Former Rangers idol Ally McCoist believes Arsenal will eventually view their draw against Brighton as a point gained.
The Gunners dropped two points and lost their 100 percent record against a very stubborn Brighton side.
The Seagulls had also won both their matches before this fixture, and they were expected to put up a good fight at the Emirates.
They did just that, frustrating Arsenal and earning a point on their travels to a tough ground.
Mikel Arteta’s side may feel they could have taken more than a point, and their fans are unhappy with the inconsistent decisions during the game.
However, Brighton is now one of the toughest clubs in the league, and Arsenal might consider themselves fortunate not to have lost the match after going a man down early in the second half.
A team aiming to win the league cannot afford to start dropping points this early in the season, as they could fall behind Manchester City.
Nevertheless, McCoist suggests that this result could be seen as a point gained rather than two points lost.
He said as quoted by the BBC:
“The biggest factor in the game was the sending off. Brighton could smell blood, they got the equaliser but they couldn’t get the win.
“Looking back Arsenal will think that’s not a bad point.”
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We could have lost that game, considering how good Brighton was in the closing minutes of the fixture and it truly is a point gained all things considered.
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I think that in answer to Ally’s point, Arsenal still had a couple of decent attempts that could have saved the day. I’m a big fan of Arteta’s but I thought he wasn’t swift enough in changing things after Rice went off. He knew what was coming and was too slow to react
Consistency has been a key subject in earlier posts in earlier articles and the referee was decidedly iffy in that department imo.
The pundits I listened to thought the studs up tackle on Odegaard’s knee was unintentional, while the Rice trip was definitely worth a yellow card.
I think it must be mandatory to have a “footballectomy” for most of these pundits before they one can be on the airways
The foul on Odegaard was most definitely intentional!!!!
The worst part about Rice’s second yellow was the smug look on the referee’s face when he showed Rice the card!!!
Did we just lose our chance at the Title because of that card?
On another matter, I thought we looked sluggish today!