Arsenal’s nerves

When tonight I jump to play on Emirates of London against Sevillein the Champions League, Arsenal will get rid of the anger and impotence caused by their first defeat in the Premier (1-0), in Saint James’s Park, and the painful way in which it happened. A serious referee error in the validation of Anthony’s goal Gordon ended up being decisive in the fall before the Newcastle and provoke the most angry reaction from his technician, Mikel Artetaand also from the club, who supported him and protested simultaneously demanding “urgent” improvements in the functioning of the English refereeing establishment and the highly controversial VAR system.

Arteta has described the decision not to nullify the purpose of Gordon as “a shame.” The coach of the Basque was not seen Arsenal so unhinged by arbitration rulings, but his vehement

reaction came just a few days after another defeat, this time against West Ham (3-1), which caused them to be eliminated from the English Carabao Cup. Two bad games in a row, not often in the final trajectory of Arsenalwhere he scored just one goal, and where he failed to show the superiority in attack that a title candidate assumes.

The purpose of Gordon for him Newcastle It should have been disallowed for any of the same three reasons that VAR reviewed it: the ball completely left the field line

when he regained it Joe Willockk (there is an image that proves it), there was a lack of Joelinton in Gabriel Magalhaeswhich he pushed, and also offside himself Gordon, before its auction. But none of the three were entirely conclusive, according to the VAR referees, who overruled the referee Stuart Attwell to prove local intent. This is not the first instance of such a glaring failure. He Liverpool suffered another month ago, when he found that it was not allowed by Luis Diaz completely legal and left defeated Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which also drew the ire of its manager, Jurgen Kloppwho asked for the fight to be repeated.

In view of the poor image that, due to injuries, absences and technical decisions, the Arsenal In the last week, the roots of Arsenal They have a reason. And they are at their lowest

performance. His two goalkeepers failed him, David Raya alreadyAaron Ramsdalein a competition invented this year by Arteta. He misses his goalscorer and star, the Brazilian, Gabriel Jesús, wounded, and two of his clear references to the attack, Then and Martinelli, is overshadowed by the closed defenses of rivals. Substitutes don’t offer good answers either. Problems already Arsenal must be resolved as soon as possible, and must do so, without a doubt, with the emotional outburst that Arteta released, protected by the referees’ decision.

The refereeing standards are not up to par with the best league in the world and their baffling and repeated mistakes are causing a general crisis of confidence in English football. But, aside from Var and the referees, Arsenal’s real problem is football and its most important players know how to take – tonight, for example – a step forward and perform better.