Look at how the PSG players immediately stopped appealing the moment the referee waved it away. Only Marquinhos approached the ref, and the bench stayed calm. Zero drama.
Now contrast that with Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. When Madueke pulled down Nuno Mendes and intentionally went down looking for a soft penalty, the Arsenal players threw a collective tantrum on the pitch. Arteta rallied his entire bench, screaming at the officials for almost a minute and nearly interrupting the game.
That’s the exact brand of tactical tantrum he throws in the PL to bully weak English referees who completely lack authority.
What makes Arteta truly embarrassing is his shameless desperation. Later on, when Gyokeres’ shot got deflected for a corner, Arteta was up in the fourth official's face demanding a handball penalty. Then we saw the replay, and the ball wasn't even close to a PSG player's arm.
He’s a certified embarrassment to the beautiful game.
@sleeplessinNW@FabrizioRomano 25% possession and less than 200 passes completed in 120 minutes. You stick to the playground insults and I will stick to the factual evidence.
@Talhaa10_ He’s 100% right. Only one team turned up to actually play football and that was PSG.
Arsenal tried the same bullying, time-wasting, diving tactics they’ve been getting away with all season in the Premier League and the ref just wasn’t fooling for it.
@UtdRom He’s 100% right. Only one team turned up to actually play football and that was PSG.
Arsenal tried the same bullying, time-wasting, diving tactics they’ve been getting away with all season in the Premier League and the ref just wasn’t fooling for it.
@goalsside He’s 100% right. Only one team turned up to actually play football and that was PSG.
Arsenal tried the same bullying, time-wasting, diving tactics they’ve been getting away with all season in the Premier League and the ref just wasn’t fooling for it.
@RisingStarXI He’s 100% right. Only one team turned up to actually play football and that was PSG.
Arsenal tried the same bullying, time-wasting, diving tactics they’ve been getting away with all season in the Premier League and the ref just wasn’t fooling for it.