Mikel Arteta The Arsenal coach, today assessed that Premier League refereeing has improved from the harsh criticism of VAR he made on November 4. The Basque coach then assured that the decision of those in charge of directing the match and the video referee to award a goal to Newcastle, who won 1-0, was “an absolute disgrace”.
The English FA then accused Arteta of misconduct for his remarks but he was cleared in December of a possible penalty. After three and a half months, he admitted that “I spoke how I felt. “I was very direct and did it in a quite strong way but within the law.”
“Many decisions are made well”
The Arsenal manager believes an improvement in VAR decision-making is “what we all want”. And he added: “I think the latest statistics show that there has been a significant improvement and that many of the decisions are made properly, So let’s keep it going.”
wondering Arsenal host Newcastle at the Emirates on Saturday and he needs a win to move back to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool and will play in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday.
Porto’s defeat as an incentive to the Premier
Arsenal have won all five of their league games since the start of 2024, but on Wednesday they lost against Porto in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 (1-0) by conceding a goal from Galeno in extra time.
Arsenal hope to return to the Emirates, but Arteta’s priority is to stay in the fight to win the Premier, Therefore, he believes that defeat in Europe should serve as fuel for Arsenal for tomorrow’s match against Newcastle.
“There is what happened in other competitions, but what cannot be denied is what is in the stomach after the defeat,” said Arteta today in a press conference. “We have to use it in a very powerful way to be better.”
“We are in a good position”
In any case, Arteta is happy that Arsenal are still competing for two titles. “I think we’re in a very good position“We are what we want to be,” he highlights. “I don’t know if we are better, I think the most important thing is that we continue to believe in performing at the level we are at.”
Source: La Verdad
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