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Jamie Carragher believes only those who don’t want Arsenal to win the Premier League title have a problem with VAR’s call to disallow the Hammers’ equalizer against Arsenal on Sunday.
A call is already labeled VAR is the largest in history by Sky Sports Colleague Gary Neville, referee Chris Kavanagh and VAR official Darren England worked together to disallow Callum Wilson’s last-gasp goal at the London Stadium, which had a huge impact at the top and bottom of the table.
A point for West Ham would have kept them in the relegation zone but moved them level with Tottenham, who were 17th at the time. That would partially put the title race back in Manchester City’s hands and give them the chance to move level on points with Arsenal at the top – and put goal difference back into the equation to decide where the Premier League trophy will finish in a fortnight’s time.
In the 24 hours since the decision was made, it has caused consternation and discussion across football circles – but the talk is on Monday Night FootballCarragher made the case in defense of the officials, who took four minutes and 17 seconds to disallow Wilson’s goal…
Who: There are a lot of people who don’t want Arsenal to win the league
Forget the obvious and obvious bits. It took so long because there was so much to see.
The pressure of this decision, what it means, not only for these two clubs, but for Man City, for Tottenham, in a situation I don’t think anyone should complain about how long it took.
Did they come to the right conclusion? yes
There are two sets of people who thought it wasn’t a foul. Those with ties to Man City or West Ham or those who don’t want Arsenal to win the league.
The reason there is so much fuss about this is because there are a lot of people who don’t want Arsenal to win the league.
What we saw yesterday is what we see every week in the Premier League. It all started with Arsenal, two or three years ago, putting 15 men in the six-yard box.
This is a football club, whether you like it or not, who push the boundaries in every area to try to gain an advantage.
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Paul Merson has had his say on the result of the Premier League game between West Ham and Arsenal, where the Hammers had a late goal disallowed after a VAR check.
The manager stands on the edge of the touchline with the opposition’s left-winger or right-back off. Gabriel is going down every time someone breathes on him.
And on set-pieces. So why this feeling that they’re doing this every week, how did they get away with it?
But that doesn’t mean it’s not foul. It’s a foul.
Is it kept in the box? Is the jersey pulled? yes Of course there is. Leandro Trossard has his arm around Pablo and is the one who fouls the goalkeeper.
But I have been in that situation. Is it enough punishment? For me, no.
Declan Rice ends his arms around Mavropanos. It doesn’t look good, but do I want a penalty against me for this? I don’t think they will be given.
You can argue about the shirt tug (from Raya) being the reason for fouling the goalkeeper, whether you like it or not, but the big difference is what comes next.
Pablo was held by Trossard, but it was not his hand, but the grip. Holding it. If it’s in the air, flailing, I’d probably say it’s not a foul.
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Gary Neville has reacted to the dramatic VAR decision that denied West Ham a late equalizer against Arsenal and says it could be the biggest VAR moment in Premier League history.
But you can’t hold a goalkeeper by the arm and stop them from raising their arm. That can’t be.
People are crying, today, on social media – everywhere – ‘Arsenal stay away from this place’. I don’t think they do.
I look at this situation, and see why people are unhappy, because Arsenal push the boundaries.
you look back Man Utd game The opening weekend for the winner, Altindir Saliba’s support, made it really tough. You can tell by a still pause and look where his hand is. But when it goes on, he’s not really stopping her.
There is another in December when they Aston beat Villa 4-1. Gabriel backed the goalkeeper. Did he elbow him? Maybe he caught him, but the goalkeeper should still do better.
Like the Sunday that happened three years ago in Leicester. Ben White took the goalkeeper’s gloves at Leicester. Then he hooks and makes sure he can’t lift his right arm up. Arsenal got the ball back, Leandro Trossard put it in, and the goal was disallowed.
So this idea that they are getting away with it, they don’t.
They push the boundaries as far as they can, they are the best at set-pieces, and when they do what happens there, they are drawn to it.
Since they lost at Man City, they were all about clean sheets. We have consistently said that attacking players will not win their league, it will be the goalkeeper, the two centre-backs and Declan Rice. The only goal in the last five matches was a penalty.
