Arteta is the WORST in PL for his touchline behaviour, claims CEO of Ref Support
Mikel Arteta is a 'Mercedes version of Neil Warnock' and Arsenal are better served making statements about the behaviour of their manager and players, rather than 'embarrassing' comments about referees, claims the CEO of Ref Support UK.
Arteta and Arsenal were left incensed this weekend after Anthony Gordon's match-deciding goal was allowed to stand, while Bruno Guimaraes avoided punishment for a supposed elbow on Jorginho.
The Arsenal boss described the winning goal from Gordon an 'absolute disgrace' when he spoke after the match, before adding that he felt 'ashamed' by the level of refereeing in the Premier League.
Arsenal were so annoyed by the decision making of referee Stuart Attwell and VAR official Andy Madley that they put an official statement out on Sunday, which has since been labelled as 'embarrassing' by Martin Cassidy, chief executive of Ref Support UK.
'[Arsenal] would have more credibility if they addressed and made a public statement about the unacceptable behaviour of their players or manager,' Cassidy said, as per the Telegraph.
'Mikel Arteta's touchline behaviour is the worst in the Premier League and his behaviour is a large part of the problem in football. He has become a Mercedes version of Neil Warnock.
'His behaviour and comments, that now appear to be supported by Arsenal as a club, is very worrying for me and the game in general.
'This statement [by Arsenal], in my opinion, is nothing other than an infantile moan.'
Cassidy went on to bemoan the behaviour of managers like Arteta, Jurgen Klopp and others on the touchline directly correlates to a toxic culture that has crept in at grassroots level.
Ref Support UK receive reports of abusive touchline behaviour at grassroots level on a weekly basis.
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