{"id":296846,"date":"2023-11-07T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296846"},"modified":"2023-11-07T16:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:24:08","slug":"gary-neville-jokes-that-he-needs-a-break-from-premier-league-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-jokes-that-he-needs-a-break-from-premier-league-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville jokes that he needs a break from Premier League football"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Neville jokes that he &#8216;needs a break from Premier League football&#8217; after commentating on Arsenal&#8217;s controversial loss and Chelsea&#8217;s chaotic win over Tottenham &#8211; as he reveals he WON&#8217;T be on the gantry\u00a0next week when Man City travel to Stamford Bridge<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Chelsea&#8217;s win over Spurs saw five disallowed goals, two red cards and a penalty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>While Newcastle beat Arsenal thanks to a winner that was thrice checked by VAR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Neville has revealed that he&#8217;ll be absent from Sky Sports&#8217; coverage next weekend &#8211; which includes Manchester City&#8217;s trip to Chelsea\u00a0&#8211; and joked that he needs a break from Premier League football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United defender was on commentary duty for the broadcaster alongside Peter Drury on Monday night as Chelsea beat Tottenham 4-1 in a chaotic encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Five disallowed goals, two red cards, a penalty and a truly unique tactical approach from the home side were just some of the highlights to go with the five efforts that actually stood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neville, who records his podcast with Drury post-match,\u00a0disclosed his upcoming &#8216;mini-retirement&#8217; having been on air for two of the weekend&#8217;s most contentious matches for officiating.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m actually off next weekend,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I don&#8217;t think I can do another Premier League game for a bit, I need a break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77508073-12720863-image-a-19_1699367935522.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville revealed that he&#8217;s taking a break from covering the Premier League next week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77478089-12720863-Nicolas_Jackson_s_hat_trick_on_Monday_evening_earned_Chelsea_a_h-a-20_1699367951047.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Jackson&#8217;s hat-trick on Monday evening earned Chelsea a hard-fought win over Spurs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77478937-12720863-However_things_started_to_go_down_hill_for_Spurs_after_Cristian_-a-21_1699367959164.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, things started to go down hill for Spurs after Cristian Romero was shown a red card<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77479065-12720863-Dier_Jackson_Son_and_Sterling_were_among_those_who_had_goals_dis-a-22_1699367983062.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dier,\u00a0Jackson, Son and Sterling were among those who had goals disallowed on Monday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve done the real controversial refereeing games of the season and you&#8217;re in a position where you&#8217;re watching game and thinking, &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen football like this before&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;I&#8217;ve never seen incidents like this before, never seen matches like this before&#8221; and you ask yourself the question whether VAR is adding to the excitement or is it taking away?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s certainly adding to the debate which we love in this country. The thing about football is that we can all have an opinion but you don&#8217;t even agree with your own mate.<\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s game came just two days after Newcastle&#8217;s controversial 1-0 against Arsenal at St James&#8217; Park. Anthony Gordon&#8217;s winner was checked by VAR for three different infractions before the goal was allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision incensed Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, who later launched an astonishing attack on English referees and labelled the controversial goal an &#8216;absolute disgrace&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is nowhere near the [refereeing] level to describe this as the best league in the world.&#8217; He added. &#8216;I feel sick to be part of this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/14\/77411385-12720863-Officials_had_to_assess_three_separate_incidents_before_the_deci-a-23_1699367986912.jpg\" height=\"992\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Officials had to assess three separate incidents before the decision to award Gordon&#8217;s goal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old, who earlier this week slammed Arteta&#8217;s reaction and the subsequent statement from the club, proposed a different way of assessing VAR.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;There are people in the last few days that have watched that Newcastle goal, who think it should have been disallowed, that I think are credible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And then there are those who think it should have been allowed so we&#8217;re all split on the same decision and yet the debate is whether we should continue with VAR or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What we should say is, &#8220;is that a real shocker of a decision?&#8221; No, I&#8217;ve not seen a real shocker here tonight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12720863\/Gary-Neville-jokes-needs-break-Premier-League-football-commentating-Arsenals-controversial-loss-Chelseas-chaotic-win-Tottenham-reveals-WONT-gantry-week-Man-City-travel-Stamford-Bridge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville jokes that he &#8216;needs a break from Premier League football&#8217; 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