ESPN FC’s Kay Murray, Craig Burley, Mario Melchiot and Don Hutchison react to Kolo Muani’s goal that was disallowed for a push on Gabriel in Arsenal’s victory over Spurs.
0:00 Kolo Muani’s disallowed goal
3:13 Arsenal 4-1 Spurs
5:50 Arsenal’s history
8:18 “Nonsense!”
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“Spurs are the only team who’ve not won a league game in 2026”
wait that’s actually quite wild
One of the reasons I do not respect Gabriel is because he plays like a hard man one moment and then does amateur dramatics like this the next. You can add players like Casemiro, Caicedo, Sergio Ramos, Bastoni, etc to this list. Quite frankly, I find it pathetic when players alternate between being vicious one moment and faking injuries, diving, and mouthing off the next. It’s why I have such a hard time watching Copa America, Serie A, and La Liga. Sportsmanship is borderline non-existent in those competitions. And it’s a win at all costs attitude that I do not respect.
R Kelly would of been proud of Gabriel
Load of BS . Don never did it😂
For a professional player to say that getting pushed in the back doesn’t make your legs give away and thus doesn’t affect your jump is the biggest joke I’ve ever heard on this show…and I’ve heard a ton from this lot
You have started to.make issues out of nothing cos arsenal has won this. What if instances where the officiating has gone against arsenal, what about 2 seasons ago arsenal were been sent off on occasions for a foul that other teams dont? Those virtual guest should stop making it an arsenal case. Thankfully Craig is not an arsenal fan who is putting the records straight. All players do it, so why are you pained?
It was a goal. Arsenal were sloppy and Gabriel flopped.
Gabriel is good at diving
That’s terrible 😂😂😂😂
Arteta will be moaning if it was his player 😂
And you guys will rate Gabriel as a strong defender
He is soft 😂😂😂😂
What annoys me is that Arsenal are allowed to bully and directly push the keeper in corners, yet a soft touch on Gabriel is called a foul… there's little consistency, it should be either both or none.
It was laughable but that's football
That touch is a foul but this same arsenal team push, shove and block goal keepers the most and it get labled as brilliant
I don't mind the loss but the game could've been 2-2 or 3-2 in favor of arsenal. This call ruined the game. Also Craigs response is BS because if touching is a FK, player should not be able to touch the keep on corners AKA the Arsenal special
"it's an Arsenal thing". Even though it's been happening in football for YEARS. Don needs to f off
If they're prepared to rule off a goal because of a defender diving then why aren't they carding more divers? Ur literally rewarded them while hiding behind a subjective law
Two hands on the back is a foul. Is it soft one? yes but if you put two hands then it’s a foul regardless Arsenal or any other team.
You know what Kolo Muani could have done? Not put 2 hands on Gabriel in the first place.
But if you’re saying he needed to push him off a bit…then obviously you’re agreeing it’s a foul, regardless of whether it’s soft or not.
Would it have been given as a penalty if it was the other way around ?
Arsenal lost the title by bad refereeing two years ago when Arsenal played Newcastle for similar two hand foul on Gabriel. Don has a memory of a squirrel 🐿️
Craig is embarrassing saying a whole lot of gibberish. There was no contact between Kolo Miami and Gabriel when he jumped so how can that possibly be a foul
@ESPNFC – Please let Don and craig demonstrate this in the studio. While don is about to jump in the air lets push him in the back and see if his legs give away. For gods sake these are pros talking stupid things and getting paid for it 🤦🏻♂️
Finally ESPN calls out Arsenal's blatant cheating. Taking forever at throw ins and corners. Having Reyna fake an injury to get some new tactical instructions. Faking head injuries. Arteta constantly out of technical area to either berate the officials and or interfere with opposing players. Just a dirty, dirty team, can't wait to see them trophy less and crying again!!
Until fan bases can let go of tribalism and actually unite about the PGMOL's lack of consistency will never get fixed.
He was in the midst of a jump and the push made him off balance that's why he went down, his legs did not magically gave way 😂
1:30 holy word salad 🥗
8:19 wait until he realizes he himself is European 😂
Gabriel was gonna get the ball, if it wasn't for push. Simple it that
Seeing people actually defend this foul is proof that game is in fact, gone.
Mario Melchiot giving good observation.
You will see in million occasion touch never being called if there is no real strength or there is no push at all…Romero was in the air when Ekitike pushed him. It takes slight push to gain advantage when man is in the air and Romero was pushed obviously. Gabriel often jumps on the back of defenders when scoring pushing and if any contact from the back should be disallowed then some of his goals should be disallowed
Arsenal are dirtbags and rely on cheap tactics to win. Remember when their GK would FAKE an injury to give the team a 'time-out'.
Arsenal is always pushing players with their corners
The goal should have stood. He is a 6ft5 defender going down like that after being touched. Come on bro. Pathetic. It was the softest of touches
If Ekitike pushes Romero its no foul. But it's a foul on Gabriel 🤡 What a clown
The guy nudged him with two hands on his back that's a foul period. Whether Gabriel made the most of it or not is irrelevant
Guys go watch the goal Yoro scored against Fulham and compare it to this
Arsenal will not win the league
That's my own opinion.
They will bottle it.
Can people just stop asking for consistency in making SUBJECTIVE DECISIONS that are open to the interpretation and opinions of human beings? There's ZERO point in asking for the impossible. 🙄
I'm convinced that this is a poor attempt at being disingenuous. If a player gets pushed in the back while jumping, where are their feet gonna be? No doubt tho, Gabi made a meal of it. According to Craig, everyone's doing the dark arts in the league.
Randal Kolo Muani needs to leave that spurs club 🤦🏾
The inconsistency in refereeing decisions across football is the worst its ever been. If it had been a different ref, different players, it would have been a goal. The ref, VAR officials, ridiculous interpretation of rules, methodology used to apply VAR technology is a mess. I still don't understand how its ok for players to wrap their arms around opposing players in the penalty area, yet the slightest contact outside the box is subject to a foul. The result is influenced by the whims of the officials. Football is the only game where the ref's personality and opinion decides outcomes. No decision is based on actual fact. I can't be bothered to watch anymore. Its all a big con.
Don is trying so hard…