Last Updated: February 12, 2023, 10:00 IST
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta (AP)
Mikel Arteta mentioned Ivan Toney’s equaliser for Brentford ought to have been dominated out for offside
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta questioned a choice by match officers, saying Ivan Toney’s equaliser for Brentford of their 1-1 Premier League draw on Saturday ought to have been dominated out for offside.
Arsenal was flat in opposition to a Brentford crew which defended in numbers and hit on the break, resulting in numerous sterile possession from Arteta’s crew.
It is the primary time this season that Arsenal has gone back-to-back video games and not using a win, and this was the simply the second time the crew has dropped factors at dwelling.
Arsenal’s new signing Leandro Trossard scored his first objective for the league leaders however the north London membership have been left pissed off as Toney levelled after nodding dwelling Christian Norgaard’s cross.
The equaliser cleared a prolonged VAR test however Arteta felt it ought to have been disallowed as a result of Ethan Pinnock gave the impression to be offside whereas blocking Gabriel Magalhaes as a free-kick was delivered into the realm for Toney to volley again throughout objective.
“I simply appeared again and it’s offside, sure,” Arteta told a news conference. “Have they explained why it wasn’t allowed? No. It is frustrating but they will probably give an explanation later in the week. Today we haven’t got one.
“You have to apply certain principles in defending and you do that by sticking to the rules. Suddenly you change the rules and then you have to change your principles.
“So tell us before so then you don’t hold the (defensive) line that high. Because you’re always going to have an advantage if you get blocked. You cannot block if you are offside.”
There was additionally a suggestion that Norgaard was offside earlier than he made the help however that didn’t look like confirmed.
Asked in regards to the equaliser, Brentford supervisor Thomas Frank mentioned: “I agree that after they kick the ball Ethan is in an offside place.
“As far as I do know the soccer legislation, the subsequent query is, did he affect that we might cross the ball throughout? They determined it was not sufficient, I agree!”
Arsenal have 51 points, six more than second-placed Manchester City, whom they host on Wednesday.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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