{"id":297305,"date":"2023-11-12T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297305"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:39:13","slug":"mikel-arteta-claims-he-will-be-bald-by-the-time-var-is-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-claims-he-will-be-bald-by-the-time-var-is-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta claims he will be &apos;bald&apos; by the time VAR is fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mikel Arteta claims he will be &#8216;bald&#8217; by the time VAR is fixed after the head of football lawmakers IFAB said it could take a DECADE for the technology and process to be perfected<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Mikel Arteta was outraged when Anthony Gordon&#8217;s goal against Arsenal stood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0The Gunners boss said he will be &#8216;bald&#8217; if it takes a decade to rectify VAR issues<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the WORST Premier League hat-trick? &#8211; Find out on It&#8217;s All Coming Up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikel Arteta has said he will be \u2018bald\u2019 by the time VAR is fixed, following a week of refereeing drama.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal manager was asked by the FA this week to explain his comments on Newcastle\u2019s winner against his side. He had described Anthony Gordon\u2019s goal as \u2018an absolute disgrace\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Lukas Brud, chief executive of football\u2019s lawmakers IFAB, said this week it could take a decade before VAR is perfected.<\/p>\n<p>And ahead of Arsenal\u2019s game against Burnley on Saturday, Arteta said in response: \u2018I\u2019ll probably be bald in 10 years, life will be very different and maybe we will have many other new rules in football!<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So I don\u2019t know, let\u2019s try to do everything we can to improve the game in every aspect and that is it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/21\/77667143-0-image-a-20_1699650148051.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta said he will be &#8216;bald&#8217; by the time VAR is fixed and wants to &#8216;improve the game&#8217; fast<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/21\/77667155-0-image-m-22_1699650238981.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>IFAB&#8217;s chief executive Lukas Brud announced it could take ten years for VAR to be perfected\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/21\/77667213-0-image-a-23_1699650357099.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta was outraged that Anthony Gordon&#8217;s goal against Arsenal stood after long VAR checks<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>On the FA looking into his comments, he said: \u2018I have to be consistent and I always try to be honest and transparent, act with integrity and defend my beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hopefully I am not in trouble and this can be taken in a constructive way and we can move forward.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal could be without eight players on Saturday. Emile Smith Rowe, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber are out, while there are doubts over Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Eddie Nketiah, Bukayo Saka and Takehiro Tomiyasu.<\/p>\n<p>On Saka, Arteta said: \u2018He didn\u2019t train yesterday (Thursday). Let\u2019s see if he can make it tomorrow (Saturday).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On Odegaard he added: \u2018He\u2019s still racing (to be fit). He\u2019s trying everything that he can. 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