By Ibukun Badmus
Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson’s frustration boiled over as he was caught on video calling a reporter a “p****” at a post-match press conference Saturday.
An uninspired goalless draw at home against Hull City leaves Leicester rooted at the bottom of the English Premier League table and they are bookmakers’ favourite to get relegated at the end of the season.
Pearson was enraged when a journalist asked him about an incident during the match in which a number of Leicester players surrounded the referee
The under-pressure Leicester chief was clearly irritated when a journalist asked him about an unsavoury incident during the match.
The reporter initially asked Pearson for his opinion on Steve Bruce’s claim that a number of Leicester players had surrounded referee Jon Moss and urged him to brandish a red card to Alex Bruce for a challenge on Riyad Mahrez.
Pearson then lost the plot when it was put to him that his team were “waxing or waning” in the relegation run-in.
“I don’t have to use that sort of analogy,” he responded.
“We are in the same position. We’ve got 10 games left, six games at home, and our home form has to be drastically improved for us to give ourselves the best chance. That’s it.
“You got any more questions you want to ask? Obviously not,” he said as the conference was rounding off.
Pearson can then clearly be heard saying: “Waxing or waning, f****** hell. My a***,” before getting up and appearing to utter the word: “P****.”
The 51-year-old has now been in the spotlight on two occasions this season.
He was given a one-game touchline ban and slapped with a £10,000 fine in November for telling one of his own supporters to “f*** off and die.”
Just last month he was involved in an ugly incident with James McArthur when he throttled the floored Crystal Palace midfielder after the pair had hit the deck together.
He also entered a war of words with the Match of the Day presenter and former Leicester striker, Gary Lineker, having been criticised on the programme.
Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha wanted to sack him afterwards but his son changed his mind.
The FA and FA have not reacted to Saturday’s incident as at the time of filing this report.
