Thomas Frank has hit out on the officers after Kai Havertz escaped a second yellow card for a ‘clear dive’ earlier than his profitable purpose.
The 24-year-old was the important thing man throughout the Premier League conflict between Arsenal and Brentford as he popped up late on to earn a 2-1 victory for the Gunners.
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In line with the Brentford boss, Havertz, who was booked within the first half, ought to have been ejected lengthy earlier than he had the chance to be the match-winner.
He was concerned in an enormous second throughout the recreation when he went down within the penalty space underneath a problem from Mads Roerslev halfway via the second half.
Whereas Havertz wasn’t awarded a penalty, he did handle to flee a second yellow, a lot to Frank’s annoyance.
Voicing his frustration, he informed Sky Sports activities: “I feel that Havertz should not be on the pitch when he scored the purpose.
“For me, it was a transparent dive for the penalty shout.
“If you happen to see that again slowly then perhaps it is tough for the referee, however the linesman ought to have seen it clearly, in my view.”
Defeat for Brentford signifies that they sit simply 5 factors away from the relegation zone having performed a recreation greater than 18th-placed Luton.
However regardless of that, Frank might see the optimistic aspect of what his group put into the conflict with Arsenal, as he mentioned: “I am so happy with the group and the gamers.
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“We have come right here to Arsenal who’ve scored 100 targets in I do not know what number of video games and we restricted them.
“It was virtually a defensive masterclass, I might say.”
Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp additionally conceded that Havertz was lucky to remain on the pitch earlier than his 86th-minute header.
He remarked: “The referee isn’t in a fantastic place to see this [the second incident] so until he truly provides the yellow card then VAR cannot intervene anyway, however he’s fortunate.
“There isn’t any contact in any respect and he’s trying to achieve a bonus there.
“He is received to make sure. He is received a very good place but when he is unsure then he cannot give it.”
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