2024-09-23 14:21:24
“Manchester City” and “Arsenal” finished 2:2 in the derby of the round, and after the match they were quite dissatisfied with its overall progress.
The match started with a lot of aggression, with Havertz knocking Rodri to the ground several times, and eventually it came to an injury and a necessary substitution for the “citizens” already in the 21st minute of the match.
In the ninth minute, Holland opened the scoring, and after scoring, he immediately went to the defender of the “gunners” Gabriel and cheered in his face with the aim of provocation.
“Arsenal” realized two goals before the end of the half. New signing Calafiori scored a wonderful goal from outside the penalty area, and then Gabriel towered over the entire City defense following a corner to make it 1-2.
Of course, the emotions did not subside, and immediately after his goal, Gabriel went to celebrate in front of Holland.
In the added time of the first half, it came to the most discussed moment of the match – the red card of Leonardo Trossard.
Referee Michael Oliver decided in a match with such a bet to give Trossard a second yellow card and a red card respectively for kicking the ball after the whistle had been blown.
In the situation, Trossard committed a foul against Bernardo Silva, and at the moment of the signal, the Belgian kicked the ball on the left flank, most likely aiming for a pass.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel confirmed that the referee’s decision was absurd: “It’s the biggest Premier League game ever! Soft yellow cards! Why is Michael Oliver trying to ruin it? It’s a big game, emotions are all over the place – he needs to understand what he’s dealing with here, but no – Michael Oliver wants to be in the spotlight!“
Earlier in the season, another red card was given for a similar situation, and again it was to an Arsenal player.
On that occasion it was Declan Rice who was penalized, preventing a quick foul that was deep in the opposition half and not at all a threat to Arsenal’s goal.
A number of analysts from England expressed their concern about the lack of consistency in the judges’ decisions.
For example, Manchester City’s Doku also kicked the ball before committing a foul, but was not shown a yellow card.
Last year, during the Emirates game, when the Gunners won 1-0, Michael Oliver again did not give the Citizens a straight red card when Kovacic went in without the ball on the ankle of an Arsenal player.
Then the explanation was that the referee didn’t want to spoil the game with such an early red card, now the explanation is that the rules say so.
In the second half of last night’s game, Arsenal came out with the goal of keeping the score 1:2, but in the last minute of the match, John Stones scored after a corner, and the tension between Holland and Gabriel continued.
After the goal, the “City” scorer took the ball and hit Gabriel on the head, but the referee turned a blind eye to the situation and did not show a card.
Emotions were quite high throughout the match and the arguments continued after the match.
“Citizens” midfielder Bernardo Silva seriously criticized the refereeing: “With the first goal, the referee called our captain Kyle Walker, which did not allow him to return to his position when the game was quickly resumed by the opponent.
The second goal saw the now customary Arsenal block of our keeper, in front of the referee’s dispassionate gaze. And in the second half, the referee allowed them to delay the game.“
“What worries me the most is that there are many meetings with the FA at the start of each season. They tell us that they will monitor such situations and stop them, but in the end their words mean nothing. There is a lot of talk, but nothing is done.“
“The difference between Arsenal and Liverpool? I don’t know… Maybe Liverpool have already been champions while Arsenal haven’t. Also, Liverpool have won the Champions League and Arsenal haven’t. The Merseysiders have always come against us with the idea of try to win. This is the difference in our derby with “Arsenal” and “Liverpool”said Bernardo Silva.
Arteta, for his part, was also unhappy with the refereeing because of Trossard’s red card: “I will not comment. It’s so obvious. You see, I see. I saw other such incidents in the match, but only one was punished with a yellow card. I expect we’ll have around 100 red card games over the course of the season for kicking the ball and delaying the restart of play. I’ll keep an eye out for that.“
Referee Michael Oliver loves handing out red cards to Arsenal, having already handed out 7 in his career.
Arsenal defender Gabriel commented on the whole situation with Holland, saying: “We are waiting for them at home, in our stadium.“
The next match between the two teams is on February 1 next year, and we can certainly expect a clash with incredible charge, aggression and emotion.