{"id":300559,"date":"2023-12-15T20:40:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300559"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:40:34","slug":"arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-breaks-silence-after-avoiding-fa-ban-over-var-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-breaks-silence-after-avoiding-fa-ban-over-var-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta breaks silence after avoiding FA ban over VAR comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mikel Arteta’s VAR rant examined<\/h3>\n

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he wants to draw a line under the comments he made in the aftermath of the Gunners\u2019 1-0 Premier League defeat to Newcastle in November. The Spaniard was enraged after VAR failed to rule out Anthony Gordon\u2019s winning goal, but avoided an FA ban after an independent commission concluded it wasn\u2019t his intention to insult the match officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was a really good, well run process,\u201d Arteta said ahead of Arsenal\u2019s Premier League showdown with Brighton on Sunday. \u201cIt gave the opportunity for both of us to say how we felt. I think we have to draw a line now and look at how we can be more constructive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt a lot of sympathy to be fair as I explained the pressure we feel as managers and how important details are. The reality was that 14 managers lost their jobs and we depend on results. When the outcome is that important we depend on it. I think it was a really good process.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI defended my opinion. I\u2019m fully supportive of how we have to improve the game. We have the duty to do that. It\u2019s good to discuss things in an open way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gordon\u2019s goal was reviewed by VAR for a potential offside and a potential push on Arsenal defender Gabriel. And the technology also checked whether the ball had gone out of play in the lead-up to the strike. But the goal was allowed to stand as Arsenal were defeated for the first time since the campaign got underway.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the match, Arteta said: \u201cIt is embarrassing, it\u2019s an absolute disgrace, that\u2019s what it is – a disgrace. There\u2019s so much at stake, we\u2019ve put in so many hours to compete at the highest level and you cannot imagine the amount of messages we\u2019ve had saying this cannot continue. It\u2019s not acceptable, there\u2019s too much at stake. I don\u2019t want to be in the hands of these people. I don\u2019t know how to feel. I\u2019m wasting my time, we are wasting our time.\u201d<\/p>\n