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5th November 2023
12:31pm GMT
Mikel Arteta during Arsenal's Premier League loss to Newcastle United. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)[/caption]
Why?
"Because it's not a goal for many reasons; it’s not a goal, for more than one reason at least," Arteta replied. "It’s not a goal and it's too much at stake here. We put in so much effort, it’s so difficult to compete at this level, and it's an absolute disgrace. "Again, I feel embarrassed having more than 20 years in this country, and this is nowhere near the level to describe this as the best league in the world. I am sorry." There were three checks. "That makes it even worse," added Arteta, bemused by the VAR process. "It makes it even worse that you have, even worse, it makes it even worse. You just need to see one image, says, if you need, and you have any doubt you look at the second one, and if this is a goal, okay, that's fine." They're saying they haven't got camera angles to prove one way or the other "I don’t care. It's too late. Whatever they say, it's too late. I don't want to be in the hands of people." Did you think it was a foul for the goal, or an offside? "This is really the question guys? It’s simple it’s not a goal. Simple." Which one of the reasons? "Because for a goal to be allowed, there are certain things prior to that, that the ball hitting one metre from the goal, that are not allowed in football. In football, in here, in China, in Japan, in Spain, in Italy and in Portugal, they are not allowed. That's what happens." An apology from PGMOL? "Okay, I have to stand here now and explain, we lose three points today. Guys, you know what that means? It's too hard, this league, it's too hard, it's too much at stake, it's embarrassing." [caption id="attachment_294840" align="aligncenter" width="641"]
Mikel Arteta during Arsenal's Premier League loss to Newcastle United. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)[/caption]
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"It looked a good goal to me," he said. "We're in the dark, we're stood by the side of the pitch seeing VAR on the screen but with no pictures. With every VAR check that was going on we thought one would cost us in the end."Former Manchester United defender and pundit Gary Neville was at the game. He agrees that Gordon's goal should have stood saying the ball out was "inconclusive at best" and that the "onfield decision should stand" https://twitter.com/GNev2/status/1721094052110631063 At the time of writing there's been no reaction of statement from the PGMOL. Related links:
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