After an unfavorable result, the misery of a soccer manager does not end in the full -time whistle, as they should explain to the world what went wrong.
From Joe Kinnear’s speech, who saw him use more than 50 profanity in six minutes for José Mourinho’s demand for “respect” when he was at Hotseat at Man United, Premier League saw some heated exchanges between managers and reporters.
Mikel Arteta’s post-game tantrum after Arsenal’s draw with Man United on Sunday was the latest example of a manager losing his rag in the press.
The Spaniard left an interview on TV when asked about the hopes of the Arsenal title after the result. The gunners were kept in a 1 x 1 draw on Old Trafford and now Liverpool-Toppers trails for 15 points with a game in hand.
Reporter Patrick Davison stopped Arteta leaving his postpartum interview once to ask a final question about the title race, but the Spaniard refused to answer and made a hasty exit.
Here, Mail Sport took a look five more times, where managers lost their calm and moved away from reporters.
Mikel Arteta left his post-game press conference after Arsenal’s draw with Man United
Gunners are now 15 points behind Liverpool fugitive leaders after a 1-1 draw is drawn
Joe Kinnear (Newcastle) – October 2008
Beginning the light, let’s look at Kinnear’s speech about reporters at her first official press conference as Newcastle’s interim manager in 2008.
Kinnear was furious with the media by feeling overlooked by what had been written about him after his appointment. The general feeling in Tyneside was that Kinnear was a temporary reserved space in charge, while former owner Mike Ashley sought an appropriate permanent replacement.
On the first day of Kinnear in charge, Newcastle’s team received a few days off as Ashley was trying to find a buyer for the club. Simon Bird, the Northeast Daily Mirror correspondent, wrote: ‘Joe Kinnear marked his first shift in Newcastle yesterday … and didn’t have the first team to work.’
Kinnear was offended by this, and it was probably the straw that broke the back of the camel, as the newspapers had written less than a flattering copy of him last week. He entered the room and asked before sitting down: ‘What is Simon Bird? You are shit. ‘
The next in the line of shooting was Niall Hickman, a soccer writer at Daily Express. Kinnear told him that he was ‘fucking out of order’ and that he can ‘fuck to another terrain’. ONECCCording for a journalist’s counting, 52 oath words were used in the early six minutes of the half -hour press conference – a curse every seven seconds.
Kinnear was not fined or formally disciplined by his speech full of profanity. Newcastle stayed with him behind the scenes, but his reputation was stained between the media after the most explosive press conference in Premier League history.
Joe Kinnear had the most profanity speech by any premier League manager in the story
Jose Mourinho (Man United) – August 2018
In the last year of Mourinho in Old Trafford, it was evident that one of the great tactical of the game had lost a little touch, when his united team set in sixth place and 11 points to the first four drift when he was fired in December.
Four months before his resignation, United suffered a 3-0 defeat by Tottenham in Old Trafford, after which Mourinho swung at his post-game press conference. The defeat was heavier from Mourinho at home in his career, and the first time he lost two of his three opening games in the league.
At the end of the heated press conference, Mourinho called his critics, holding three fingers to represent the number of Premier League titles he won with Chelsea.
The Portuguese boss said: ‘Do you know what was the result? 3-0. But what that [three fingers] Also means?
‘This also means three Premier Leagues and I won more alone than the other 19 managers together. Three for me, two for them. So respect, respect, respect. ‘
In his last season at Manchester United, José Mourinho conducted an infamous interview, where he demanded respect from reporters for his achievements at the Premier League
Roy Hodgson (West Brom) – November 2011
It was not until 2018 that filming of Roy Hodgson’s frustrated explosion in the match of the day circulated on the internet. West Brom chief smoked at a reporter because he believed he was the recipient of a false line of questioning.
Hodgson’s team secured a 2-1 win over Bolton, but he was unhappy in his postpartum interview, even pointing bad words to the reporter, which is why the shoot was not shown at the time.
“We were disgusted by another decision that I find difficult to accept,” said Hodgson, about a penalty incident between Zoltan Gera and Fabrice Muamba. The reporter then asked him what decision he was referring to, causing English to lose his calm.
“Let’s not take OP *** here,” said Hodgson, after accusing the reporter of being “complicated”. The reporter insisted that he was asking a genuine question, but that did little to calm Hodgson.
He was not convinced of the claim of the reporter of innocence and insisted that he believed it was being insinmer. The reporter then asked Hodgson if he would like to restart the interview, to which the manager forced after saying: ‘I will not mention it [the penalty incident] then. There was no fucking penalty in the game.
Hodgson was not sanctioned for his behavior.
Roy Hodgson once accused a reporter for the match of the day of taking ‘p ***’ with his questions
Nigel Pearson – (Leicester) April 2015
Nigel Pearson was involved in a discussion with a reporter after his Leicester team suffered a 3-1 defeat by Chelsea in 2015. Despite the result, Pearson insisted that his team would recover, citing his ability to refute previous critics.
Ian Baker, Wardle Whittell reporter at the time, asked the criticism of Leicester’s head specifically referring. This caused a lively reaction and led Baker to be called ‘Ostrich’, ‘stupid’ and ‘Daft’, as well as his voice imitated by Pearson.
The veteran manager wondered if Baker had his head in the clouds or sand like an ostrich. Pearson was overwhelmed because he felt that the criticism of his players were public and relentless.
Baker disagreed, arguing that ‘there were no very hard criticism of the players’, making Pearson lose his calm. The manager told the reporter not to give this ‘c ** p’ with him and began to call him stupid before leaving the press conference.
Soon after, Pearson apologized for the incident at Leicester’s next press conference. Baker went to Twitter to say that he had accepted the apology, where he wrote: ‘I accepted the apology. Fair game for him [Pearson] For being big enough to apologize.
Nigel Pearson locked the horns with a reporter, calling him several insults before invading
Harry Redknapp (Tottenham) – August 2010
In one of Premier League’s most inexplicable managers, Harry Redknapp was deeply offended by being labeled as ‘Wheeler Dealer’ for his reputation for securing last -minute purchases on the day of the transfer time.
In August 2010, Sky Sports reporter Rob Palmer said playing that Redknapp had earned the reputation of being a bit of ‘Wheeler’s dealer’ with his transfers business, to which Redknapp immediately snapped.
“No, I’m not a wheel salesman, don’t call me that,” he said. Palmer immediately showed his remorse, stating that he did not mean that offensive, but Redknapp did not extend any sympathy.
“I didn’t make my name as Wheeler-Dealer’s position, don’t say that to a soccer manager,” added Tottenham Gaffer at the time while he left the interview.
Reflecting on the incident in 2022, Redknapp explained that he felt as if his credibility as a soccer manager was being underestimated and insisted that he was more than just a cunning entrepreneur.
