EPL: FA rule out Martinelli’s goal against Man City

 

EPL: FA rule out Martinelli’s goal against Man City

The VAR controversies have not slowed and Arsenal were again at the centre of it all against Manchester City as PGMOL need to consider third-party help.

Mikel Arteta Reacts | Arsenal 1-0 Man City
I like every Arsenal fan, it’s probably fair to say every at this point, is incredibly frustrated with the lack of consistency and persistent mistakes that occur with the current officiating and VAR review system. The weekend’s clash with Manchester City raised yet another incident which did not receive the correct outcome.

This of course is referring to how Matteo Kovacic managed to stay on the field for the length of time that he did. An initial red card-worthy challenge on Martin Odegaard was deemed only deserving of a yellow before another challenge on Declan Rice was waved away.

This comes months after Arsenal suffered a mistake in which Lee Mason fo uprgot to check an offside call which wrongly granted a goal to Ivan Toney as Brentford secured a draw at the Emirates Stadium. An incident which had a huge effect on the side’s momentum as they pushed for a title.

 

Head of the PGMOL Howard Webb was on our screens again Tuesday evening and discussed the Kovacic red card appeals. His explanation was quite astonishing.
Marcel Desailly admits William Saliba has great “potential” but named two centre-backs he believes are currently “above” the Arsenal star as the world’s best centre-backs.

Saliba impressed for the Gunners in his debut campaign in 2022-23 and appears to have gone up another level this term after a standout display in the win over Manchester City, as he marked Erling Haaland out of the game.

Haaland didn’t manage a single shot in the game, but former Chelsea defender Desailly, who was considered to be one of the best during his time at the highest level, was quick to make the point that Saliba didn’t stop the Norwegian on his own.
Marcel Desailly admits William Saliba has great “potential” but named two centre-backs he believes are currently “above” the Arsenal star as the world’s best centre-backs.
Saliba impressed for the Gunners in his debut campaign in 2022-23 and appears to have gone up another level this term after a standout display in the win over Manchester City, as he marked Erling Haaland out of the game.
Haaland didn’t manage a single shot in the game, but former Chelsea defender Desailly, who was considered to be one of the best during his time at the highest level, was quick to make the point that Saliba didn’t stop the Norwegian on his own.
Desailly told Gambling Zone: “He didn’t keep Haaland quite by himself – it was also due to the other players.

“Arsenal pressed City high and cut out the passes to Haaland.”

The Word Cup winner believes Saliba is currently short of Virgil van Dijk and current France centre-back Dayot Upamecano.

He added: “I wouldn’t say Saliba is the best in the world yet. I believe that Dayot Upamecano and Virgil Van Dijk are above Saliba, even though Van Dijk has dropped a little bit.