{"id":296235,"date":"2023-11-06T11:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T11:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296235"},"modified":"2023-11-06T11:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T11:24:03","slug":"arsenal-boss-jonas-eidevall-accused-of-bullying-fourth-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-jonas-eidevall-accused-of-bullying-fourth-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall accused of 'BULLYING' fourth official"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor has accused Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall of ‘bullying’ the fourth official during their Women’s Super League match on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor made the claim after the Gunners’ 2-1 victory, in which Stina Blackstenius netted a late winner following an error from keeper Khiara Keating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two managers were involved in some heated exchanges during the match, which saw City suffer their first defeat of the domestic season.<\/p>\n
Taylor said he was ‘protecting’ fourth official Melissa Burgin because of Eidevall’s behaviour.<\/p>\n
‘That is always the same with him because he is constantly at the fourth official and I think it is bullying,’ Taylor told the BBC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall has been accused of ‘bullying’ the fourth official on Sunday<\/p>\n
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Man City manager Gareth Taylor made the claims after the pair were involved in some heated exchanges<\/p>\n
‘I am protecting the fourth official but that’s not my job.’<\/p>\n
Eidevall was not spoken to by the referee about his conduct during the win and Arsenal have not commented on the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Gunners opened the scoring through Steph Catley before Keating saved a Kim Little penalty.<\/p>\n
Chloe Kelly brought things level in the 72nd minute, but the Gunners sealed the win three minutes from time after Blackstenius capitalised on a misjudgement from Keating – as the City keeper rushed out to deal with a long ball from Katie McCabe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylor said: ‘I think everyone who saw that game could see we should have won. We are feeling a little bit robbed.<\/p>\n
‘It’s a similar story to last season. We created a lot of chances and we’ve got to be better at the top end of the pitch.<\/p>\n
‘The performance was very good. We dominated and there was a point when I thought they were out on their feet and there was only one team that was going to win.’<\/p>\n
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Taylor said he was ‘protecting’ fourth official Melissa Burgin (pictured) during the game<\/p>\n
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