Mikel Arteta gave a cryptic response to the choice to disallow Kai Havertz’s late equaliser at Aston Villa, repeating the phrase “clear and obvious” when requested for his views.
Havertz bundled the ball over the road within the closing minutes at Villa Park to seemingly make the rating 1-1, just for referee Jarred Gillett to instantly penalise the Arsenal midfielder for handball.
Replays appeared to point out the ball grazing Havertz’s hand earlier than he poked it into the online. FA guidelines state “it is an offence if a player scores immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental.”
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Highlights from Aston Villa’s match towards Arsenal within the Premier League
Talking to Sky Sports activities, Arteta merely mentioned: “I prefer not to comment.” The supervisor was additionally sad concerning the resolution to not penalise Douglas Luiz for what he believed to be a foul within the space on Gabriel Jesus, saying that incident was “even clearer”.
When pushed on his response to the 2 flashpoints in his post-match press convention, Arteta merely mentioned: “Clear and apparent. Clear and apparent. That is what I imply.
“That’s my opinion. That’s all I can say.”
Arteta is already in hot water with the FA for his outspoken criticism of the choice to award Anthony Gordon’s winner for Newcastle towards Arsenal final month.
Redknapp: It is a garbage rule
Talking on Sky Sports activities, Jamie Redknapp admitted Gillett and the VAR officers – who spent a number of minutes checking the disallowed objective earlier than agreeing with the on-field name – made the proper resolution.
Nevertheless, he hit out on the guidelines themselves, saying: “Sadly it is the rule. It is a horrible rule that if the ball touches a participant’s hand after which a objective happens after it, it then turns into a handball – which is ridiculous when you consider it.
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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta determined towards giving any response on the 2 massive selections that went towards his aspect of their defeat to Aston Villa
“It’s a rubbish rule. How can that be handball? It looks like it could hit Matty Cash, it’s just rebounding around.
“Return to handball, ball handy. I believe that we’re getting ourselves in such a large number with these guidelines on a regular basis.
“How on earth can that be handball? He’s not meant to do it. It’s a rubbish law.
“It is the rule in the mean time, but when we’re attempting to assist soccer and attempting to enhance it and make it a greater spectacle with extra targets, then the powers that be have to have a look at that and go, ‘It is a garbage rule’.
“It’s grazed his arm. He’s not meant to do it. If he sticks his arm out and it hits his hand, that would be handball anyway.
“However whoever’s determined to give you that because the regulation, I believe it is ridiculous as a result of it is value Arsenal a objective.”
‘Jesus incident wasn’t a penalty’
Nevertheless, Redknapp and Karen Carney had much less sympathy for Arteta when it got here to the Luiz sort out on Jesus.
Gillett determined to not award Arsenal a penalty after the Brazil internationals collided and VAR agreed after a brief examine.
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Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery displays on their win over Arsenal and discusses whether or not they can proceed difficult on the prime of the desk
“Arsenal fans will be saying there’s contact but when I first saw it, for me it wasn’t enough,” Carney mentioned on Sky Sports activities.
“The threshold wasn’t high enough to give a penalty.
“He does barely hook his leg however for me it isn’t sufficient, so I do not suppose it’s a penalty.”
Redknapp added: “We noticed one at this time with Crystal Palace and Liverpool and persons are attempting to match that, however I do not suppose they’re the identical.
“I don’t think that one is a penalty.”
