I am not a referee conspiracist.
They are humans, and I’ve learned to never assume malice where incompetence will do.
Every fan will tell you their team gets it the worst, and if you think refs are subject to bias, so are you as a fan.
But these are 3 PRECEDENT SETTING refereeing decisions by the same referee, against the same team, managed by the same guy, in the space of a few years.
Myles - you’ll never see that again in the sport. Ever. Nowhere near last man, absolute vintage tactical foul. VAR immediately clears.
Martinelli - you’ll never see someone given two yellows in the same phase of play ever again in the sport. Tell me another time it happened.
Trossard - you’ll never see someone sent off that quick again for a ball being “kicked away”. He’s blowing AS HE KICKS. I’ve never seen it happen before or since.
Let alone the other stuff he’s done while refereeing us (Kovacic, ignoring kicking balls away etc).
These aren’t “standard” reds.
David Coote openly admits he disliked Jurgen Klopp.
So do Arsenal not have a case to at least ask a question about Michael Oliver at this point? Or raise an enquiry?
Man City are firmly on course for an historic treble.
Just shows you that anything can be achieved when you have a net spend of £2bn in 15 years, and break the Premier League's financial fair play rules around 100 times. What a fairytale.
I’ve been saying it for a while, but:
Including FA Cup, Arsenal will face Manchester City three times this season. You can’t lose every one and claim to be the best team in the country.
If you want to complete the game, you’ve got to beat the final boss.
Wednesday is gigantic.
Imagine still winning after getting denied 4 penalties and 2-0 down? I’m in tears. They will keep trying, we just have to find a way, this team will find a way.