Arsenal boss Arteta slammed for his touchline antics with brutal comparison
Mikel Arteta is expected to learn his fate on Tuesday after it was claimed he has the “worst touchline behaviour in football.”
Arteta branded the officials “disgraceful” and “embarrassing” after Anthony Gordon’s winner in Newcastle ’s win on Saturday was allowed to stand after passing three VAR checks.
Football Association chiefs have been studying the comments but are unlikely to bring any punishment unless it is deemed Arteta has questioned the integrity of the officials. Even though Arteta has been highly critical, he has not implied any bias.
But one referees’ group has launched a blast at Arteta’s lack of respect towards officials and also taken aim at Arsenal for putting out a club statement backing their manager who had their full support before speaking out.
Martin Cassidy, who is the chief executive of Ref Support UK, said: “This trend of clubs making statements is very embarrassing in my opinion.
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“They would have more credibility if they addressed and made a public statement about the unacceptable behaviour of their players or manager.
"Mikel Arteta's touchline behaviour is the worst in the Premier League and his behaviour is a large part of the problem in football. He has become a Mercedes version of Neil Warnock.
“His behaviour and comments, that now appear to be supported by Arsenal as a club, is very worrying for me and the game in general. This statement [by Arsenal], in my opinion, is nothing other than an infantile moan.”
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has actually supported Arteta’s claim the goal should have been disallowed by referee Stuart Attwell as VAR should have ruled there was a foul on Arsenal defender Gabriel.
Gallagher told Sky: “That's the crux of the matter - it's a subjective decision. For me, I think it's a push. I've spoken to many who think it's not, I've spoken to many who think it is - the subjective decision is the dilemma.
“The referee said no, the VAR looked at it and thought it wasn't enough to overrule the referee, so that's where we're at.
“People say to me, if you'd have picked number two, the push, the other two would have gone away. That's great, but the referee didn't pick the push; he chose to say it was physical contact rather than a foul and the VAR backed him.”
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