The defeat came in the worst possible moment – against a heated rival in the battle for the Champions League. Arsenal were defeated 3-0 in last night’s rescheduled game from the Round 22 and are under real pressure to deliver until the end in order to keep the fourth spot. The Spurs are breathing down their necks with only one point less and two ‘easy’ games until the end: Burnley and Norwich. The Gunners now must find a way to get on the winning track fast and win against Newcastle (they have a great record against them) and Everton, who is in the relegation battle but still managed to defeat Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester.😂😂pic.twitter.com/Vf8d3U3LJu— Troll Football Media (@Troll__Footbal) May 12, 2022 And the situation is not easy for the young coach Mikel Arteta, who was fuming last night due to referee’s decision to award a penalty for the home team after 20 minutes, while his counterpart Antonio Conte advised his colleague to stop moaning. Referee Paul Tierney ended as one of the central figures after he awarded a penalty for Spurs and then expelled Rob Holding after two yellow cards and his former colleague Mark Clattenburg wrote in Daily Mail that it was the right decision for Holding, but that the penalty decision was technically right, but still a bit ‘soft’.Kane’s brace, a penalty and a red card: Gunners defeated but remain in the Champions League spotMikel Arteta was ‘biting his tongue’ throughout the post-match interview and said he cannot talk about the referee if he wants to be on the bench against Newcastle next week.“If I say what I think I’m suspended six months. I want to be on the touchline on Monday night. You can ask the referee if he wants to give an assessment of the match. I have two options. I can lie to you which I don’t do or I can be suspended, and I really want to be on the touchline against Newcastle” said the Spaniard, who even criticized the decision to send off Holding, but stressed that his team cannot wait for Monday, when they travel to Newcastle.Son Heung-min has now scored 21 Premier League goals this season and not a single one has been from a penalty.Only one goal behind Mohamed Salah. 👀 pic.twitter.com/8HfehAXqNt— Squawka (@Squawka) May 12, 2022 His counterpart Antonio Conte was rightly pleased to win against big rivals and put some more pressure on the Gunners but also continued giving advices to his colleagues around the league. After advising Jurgen Klopp not to moan after last week’s draw with Tottenham, the Italian basically sent the same message to Arteta.“Mikel Arteta is doing a really good job but I listened to him complain a lot. I think he has to be focused more on his team and not complaining. The red card for me was clear. If we want to complain we could do it every game. This is my advice. If he wants to take my advice it’s up to him. I don’t care. In six months I have listened to him complaining a lot. It’s not good. They had the game postponed because of Covid and they only had one player with Covid. I haven’t forgotten that. I could complain about playing our next game at 12 o’clock on Sunday when Arsenal play on Monday night. They have more rest” said Conte.
