Arteta is probably one of the most petulant managers in the league and it seems the only time he's not prickly is when they're on a winning streak.
In terms of this, I'd agree with some of the comments before me that Bruno Guimaraes' missed red card was the most blatant error of the day. How VAR didn't call that one back is honestly baffling. How he still isn't punished retrospectively is more proof of the uneven playing field.
Havertz's situation is a bit more complicated. The first challenge did look at first glance a lot worse than it was, I think that was only a yellow in the end, However around the start of the second half he probably should've gone for another sliding challenge where he caught the player pretty high on the shin I believe. It was called a foul as far as I recall, and while the impact was fairly modest it was far more reckless than the (sorry to bring it up again) than Ashley Young's slide for his second yellow.
In terms of the goal, it was probably right that the on field decision stood if they really weren't sure. I agree it wasn't clear from the one angle provided if the ball was actually out, yes you can see grass but as mentioned the centre of the ball could still be overhanging the line and without another angle you can't tell for certain. I'm kinda amazed more images haven't come out showing something more level with the line. The second incident the foul not given I think probably was a foul given the two hands on the back, and I think this was maybe the biggest complaint, but it was still a little hard to tell if the Arsenal player was initially stooping to flick the ball over and again the footage wasn't the best. I probably would've ruled it out for that myself, but it's not as blatant as some make out. I'm wondering how I'd feel if DCL did that and it was ruled out, it might feel like he just he had momentum and wanted it more? So, yeah, really not sure. Finally if they really didn't have the angles for the lines etc then it's also hard to rule it out for offside.
Statistics: Posted by blueToffee — Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:48 pm
