LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Arsenal Mikel Arteta, has stated that he “cannot change in three days” and has not shown regret for receiving a booking for flinging an imaginary card about.
The Gunners’ boss made history by being the first Premier League manager to break newly implemented rules during the 2023–24 season.
Players that yell at the referee and demand cautions are to be severely punished, according to match authorities.
Arteta was aware of the warning going into a Community Shield match against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, but it was evident that he had not fully absorbed it as he received a caution in the first half for motioning for a yellow card while pointing it towards Stuart Attwell.
Arteta told reporters afterwards, when asked about the new rules that he has already broken: “I cannot change my behavior in three days.
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“It’s a very difficult thing to do, and next time we cannot ask him to say, Okay, tomorrow we play with no offsides’ and the linesman says, What is he doing?’.
“We try our best, I try my best. I understand the rules, and I understand where they’re coming from. But we can get frustrated there because sometimes we don’t know what part of the technical area we are in. But it’s fine, we will adapt.”
Arteta was in a high mood following Arsenal’s victory over City on penalties, with the Gunners gaining advantage of yet another brand-new rule involving extra stoppage-time.
The decision to extend games above the 90-minute mark has drawn mixed reactions. Leandro Trossard scored an equalizer in the 101st minute on a deflected shot.
Arteta is a fan, with the Spaniard saying: “At the end, it’s about effective time. I think it’s really good to do that, because it was going too far I think and now teams are going to have to think twice. Now we have to be prepared to play 100 minutes because it’s going to happen every single week.”
The 2023–24 Premier League season for Arsenal, who had previously won a trophy or two, will begin on Saturday at home against Nottingham Forest.