The French coach of Crystal Palace came out of his hinges on Thursday after being heckled by opposing supporters on the lawn.
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Generally so stoic, Patrick Vieira failed to maintain his composure. After the meeting between Everton and Crystal Palace on Thursday May 19, the French Eagles coach kicked a Toffees supporter. As he had to cross the lawn at Goodison Park to get from his bench to the locker room, the French coach found himself faced with a tide of Everton supporters, descending on the lawn to celebrate the victory of theirs, synonymous retention in the Premier League.
In this context of invasion of the field, a supporter, quicker to chamber the opponent than to celebrate his club, verbally attacked the manager of the London club. In his video, we hear him attacking the French in a flowery “F *** off” vocabulary, with obscene gestures in support. If he seemed impassive at first, Vieira finally cracked.
Patrick Vieira has been filmed in an altercation with an Everton fan on the pitch at Goodison Park during tonight’s pitch invasion. pic.twitter.com/MOliWvsSHJ
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) May 19, 2022
Nothing serious for the fan who was able to get up, but an act that makes people talk, rightly, across the Channel. The world champion with the Blues in 1998, who refused to comment on his gesture, risks a suspension from the English League and could be suspended for the first games of next season.