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Tue 02 February 2021 | 23:06

Arteta does not approve of VAR's decision to send David Luiz off

"I have just seen the replay 10 times, in five different angles, and I am sitting here with you guys and I can’t see any contact. So I would like to see VAR have different angles." said Arteta.

Clipping

Willian Jose

sprinting toward a goal,

David Luiz

was sent off in the last moments of the first half of

Arsenal

's 2-1 defeat against the

Wolves

.

Mikel Arteta

expressed his anger toward the referee's judgment and said:

“If you want to talk about the decision, I have just seen the replay 10 times, in five different angles, and I am sitting here with you guys and I can’t see any contact. So I would like to see VAR have different angles.

"If there is any contract, it’s him (Jose) to David, that’s what I’ve seen.

“I don’t want to think that [it was a decision based on Luiz’s reputation]. I am sure that they based the decision on something they’ve seen, but unfortunately I am sitting here expecting to see something and I am not seeing anything."

He mentioned that if this decision was not made, the final result of the match could have changed. He said:

“Of course it changed the game. You play for 45 minutes in the Premier League without your central defender, against this opposition, of course it changes the game.”

He then stated that he would apologize if VAR could "justify that they got it right".

About Appealing Luiz's red card, Arteta said:

"When I am standing here I would say yes, let’s go straight away because we have a big chance. 

"But I don’t know, we have to speak with legal and the club and make the decision on what’s the best thing to do."

 


source: SportMob



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