Arsenal branded 'stupid and petulant' as red card issue threatens to derail title bid

Arsenal person already been deed with 3 reddish cards this play and each clip they've dropped points with Troy Deeney pointing the blasted firmly astatine the Gunners' players

Arsenal's reddish cards are coming arsenic a effect of "petulant, lazy and anserine actions" according to Troy Deeney - who has rejected immoderate thought of an docket against the Gunners.

We're lone 8 games into the play and already the northbound Londoners person had 3 men sent off. That is much than anyone other sparking fears of a disciplinary contented which could harm their Premier League rubric charge.

They've lone dropped points successful 3 games this word - but connected each juncture it was erstwhile they were down to 10 men. Declan Rice was sent disconnected for delaying the restart against Brighton - a crippled they went connected to draw. It was the aforesaid script astatine Manchester City, who scored a stoppage clip equaliser.

Then past week William Saliba was sent disconnected erstwhile helium was past antheral arsenic Arsenal fell to their archetypal decision astatine Bournemouth. Deeney claims the communicative that the Gunners are creating volition not beryllium helping, adamant that their dismissals were mostly deserved.

He said successful The Sun: "If the likes of Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and William Saliba had been sent disconnected for convulsive conduct, assertive behaviour oregon arguing with refs, I could understand. These things happen, determination on. But successful Arsenal’s case, nary of them were for tackles. They were simply for petulant, lazy and anserine actions — things that manager Mikel Arteta cannot relationship for.

"In each fairness, Rice’s reddish against Brighton for kicking the shot distant was mental. The ref handled that badly. But Trossard’s against Manchester City was incredibly petulant.

"And with Saliba’s astatine Bournemouth, helium has got recognition for reacting to a mediocre walk - ironically from Trossard - but I would person backed him to get backmost and for David Raya to prevention it. It is thing that keeps happening. My different interest is the Arsenal players are starting to consciousness determination is an docket against them from the Prem refs - which determination is not."

Mikel Arteta was near fuming aft reds were shown to Rice and past Trossard. He was much consenting to judge Saliba's dismissal past week but has taken purpose astatine the officials and the rules alternatively than lamenting his ain players.

Deeney though insists that the players should beryllium calling each different retired erstwhile idiosyncratic mistakes extremity up costing the squad - which has been the lawsuit truthful acold this season.

"You request accountability, you request players to amusement their frustration," helium said. "When Saliba was sent disconnected and the squad past mislaid 2-0, I would expect idiosyncratic to astatine slightest ask: 'Why did you bash that?' You are expected to person conflict. You are allowed to clasp radical to a precocious standard."

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