FORMER EFL boss Pep Clotet furiously grabbed and shoved his own player after the forward was sent off.
Clotet, 47, managed Oxford and Birmingham between 2017 and 2020.
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During his time at St Andrew’s he helped to nurture Jude Bellingham.
Since leaving Birmingham, Clotet has had three spells with Italian side Brescia, as well as stints at SPAL and Torpedo Moscow.
Last month he took charge of third tier Triestina.
Languishing at the bottom of Serie C, the club’s board would have hoped for their new manager to inject some fight into his troops.
But this probably wasn’t what they had in mind.
In the 33rd minute of tonight’s home clash with Giana Erminio, goal-shy striker Raimonds Krollis was shown a straight red card.
As the Latvian trudged off the pitch, Clotet caught his attention.
Instead of heading straight down the tunnel, Krollis walked towards his manager.
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At this point, an enraged Clotet grabbed the forward by the collar of his shirt and began to shake him.
Krollis, 23, appeared dejected and did not try to free himself from his manager’s astonishing outburst.
Triestina had to play with ten men for around an hour.
And combustible Clotet’s mood won’t have been helped by how the game ended.
Just three minutes from time, Giana Erminio grabbed a late winner via Gabriel Avinci.
The result leaves Triestina rooted to the bottom of the table with just six points from 14 games.
Since taking over on October 21, Clotet has amassed two points from four games.
Triestina have not won since beating Arzignano all the way back on August 24.
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