We must not provoke Patrick Vieira. Especially when his team, which had the game in hand (2-0 at the break), has just lost (2-3) in the last minutes. This is the observation that was able to make this Thursday evening a supporter of Everton a little too provocative, who received a kick from the former midfielder of Arsenal.
Why so much excitement on the part of this supporter towards the 98 world champion with the Blues. Quite simply because his team, with this unexpected victory, had just saved its head one day from the end of the championship. Hence the invasion of the field, a very trendy practice at the end of the season.
As Skysports footage shows, as he heads into the tunnel leading to the changing rooms, Patrick Vieira is harassed by a Toffees fan. The latter gives him the middle finger and inveighs, probably not to congratulate him, while filming the scene with his phone. The Eagles coach keeps calm before getting his claws out. He turns around and strikes a masterful tackle of which he has the secret to the young man, sent to the ground. The fight seemed to continue when a member of Everton staff calmed things down and accompanied Vieira to the locker room.
Asked about his stroke at a press conference, the Crystal Palace coach replied: “I have nothing to say about it”. It remains to be seen whether this evening will have a sequel.