Arteta slams referee for missing 3 points from Arsenal, red card not up to standard
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on August 31 that he was very surprised by referee Chris Kavanagh’s red card for Declan Rice in the game because it was a very inconsistent decision. Brighton committed a serious foul in the first half but nothing happened.
We started well, we scored the goal, we started the second half well as well, but then the decision changed the game completely,” Arteta said.
“If those yellow cards were to come consistently throughout the ยูฟ่าเบท game, it would be fine, but it’s not like that. There’s no consistency.”
“I was very surprised by the red card. In the first half. When the opponent did the same thing, they didn’t get a booking. If that’s the case, they should have been red carded and it would have been 10-10.”
Rice should not have received a second yellow card. The ball hit his leg and he turned around without seeing Brighton defender Joel Weltman. According to the rules, Kavanagh can call VAR for any incident and both teams will play with 10 men. The refereeing performance in this game was really surprising.
Arteta added that Arsenal should have taken all three points from the game. Having had two clear-cut chances. After going down to 10 men and the fans’ support was very loud in the game.
Brighton manager Fabian Herzeler said he thought Rice should have been sent off and it was clear. He kicked the ball away to waste time and the two incidents should not be compared because in a football match, no two incidents are the same and we cannot compare them.