Diego Simeone has explained why he clashed with a Liverpool fan after Virgil van Dijk‘s late header put Liverpool 3-2 up against Atletico Madrid.Simeone is a passionate man and his touchline theatrics bring much-needed character to the game. However, his emotions can boil over.One such instance came after Van Dijk’s winning goal, when the manager ran towards the crowd to his left and angrily confronted a supporter while being held back by stewards.“I’m a person, I’m human,” he declared after the match. Simeone was subsequently sent off for his actions and later said: “I’m not really going to get into the exact nature of the insults.“I don’t want to get involved in that. I don’t want to get into that discussion. I’ve got to, you know, stay in my place. I know what went on behind the manager’s bench.“I can’t solve society’s problems in one press conference. I’ve got to live with it because it exists all over the place all the time.”When Simeone was asked if he could say what the referee said to him when sending him off, Simeone replied, “No,” then left the room.The Atletico manager shed some further light on the night’s events, telling Spanish broadcaster Movistar (h/t the Athletic): “There is a lot of talk about taking care, but they (fans) were shouting insults through the whole game from behind the bench, and I cannot say anything as I am a coach. “Obviously my reaction is not justifiable; I insulted him, but it was 90 minutes of being insulted the whole time.“Then you turn around, when your opponent has scored, and they are still insulting you. It is not that easy. The referee understood the situation. I hope that a team like Liverpool can improve that part.“When they identify the person who did this, it should have its consequences, but he who needs to stay calm and take the insults is me.“In my place you just have to take it.”Simeone raises a good point about the abuse footballers and managers have to take on the chin without response.However, it is not a good look to be responding by squaring up to the crowd and physically pushing stewards out of the way.