Richard Keys is the last pundit you would expect to support Arsenal regardless of the situation, but even he believed the Gunners were unlucky on two decisions in their game against West Ham.
Arsenal ended the game 2-2, a result that means their title challenge is now in jeopardy.
The next games are must-win for them because it does not seem Manchester City will drop points anytime soon and Mikel Arteta’s men know this.
But the result in the game against the Hammers could have been more positive for them if some key decisions had not gone against them.
One of them was the penalty awarded to the hosts and Keys suggests that Lucas Paqueta should have been punished for a dive instead. He said as quoted by Express Sport: “Anyway, I’d be booking Paqueta.”
Also, there was a shout for handball by the Gunners that wasn’t given and Keys believe it should have been: “Arm. That’s arm. I said it at the time. If it’s chest to arm… but I think that’s handball.”
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We have struggled in the last few weeks, which is sad because we are at the business end of the term now.
The players know this is a key period for us, and we expect them to start doing much better than we are currently doing.
Yep there were decisions that went against Arsenal and were pivotal in the fight back by West Ham. The reality remains that 2:0 up inside 10mins it was in thd Gunners’ grasp to wind in the GD advantage of City, the decisions didn’t dictate what should have been a comfortable game for Arsenal.
Water under the bridge as far as I’m concerned. We need to accept responsibility for being careless in the extreme two games in a row. Got to learn how to finish off the job. Plain and simple.
It’s simple now. Don’t lose at the Etihad, and match City point for point for the rest of the season. I think the home games + Forest away are all ones that Arsenal should be winning. Etihad needs to be a draw or better, so the other one that looks like it could be a decider is Newcastle away. That’s the game where the blueprint for the last two games will be a real worry.
Most clubs including AFC seem to be affected by VAR decisions or lack of decisions although there is one club which never seem to be affected by VAR ???
Money talks ehh Pep…….
Why give air time to this idiot Keys?