Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, stated on Friday that genuine emotional responses and sincere thoughts from coaches are beneficial for the game, following his charge by the English FA for remarks he made regarding officiating.
Charged last week, Arteta described the video assistant referee’s choice to leave Anthony Gordon’s goal standing in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle United on November 4 as a disgrace and an embarrassment.
Before Saturday’s match at Brentford, Arteta told reporters in London, “I have been here 20 years and I have supported the league, the players, the referees and I have promoted the game always in the best possible manner.”
And I anticipate that you will need to voice your opinion if we wish to carry on in that manner.
“We experience the game through emotion; something needs to happen, and you must respond. Let’s see if the game is really that entertaining while we sit here, mute. It’s not going to (be). It’s not doable, to put it politely.”
According to him, the FA should give clear instructions on how coaches and players should behave during a game.
“What are our mutual expectations? They assure me that doing these three things will help, and I promise to do everything in my power to support them. However, it must be specific,” he stated.
“Avoid discussing a single problem in a global context after a day or three months because then we’ll need to look back at the past and consider what each of us has said and done. Since it allows me to be incredibly good now, but two years ago?”
Arteta claimed to have written the FA to share his thoughts on the incident that gave rise to the allegation.
“We all want to make the game better, so it’s wonderful that we are talking to one other. We all want a better game, including journalists, managers, officials, sporting directors, and referees,” he continued.
Arsenal, who host 11th-place Brentford on Saturday, sits one point behind leaders Manchester City.
(Editing by Clarence Ferna; reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru