Some background has emerged on how Daniel Siebert behaved amid the protests regarding his error during AC Milan’s loss to Chelsea on Tuesday.
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MilanNews report that Siebert – who is included in the list of referees who will go to the Qatar 2022 World Cup – not only lost the game with questionable distribution of cards and after the penalty plus the red to Fikayo Tomori, but he also showed an ‘arrogant attitude’ towards the players and the Milan coaching staff, especially during the return to the locker room at the end of the first half.
The report states that once he and the players had entered the tunnel there were ‘several requests for explanations’ from Milan towards Siebert who, in response, with an ‘arrogant tone’ told the Rossoneri to rewatch the images of the Tomori-Mount contact.
Even in his return to the field and for the entire duration of the match, Siebert displayed a dismissive and abrasive attitude. He repeatedly refused to speak with the Milan players on the field and only at the end of the game could he not escape having to face Pioli’s peaceful and legitimate protest.
