Havertz slammed after DIVING and avoiding pink card in Arsenal win
- Kai Havertz netted Arsenal’s late winner of their 2-1 victory towards Brentford
- But the ahead may have been despatched off earlier than his purpose after one flashpoint
- Arsenal are making mugs of us, they’re exhibiting they do not want a No 9 and Kai Havertz has turn into Mikel Arteta’s go-to man – It’s All Kicking Off podcast
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has claimed Arsenal‘s matchwinner Kai Havertz ought to have been despatched off after ‘clearly’ diving earlier than securing a late 2-1 win for the Gunners towards his facet.
Goals from Declan Rice and Havertz propelled Mikel Arteta‘s facet to the highest of the Premier League, one level away from Liverpool and two above Manchester City.
Havertz’s winner got here 4 minutes from time and sparked wild celebrations on the Emirates, though he was maybe lucky to dodge a dismissal earlier within the half for a second yellow.
The ahead picked up his first warning after catching Kristoffer Ajer with an arm.
Then, on the hunt for a penalty that might have fired Arsenal again in entrance after Aaron Ramsdale‘s howler, Havertz locked horns with Nathan Collins within the field.
Kai Havertz has been criticised for an obvious dive throughout Arsenal’s victory towards Brentford
Havertz went to floor contained in the field after tangling with Nathan Collins, however was not booked
Thomas Frank was adamant that Havertz mustn’t have been on the pitch when he scored his winner for the Gunners
Collins dangled out a leg as he regarded to edge the ball away from his opponent and Havertz, doubtlessly feeling contact, went to floor and appealed for a spot-kick.
Brentford’s gamers furiously surrounded referee Rob Jones and urged the official to point out Havertz a second yellow for diving, although their appeals fell on deaf ears.
Frank was adamant Havertz ought to have been given an early bathtub properly earlier than his essential purpose at hand Arsenal all three factors.
‘I truly don’t suppose Havertz ought to have been on the pitch when he scored the purpose,’ he mentioned. ‘For me it was a transparent dive [in Collins’ challenge] within the penalty shout. If you see that slowly, the diving is obvious. Maybe it’s troublesome for the ref however the linesman perhaps ought to have seen it.’ [Was already on a yellow]
The ahead dusted himself all the way down to nod house Arsenal’s winner simply 4 minutes from time
‘We are in that spell where we need to fight so hard for things and they put so much effort in there the players, it’s unbelievable. So you want issues additionally to go your means, particularly issues you possibly can’t management, just like the referee selections.’
X (previously Twitter) customers voiced their disbelief on the failure to ship him off.
‘Why is Kai Havertz not booked there?’ one person mentioned. ‘Clear try to dive.’
Alongside two screenshots of the second, one other added: ‘Kai Havertz dives within the field, no second yellow for him. Havertz deserves an Oscar for that dive.’
‘That Havertz dive is nasty,’ a 3rd mentioned. ‘How he did not get a yellow is past me.’
Mail Sport columnist Chris Sutton, additionally a co-host of the It’s All Kicking Off podcast, took a distinct strategy and posted a humorous gif of a girl diving.
‘Kai Havertz,’ the caption for the gif learn.
Havertz, who nodded house from Ben White’s cross after shifting into house on the entrance submit, has now scored in 4 consecutive Premier League video games.
Arsenal lead the top-flight for the primary time since December however could possibly be ousted ought to Liverpool or City take all three factors throughout tomorrow’s showdown.
