Strasbourg boss Liam Rosenior was furious with Monaco head coach Adi Hutter following the two teams' 0-0 draw at the weekend.
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Strasbourg and Monaco played out a 0-0 drawRosenior involved in full-time altercation with Adi HutterEnglish coach explained his actions after the matchFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior had a brief verbal altercation with Monaco head coach Adi Hutter at full-time after the match finished in an uneventful 0-0 draw on Saturday. The footage captured by reveals the words Rosenior used as he confronted Hutter.
"I've been waiting 20 minutes to shake your hand. Well done. You do this every game! I have to shake your hand. I've been waiting 20 minutes, Adi! Do you do this to everyone? This is the first time I've seen it. Well done, you're a top man," said a visibly annoyed Rosenior.
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Rosenior provided more context about his full-time altercation with Hutter and explained the reasoning behind his outburst.
He said: "There is a code that I live by: you respect your opposition, you respect the people that you play against. I felt that the code was broken. I felt that code was broken in the first game [against Monaco earlier in the season]. When I have to wait five minutes to shake the opposition manager's hand, that says a lot about other people. I am here to win matches, not to make friends." (h/t Get French Football News)
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This is Rosenior's third job, having previously gained managerial experience in England with Derby County and Hull City, with the Strasbourg boss having recently been linked with replacing Enzo Maresca at Chelsea. In the post-match press conference, Hutter used the fact that he has been managing for 16 years to defend himself from the 40-year-old's accusations, stating: "It is the first time in my 16 years as a manager that I’ve heard things like this. I have managed in many countries, managed 650 matches. I have been coaching for two years in France and no coach has ever said to me that I have disappointed them."
