- Pep Clotet shoved after which shook Raimonds Krollis after he was despatched off
- The ex-Birmingham boss has been in command of Triestina since October 21
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Footage of former Birmingham Metropolis supervisor Pep Clotet has gone viral after the 47-year-old laid fingers on one among his gamers throughout a recreation in Italy’s Serie C on Friday.
Clotet – who was in command of Birmingham within the EFL Championship between 2019 and 2020 following a spell at Oxford United – is now managing Triestina, after being appointed slightly below three weeks in the past.
Friday’s 1-0 house loss to Giana Erminio left Triestina backside of the desk with only one win after 14 rounds of fixtures this season.
Triestina needed to play two thirds of Friday’s recreation with simply 10 males after Raimonds Krollis was proven a straight crimson card within the first half for lashing out at an opponent.
Supervisor Clotet was visibly livid with Krollis.
Triestina supervisor Pep Clotet (proper) approached Raimonds Krollis (left) after he was despatched off
Clotet shoved 23-year-old Krollis, who’s at present on mortgage at Triestina from Serie B facet Spezia
The supervisor grabbed Krollis by the collar of his shirt and started forcefully shaking him
After Krollis had left the sphere of play, Clotet shoved him earlier than grabbing the collar of his shirt with two fingers after which aggressively shaking the 23-year-old ahead.
Clotet obtained widespread criticism on social media for his conduct however, talking after the match, he was adamant that he had behaved appropriately.
He additionally declared that Krollis – who solely joined Triestina in August when he arrived from Serie B facet Spezia on a season-long mortgage – would by no means play for the membership once more ‘so long as I’m the coach.’
Clotet stated: ‘My gesture was proper for what occurred. What Krollis did is unacceptable. It damages Triestina, the membership he represents and soccer normally.
‘Giana Erminio stunned us with their tactical perspective, however we managed to get better and get into the sport till the expulsion.
‘Clearly, they then managed the sport, however we, in numerical inferiority, fought and tried till the top.
‘We have to develop a extra cautious mentality. We have to know tips on how to handle the essential moments of the video games, and that is a person facet.
‘We lack understanding of conditions. Typically we danger needlessly. However the dedication was there.
Clotet later defended his behaviour and stated that Krollis would by no means play below him once more
Spanish supervisor Clotet beforehand managed Birmingham Metropolis in England’s EFL Championship
Clotet is the supervisor who made Jude Bellingham (left) a first-team common as a 16-year-old
‘We defended properly even when we conceded an avoidable aim for a misplaced ball that we should always have managed higher.’
Triestina are the fourth membership Clotet has managed since leaving Birmingham in July 2020. Throughout this time, he has had three spells at Brescia, in addition to stints at SPAL and Torpedo Moscow.
Clotet took cost of 47 video games whereas he was Birmingham boss, successful 13 and shedding 19.
He famously gave Jude Bellingham his senior debut as a 16-year-old.
