Arteta when Liverpool fell victim to the VAR

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1. Don’t want to anger arsenal fans but I think other teams have to speak up more about injustices in the premier league even if it didn’t affect them. If this was his reaction to what happened to Liverpool he can’t really complain about what happened today.

2. To be fair to Mikel, I have heard from my sources that the refs were trying their best up until the match today and there is a conspiracy against arsenal.

3. Yes. That was one very bad call. This was 4 in the space of <10 seconds.

4. The time to talk about the mediocrity of the referees was after the spurs- Liverpool game. Instead people just said mistakes happen so accept the apology. Not saying that now though and frankly it’s hypocritical and too late.

5. You’ve saved this one up.

   I mean what is he really going to say here? He’s spoken up multiple times about the refs and VAR decisions, even for other clubs.

   Mikel is usually calm but he’s definitely going to receive some sort of punishment after today, but god damn did I need to hear it.

6. People are just dumb.. they get sidelined, fined and trashed by the press + fans if they say anything.. its basically their PR obligation to “side” with the league itself and of course they will fight the fight (worth fines/sideline bans and so on) when their team is at stake

   The league should allow them to openly criticize the referees and PGMOL, till then, shit like this “look at him when it affects others” does not make any sense as no team in world allows you to take huge fine or risk bans for their rivals.

7. What are you expecting though?

   Poch isn’t going to rock up to his presser next week giving it large about the Arsenal referee’s crap decisions.

   Paul heckingbottom isn’t about to boycott post match interviews until Bruno Fernandez is retrospectively booked for his bad challenge.

   The aim for managers in these pressers is to get out without causing any trouble for their own team.