with Adebayor appearing to headbutt his Danish team-mate, leaving him with a bloody and swollen nose. Captain William Gallas had to separate the pair.
Their disagreement apparently stemmed from Adebayor taking offence at Bendtner breaching club rules over wearing trainers in the dressing room.
Lee Bowyer vs Kieron Dyer (2005)
There’s rarely a dull moment at Newcastle United and that was certainly the case during a horror show of a performance against Aston Villa back in 2005.
Trailing 3-0 at home and down to 10 men, Dyer and Bowyer came to blows on the pitch in front of 50,000 people. After a tirade of swear words, Bowyer walked over and started throwing punches. Both were sent off and club staff had to sit between them in the home dressing room until the final whistle.
Dyer received a three-match ban for the sending off but Bowyer, judged to be the aggressor, was banned for seven matches. Dyer later revealed that Bowyer was furious he wasn’t passing the ball to him in Newcastle’s midfield.
Anwar El Ghazi vs Tyrone Mings (2019)
Aston Villa’s Anwar El Ghazi appeared to headbutt his own team-mate Tyrone Mings during a goalless draw with West Ham.
Mings was livid when El Ghazi failed to track an opponent and furiously shouted at his team-mate. El Ghazi immediately flew into a rage, thrusting his head towards Mings.
The pair had to be separated by Marvelous Nakamba and Bjorn Engels. Villa manager Dean Smith insisted it was no more than a storm in a teacup.
Bruce Grobbelaar vs Steve McManaman (1993)
It is one thing to feel the wrath of a team-mate but happening in a derby against your bitterest rivals is quite another.
That was the fate to befall Liverpool’s Steve McManaman after a poor clearance from a corner resulted in Everton’s Mark Ward scoring at Goodison Park in September 1993.
Goalkeeper Grobbelaar was miffed to say the least, not only giving McManaman a verbal blast but a smack round the face as well.
Liverpool went on to lose 2-0 and McManaman said many years later that ‘it ended there and then. A couple of slaps and punches and there it ended.’
Credit: dailymail.co.uk
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