Mikel Arteta has criticized the technology employed at the Emirates Stadium on December 28 after Arsenal’s 2-0 loss to West Ham. In controversial fashion, the Spanish manager witnessed his team suffer their third Premier League loss of the year and fail to restore their position at the top of the table as an all too familiar incident took place The debate involves West Ham’s first goal of the game, which came from a left-wing cross by Emerson Palmeri that wrecked havoc in the Arsenal penalty area. The ball eventually found its way back to the English attacker after Jarrod Bowen first missed a chance to make contact with it due to a mix-up in the back line.
Bowen then sent the ball across the box with poise for Due to Bowen’s leg’s placement, the equipment on the ground was unable to establish if the ball had crossed the line or not, therefore Arteta probably experienced a déjà vu moment. An identical circumstance occurred during the North London team’s 1-0 loss against Newcastle earlier in the season.
After Arsenal’s defeat at the hands of David Moyes’ Hammers, the manager was not overly impressed.Given that Soucek had given the visitors the lead, it was a very close call. At his post-match press conference, Arteta expressed his disapproval of the goal, which had been given following a VAR check that lasted more than three minutes.
He had stated that he had not seen the incident replayed.
In addition, Arteta acknowledged that his team ought to have done more to earn the three points, saying, “What we have to do is without that, win the game, and with the situations we had today, we had more than enough.”
In an interview with beIN SPORTS, the manager of the Gunners had similar feelings, saying, “We are really disappointed with the result, I think the performance except for both boxes was extraordinary.”
