{"id":296450,"date":"2023-11-08T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296450"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:25:17","slug":"arsenal-boss-jonas-eidevall-hits-back-over-bullying-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-jonas-eidevall-hits-back-over-bullying-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall hits back over &apos;bullying&apos; claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;Borderline slander&#8217;: Arsenal Women&#8217;s boss Jonas Eidevall hits back at Gareth Taylor&#8217;s &#8216;unacceptable&#8217; comments after the Man City manager accused him of &#8216;BULLYING&#8217; a female fourth official<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taylor was critical of\u00a0Eidevall\u2019s behaviour in Arsenal&#8217;s 2-1 win over Man City<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eidevall said the Man City boss should apologise for &#8216;unacceptable comments&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a clown &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has hit back at Gareth Taylor after the Manchester City boss accused him of \u2018bullying\u2019 the fourth official during their Women\u2019s Super League match.<\/p>\n<p>The two coaches were involved in some heated exchanges on the sideline as Arsenal edged a 2-1 victory at Meadow Park.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was critical of Eidevall\u2019s behaviour after the game and claimed he had to \u2018protect\u2019 fourth official Melissa Burgin from his opposite number.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is always the same with him because he is constantly at the fourth official and I think it is bullying,\u2019 Taylor told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am protecting the fourth official but that&#8217;s not my job.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/14\/77558535-12725555-image-a-77_1699455572394.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall slammed Gareth Taylor for &#8216;unacceptable comments&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/15\/77558577-12725555-Taylor_had_accused-a-80_1699455740631.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor had accused\u00a0Eidevall of &#8216;bullying&#8217; the fourth official during Arsenal&#8217;s win over Man City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/15\/77558563-12725555-image-a-78_1699455613109.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taylor said he was &#8216;protecting&#8217; fourth official Melissa Burgin (pictured) during the game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Eidevall was not booked or spoken to by the officials and said Taylor\u2019s comments were bordering on slander.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was really disappointed with the comments,\u2019 Eidevall said ahead of the Gunners\u2019 League Cup match with Bristol City.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is no truth in them. The wording that Gareth used afterwards is borderline slander. Either he is not very good with the truth or he is not very good with the language.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think his comments are acceptable and I would expect him to reach out with an apology but I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s going to happen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United boss Marc Skinner was asked about Taylor\u2019s comments and described the City boss as a \u2018trustworthy\u2019 character.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know there are occasions when we&#8217;ve played against each other that passion runs high on the sides. But I wasn&#8217;t at that game and if it has spilled over then we, as coaches, need to make sure we stay between the lines and the respect needed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/15\/77558733-12725555-image-a-81_1699455790672.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eidevall claimed that Taylor&#8217;s wording was &#8216;borderline slander&#8217; and said he should apologise<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/15\/77558815-12725555-image-a-82_1699455876849.jpg\" height=\"576\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United boss\u00a0Marc Skinner has\u00a0described the City boss as a \u2018trustworthy\u2019 character<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It&#8217;s hard for me to comment on that situation, but there are times I&#8217;ve been over passionate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What I&#8217;d say about Gareth [Taylor] is, if Gareth has seen what he&#8217;s seen, he&#8217;s a trustworthy character. I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s seen things he might not like and maybe Jonas has seen the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But our responsibility is to stay within the guidelines of respect. We our here to be role models for the next generation of coaches, and also our players and fans.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12725555\/Arsenal-boss-Jonas-Eidevall-Gareth-Taylor-borderline-slander-Man-City-manager-BULLYING-fourth-official.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Borderline slander&#8217;: Arsenal Women&#8217;s boss Jonas Eidevall hits back at Gareth Taylor&#8217;s &#8216;unacceptable&#8217; 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