{"id":294077,"date":"2023-11-15T07:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T07:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294077"},"modified":"2023-11-15T07:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T07:25:04","slug":"arsenal-snubbed-as-howard-webb-doubles-down-on-call-that-made-arteta-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-snubbed-as-howard-webb-doubles-down-on-call-that-made-arteta-sick\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal snubbed as Howard Webb doubles down on call that made Arteta ‘sick’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PGMOL chief Howard Webb insists officials made the correct decision not to disallow Newcastle\u2019s winning goal against Arsenal earlier this month despite the call making Mikel Arteta feel \u2018sick\u2019. The Gunners were insistent that the ball had gone out of play in the build-up to Anthony Gordon\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n

Footage of the ball as it approached the byline did not conclusively prove that it had fully crossed the line. Arteta insisted that the ball had gone out of play, although others pointed out that the ball is in play if it is overhanging the line.<\/p>\n

Arteta embarked on a furious rant after the match, which was Arsenal\u2019s first defeat of the Premier League season. He said the decision made him feel \u2018sick\u2019 and \u2018embarrassed\u2019 to be a part of the English top-flight.<\/p>\n

However, Webb has told TNT Sports that the VAR officials made the correct decision to not intervene and disallow the goal. The former referee said that the subjectivity of the incident means that there was no obvious reason to chalk off Gordon\u2019s second-half goal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe see the ball getting very close to the goalline – don\u2019t forget we have an assistant referee who is right in line – the ball hasn’t got a lot of pace as it goes to the goalline, so he’s looking right down the line better than any of our cameras,\u201d Webb said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAnd we know the ball is curved, so it can be overhanging the line and we need evidence it’s out, and we don\u2019t have that here.<\/p>\n

“I think the talks we’ve seen after, the opinion that is split across a lot of analysis, would suggest that was a correct non-intervention because of the subjectivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

That view will likely infuriate Arteta, who believes the goal should have been ruled out. Arsenal also felt that defender Gabriel had been pushed before the ball was headed into Gordon\u2019s path.<\/p>\n

Arteta raged after the game: \u201cHow the hell this goal stands? It\u2019s incredible and I feel embarrassed. It\u2019s an absolute disgrace that this goal stood. It\u2019s not a goal, for many reasons, it\u2019s not a goal.<\/p>\n