Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has dismissed accusations from Chelsea boss Emma Hayes of him behaving with 'male aggression' on the touchline during the Women’s League Cup final.
The Gunners secured their seventh League Cup victory after Stina Blackstenius scored in extra time after 116 minutes at Molineux.
Towards the end of the 90 minutes, the game was stopped after Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum collapsed on the field. The match was paused for seven minutes, with Arsenal confirming the Norwegian was 'conscious and stable' shortly after.
After the game, Eidevall approached Hayes, seemingly to shake hands, but the long-serving Chelsea manager appeared to push him out of the way.
During the match, as the ball went out of play for a free kick, Chelsea substitute Ann-Katrin Berger threw a spare ball to her teammate Erin Cuthbert to ensure a quick throw-in.
Eidevall and his Arsenal staff were unhappy, with the two sides disagreeing over whether a multi-ball system should be in place.
Eidevall was booked during that incident, with Hayes believing he should have been sent off.
'I think there's a way to conduct yourself on the touchline, I really do,' Hayes said. 'I think it's absolutely essential that we set a good example. I'm not okay with male aggression on the touchline, I'm really not, and confronting players, for me, that's unacceptable.
'I'm disappointed and I told Jonas that. I don't think it's okay to behave like that. He got a yellow card and he should probably have been sent off.
'I'm all for competing to win, I've never been booked in 12 years, my time here, I totally accept he's a winner and wants to win but his behavior on the touchline wasn't acceptable.
Eidevall rejected Hayes' accusations and the use of the term 'male aggression'.
'I think that's a very irresponsible way of describing my behavior, I don't feel comfortable with that label, I don't think it's true to do that so I think it's very irresponsible to do that,' he said.
'There is a way you behave in the technical area. You need to be a good winner and a good loser.
'I am happy with how I conduct myself. Others need to look at themselves in the mirror.'
Arsenal's win ended Chelsea’s hopes of a quadruple in what will be Hayes' final season in charge after being at the helm since 2012.
