Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate accused Luiz Felipe Scolari of attempting to get one of his players sent off during their 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Southgate also revealed that Scolari had refused to shake hands at the end of the game.
“There were words between my assistant and Phil Scolari,” said Southgate. “He seemed to want to get one of my players booked. He didn’t shake hands at the end. A strange reaction, but that’s his prerogative.”
Chelsea’s assistant coach Ray Wilkins insisted there was no problem with the Middlesbrough bench over Scolari’s action. Wilkins confirmed that he did shake hands with Southgate but went on to say: “It’s a very emotional game, isn’t it? Passions run high. “They ran high on their bench. They did on ours. That’s the way the game is played”.
