Football expert Peter Schmeichel sharply criticized Arsenal after they won away against West Ham in the latest Premier League match.
A drama immediately unfolded over a crucial moment in the English Premier League game where Arsenal, known as the "Gunners," defeated West Ham United 1-0 last night.
The incident happened in stoppage time at the 90+5 minute mark when West Ham had their equalizing goal disallowed after Pablo Felipe fouled Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. Experts were divided on the call, with Schmeichel among those saying it was not a foul.
“What really angers me is that Arsenal probably wouldn’t be top of the league if that had been called a foul. This is how they’ve scored so many goals—by blocking opponents, holding them back, and using every possible method.”
“Then we reached this point where VAR took five minutes. Darren England, the VAR referee, took five minutes and restarted the review repeatedly… This raised many doubts about the decision, suggesting it was not a foul.”
“I think it’s completely wrong. I don’t understand why suddenly it was considered a foul when no team all season has been given a foul for a similar incident.”
“This whole situation is crazy, and today’s decision was a serious error in many ways.”