Prior to the Blues’ matchup with Spurs, Jesus Perez, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino’s assistant, has taken a playful jab at Tottenham. The Spaniard, who acknowledged to an FA misconduct allegation earlier this week, will be in the dugout with his Argentine counterpart on Monday night.
When Perez invaded the opposing team’s technical area during Chelsea’s match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge last Saturday, it was determined that he had behaved improperly. He acknowledged responsibility for his acts and was fined £4,000.
After the Blues’ loss against Thomas Frank’s team, Pochettino expressed his regret on behalf of Perez. “I believe he should be fined and punished because you are unable to go,” he uttered. We are unable to enter the Brentford region, so I must apologize to the Brentford coaching staff.
“He is aware that he erred. To be fair, he wanted to succeed and assist the team in gaining possession of the ball and initiating the action. The attitude of Jesus, in my opinion, is that we desire this kind of behavior, but he overlooked the fact that there is a new rule in this season; if you go to another technical area, it suffices.”
A touchline ban does not always follow a red card, even though the player has been given his marching orders. Rather, in the event that a coach is sent off, they are not allowed to witness the rest of the game. This information is then recorded so that charges can be decided upon.
This time, Perez was charged normally, acknowledged his punishment, and the amount of his fine was made public. A series of warnings would have to occur before an automatic touchline ban was imposed as a penalty.
A one-match suspension follows three cautions, two after two, and nine after three. A misbehavior complaint would be filed with the Regulatory Commission after 12 warnings.
Nevertheless, when they return to their former stomping ground on Monday night, Pochettino will still have his right-hand man at his side. The Chelsea manager made an effort to win over Blues and Spurs supporters, but his assistant has revealed his real colors on social media.
Perez shared two pictures of his daughters adopting the identical posture on X, the original name of Twitter, and Instagram, taken years apart. One from his north London days, wearing Tottenham shirts, and the other presently wearing Chelsea uniforms. The post’s caption, written in Spanish, read, “#love is colour blind.”
