{"id":295682,"date":"2023-11-06T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295682"},"modified":"2023-11-06T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:24:00","slug":"former-arsenal-striker-ian-wright-slams-var-and-insists-he-is-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/former-arsenal-striker-ian-wright-slams-var-and-insists-he-is-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright SLAMS VAR and insists he is &apos;done&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal legend Ian Wright blasts VAR decision to allow Newcastle&#8217;s winner over Gunners to stand as he ironically posts &#8217;50 f*****g 50&#8242; alongside a photo of Joelinton&#8217;s jostle with Gabriel in build-up to Anthony Gordon&#8217;s strike<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joelinton was alleged to have pushed Arsenal centre back Gabriel Magalhaes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Gordon scored the winner for Newcastle as they beat the Gunners 1-0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has slammed VAR after Joelinton allegedly fouled Gabriel Magalhaes in the build=up to Anthony Gordon&#8217;s winner against the Gunners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gordon was set up by team-mate Joelinton, however many fans have complained the Brazilian pushed his countryman in the back to win the header, with VAR deciding there was no foul.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the push, there was plenty of controversy surrounding whether Joe Willock kept the ball in field during the build-up, and whether Newcastle were offside too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta also raged about VAR after the game, labelling the decision making as &#8217;embarrassing&#8217; and a &#8216;disgrace&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wright joined in with the Gunners boss&#8217; consternation, and took to social media platform X to voice his frustrations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/20\/77472395-12716783-image-m-4_1699301520665.jpg\" height=\"387\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/20\/77469009-12716783-The_photo_Ian_Wright_used_to_accompany_his_explicit_message_post-a-5_1699301526321.jpg\" height=\"387\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Ian Wright took to social media to vent over Newcastle&#8217;s contentious winner against Arsenal\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/18\/77469005-12716783-image-a-15_1699295947921.jpg\" height=\"115\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/18\/77469007-12716783-image-m-18_1699295962249.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joelinton rose highest at the back post to head across to Anthony Gordon for the winning goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/06\/18\/77469001-12716783-image-a-19_1699295981315.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>VAR deliberated at length over the many decisions, taking up to four minutes to conclude<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal icon posted an explicit message insisting: &#8216;Bro. I&#8217;m done with people saying this is not a foul, 50 f*****g 50.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The post was accompanied by a picture seemingly showing Joelinton&#8217;s outstretched arms on the back of Gabriel&#8217;s head and neck.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville agreed with VAR&#8217;s decision not to award a foul as he claimed the defender had stooped forward to try and clear the ball rather than be pushed by Joelinton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wright clashed with former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher about the decision made by VAR, as Gallagher explained there was not enough conclusive evidence to disallow the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher insisted: &#8216;The whole of the ball has to be over the line and you can look at it from that angle and you can&#8217;t tell, as Wrighty says, it&#8217;s impossible to tell,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think that may be the problem with this because we can&#8217;t be sure that part of that ball isn&#8217;t hanging over the line. So on that basis there is no evidence to say the ball is out of play. That&#8217;s how it is. It&#8217;s only penalised if the ball is out of play.<\/p>\n<p>Wright, meanwhile, fumed at Gallagher&#8217;s response and exclaimed: &#8216;Sorry to interrupt, Dermot. But the angles we&#8217;re seeing, the ball looks out of play. That&#8217;s surely what we should be judging it on. It&#8217;s not like we can&#8217;t say conclusively.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What we can see from the the naked eye, because we haven&#8217;t got any other way to prove that the circumference of the ball is breaking the line, then surely we should give that as the ball out of play?&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12716783\/Former-Arsenal-striker-Ian-Wright-SLAMS-VAR-X-explicit-message-insists-contentious-foul-Gabriel-Magalhaes-buildup-Newcastle-goal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal legend Ian Wright blasts VAR decision to allow Newcastle&#8217;s winner over Gunners to stand as he ironically posts &#8217;50 f*****g 50&#8242; 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