{"id":296287,"date":"2023-11-04T20:39:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296287"},"modified":"2023-11-04T20:39:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:39:28","slug":"arsenal-boss-arteta-livid-with-var-after-absolute-disgrace-newcastle-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-arteta-livid-with-var-after-absolute-disgrace-newcastle-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Arteta livid with VAR after ‘absolute disgrace’ Newcastle goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has furiously blasted the decision to allow the goal that condemned his side to a 1-0 defeat after labelling Newcastle’s winner an ‘absolute disgrace’. The Gunners were undone by a goal from Anthony Gordon in the second half but a series of incidents in the game, including Gordon’s winner, controversially went against his side. And the Spaniard risked a possible fine from the Football Association for his extraordinary post-match remarks after venting his fury.<\/p>\n

The north London side fell to their first defeat of the Premier League season after Gordon’s close-range strike, which came seconds after a collision between Joelinton and Gabriel in the penalty box.<\/p>\n

VAR checked for three separate incidents in the build-up to the goal: whether the ball went off the pitch, if it was a foul on Gabriel and if Gordon was offside. But on all three counts, it was ruled there was inconclusive evidence to rule out the goal and referee Stuart Attwell awarded the goal to Newcastle.<\/p>\n

Arsenal boss Arteta, who protested on the touchline, unleashed his fury in an epic post-match rant, demanding an explanation for how the goal was allowed to stand and calling the incident an ‘absolute disgrace’.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI praise my players for the performance and the way we played. We didn\u2019t deserve to lose the match. We lose the match because of the clear and obvious decisions. It\u2019s embarrassing. A disgrace. That\u2019s what it is. A disgrace,” Arteta told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s so much at stake, we put in so many hours. I am here to represent the football club and get my team competing at the highest level possible. The margins are so small. It\u2019s a disgrace, it\u2019s embarrassing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I fell and how everyone feels in that [dressing] room. You cannot imagine the amount of messages I got saying this cannot continue. It\u2019s embarrassing. I have to be here now to say it is not acceptable. I don\u2019t\u2019 know how to feel. I am wasting my time. We are wasting our time.<\/p>\n

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