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    ‘INCONSISTENT!’ Was the referee right to send Leandro Trossard off vs. Man City? | ESPN FC



    ESPN FC’s Janusz Michallik joins Mark Donaldson to react to some of Michael Oliver’s decisions in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

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    1. @ratilalmakanji2372 on

      Am neutral
      Think all decisions went against arsenal
      City seem to have epl and refrees in their pockets?
      All major games decisions always gose in their favor
      Even the charges city will walk freely
      Epl dosent have the guts to punish city

    2. @natibrandnew1180 on

      This Michael Oliver guy is the same guy who gave Martinelli 2 yellow cards in one play 2 seasons ago….this shows how PL refs are incompetent. Why are refs too emotional? This is shameful.

    3. @davoosm7087 on

      Observation from Ethiopia What surprised me is that if Arsenal FC wins, it is clear to me that not only Manchester City FC, but the entire English media and sports experts and pundits as well as the referees.
      Arsenal club fans, don't be surprised if your team loses the trophy this year, instead you should be proud of Arsenal because they will play and win against the specially favored Manchester City.

      To be honest, I've come to the point of hating the Premier League, which I love the most, because of the incompetent English refereeing – because the refereeing is inconsistent, lacks clarity, and is generally biased.
      I'm really tired and disappointed with the English referees, surely Arsenal will be very, very sorry to be robbed of two points for the second time.

    4. @flynese on

      I get what Janusz saying… once i wouldn't say much but this is very often and Michael Oliver seemed to have a good relationship with CIty

    9. @ezio00auditore85 on

      every PL team more or less feels the same except city, but a player needs to tone down once he's on a yellow card , days are long gone when ref used to warn players before giving a red card

    14. @brandonwallace543 on

      People need to go back and watch it again. Trossard was actually passing the ball out to martinelli he didn’t do it in frustration. But the Doku the one was not carded so when people say it’s the letter of the law they’re wrong because we’ve had two situation vs Arsenal where the ref decided not to give a yellow.

    16. @watever6119 on

      Don’t get distracted by Trossard’s red card, ask questions about refrees integrity as a whole. Pgmol will give ya 100 reasons for Trossard’s Red card to prove they were right, i just need them to explain us why Doku and Haaland did not get booked? PGmol is rigged, these refrees they don’t care coz they never get penalized, PGmol will make them sit in a VAR room to officiate for one match, that’s their punishment? Wake up people don’t let this rigged system manipulate the results! Bring on banners against match officials.

    23. @way4708 on

      Worst, without being able to be question, PGMOL is becoming like like a dictator. Now that is not good for EPL, if this continue in future there might be match fixing because the authority hold supreme power and ca not be question. Ref will do as they please knowing they will be back up without any repercussion and moving forward to the next match as if nothing happened.

    25. @shawnchong8468 on

      To me, the PGMOL has been gulity of trying to influence the outcome of the Arsenal games over the past 3 seasons. This is not an unfounded allegation. Every team in the league has practically been exposed to comtentious refeeeing decisions over the course of the season. However, it is practically week in week out for the Arsenal. When this perpetually happens to a particular club, then it is not normal. In the Brighton game, Declan Rice did not in anyway impede the restart of the game. A free kick cannot be taken from a moving ball. Yesterday, the Leandro Trossard second yellow should not have been brandished by Michael Oliver. I do not think that Trossard is aware that a foul has been given against him for his nudge on Bernando Silva. Hence, he continued playing to clear the ball.
      The two scenarios only exhibit the fact that the referee is trying to find every opportunity available to send an Arsenal player off the field. Over my years of watching British football, I came to the conclusion that the no known PGMOL has an unjust bias against Arsenal FC. If not for the PGMOL, I think Arsenal FC would have won at least one Premier title in the last two seasons. It was the forgetting to draw an offside line two seasons ago to allowing an out of play ball goal to stand at Newcastle last seasons. This is the third season on, the PGMOL is continuing to ply their trade on the Arsenal. The Arsenal fell short over the last two seaaons against Manchester City has a lot to do with the PGMOL.

    26. @subhajit201 on

      City and PGMOL planned it. That is why Rodri went down so easily in the first minute hoping that would produce a red. Rodri did what he was instructed to do by Pep.

    30. @jeffreyrediel on

      I’m getting tired of the EPL. I don’t care if my team wins or loses, life goes on, but to keep making these costly decisions to penalize them knowing how tight the season ends, it is corruption.

    32. @AIienkiller on

      everyone who saw the game also saw that the reff after handing the yellow card made a signal with his hand which indicated that the card was handed out cause of shooting the ball away

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