A soccer coach has gone viral after appearing to avoid eye contact with a glamorous female reporter during an awkward post-match interview.
David Oulehla, manager of Czech soccer club FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem, was speaking to presenter Sabina Jaksova following his team’s defeat to SFC Opava.
Footage of the interview quickly attracted attention on social media, with fans noticing the coach’s apparent determination not to look directly at the reporter as she asked him questions.
Instead, Oulehla kept his gaze fixed straight ahead or glanced off to the side, maintaining a visibly tense expression throughout the exchange.
Instead, Oulehla kept his eyes fixed straight ahead or glanced off to the side, maintaining a visibly concerned expression throughout the interview.
A video shared on the club’s TikTok account, which has fewer than 30,000 followers, quickly went viral, racking up an impressive 1.8 million views.
Social media users were quick to poke fun at the coach, joking about his intense concentration and apparent determination to avoid eye contact.
“Fighting for his life,” joked TikTok user Kristoff Markson.
“Many years of meditation,” commented @Ononos.
“His level of self-control is biblical,” another viewer added.
Meanwhile, Jaksova, one of several glamorous reporters working for Viagem, previously revealed that the Czech club had personally approached her about becoming
Jaksova admitted she had no previous reporting experience when she joined the club’s media team, learning the ropes as she settled into her new role.
The viral interview has drawn comparisons to a similar incident involving another soccer coach last year.
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Arda Turan also attracted attention online after appearing to avoid eye contact with female reporter Daria Savina during an awkward post-match interview.
Throughout the two-minute exchange, Turan appeared visibly uncomfortable, fidgeting and repeatedly placing his hands in his pockets.
In another clip that circulated online, the Turkish coach was seen posing for a photograph with a female fan, appearing to put his arm around her while carefully avoiding physical contact.
Turan is married to Aslihan Dogan, whom he wed in a ceremony attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid midfielder previously made headlines after angrily confronting a reporter who attempted to question his wife outside the wedding venue.
“Be respectful, or I will crush your head and eyes!” Turan reportedly warned the journalist. “You’re talking to my wife.”
