- Tindall previously shushed former Liverpool Jurgen Klopp during last campaign
- The outspoken assistant manager watched the remainder from the stands
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Newcastle’s assistant manager Jason Tindall was sent off at half-time during the Magpies’ Boxing Day clash with Aston Villa after shushing Unai Emery on the touchline.
Eddie Howe’s outspoken assistant was repeatedly engaging with the Villa manager during a heated first-half which saw Jhon Duran sent off after just half-an-hour.
Tindall will watch the remainder of the match from the stands.
The assistant manager has form with the gesture, having previously directed it towards former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp when the two teams met at the start of the 2023-24 season.
As Klopp berated the fourth assistant in the wake of Virgil van Dijk being sent off during the tie, Tindall lifted a finger to his lips and appeared to shush the head coach.
But while the German manager was seemingly unfazed by Tindall’s touchline antics, Emery was more incensed, with the pair focused on one another’s behaviour at numerous points during the first-half before Tindall’s gesture.
Newcastle assistant coach Jason Tindall (right) was sent to the stands for shushing Aston Villa manger Unai Emery (foreground)
The Villa boss had previously snubbed Eddie Howe’s assistant and was becoming increasingly incensed on the sidelines
Tensions between the pair rose as Newcastle went ahead and Villa had Jhon Duran sent off
Tindall and Emery have recent history, with the Villa boss seeming to snub Tindall’s handshake in January of this year when Newcastle travelled to Villa Park.
But rather than turn the other cheek, Tindall’s role as a heel in the dugout is something he relishes, as he shared with Mail Sport in February.
‘I don’t care if I upset people,’ he said. ‘I’m not going to stop being me. It’s not deliberate.
‘I won’t stop being me all of a sudden because of what people say about me and what they tell me to do.
‘If anyone thinks that’s going to stop me being my real self, that’s not going to happen.
‘Listen, I don’t mean to get under the skin of opposing managers or deliberately upset anyone. All I’m interested in doing is helping Newcastle win matches. Once kick-off is there, that’s my only motivation.
‘My goal is to do everything in my power to help the team. If that upsets a few people along the way, then so be it.’
Howe himself has previously praised his long-serving assistant for the role he plays beyond offering tactical support.
Tindall has previously been content to play an irritant in the dugout in a bid to boost on-pitch performances
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe shared that he has encouraged his assistant to act that way
‘We’re both very active on the sidelines and I’ve encouraged Jason to be that way,’ the Newcastle manager shared in 2023.
‘We were very much a partnership when we started in management – we try to do everything that we can to help the players.’
Newcastle are enjoying a purple patch of form this winter, and lead 2-0 at St James’ Park on Boxing Day.
Victory on Thursday could lift the Magpies up to fifth after an uneven start to the season.
