{"id":95642,"date":"2023-11-05T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95642"},"modified":"2023-11-05T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:24:21","slug":"gary-neville-says-var-decision-to-award-gordon-goal-was-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-says-var-decision-to-award-gordon-goal-was-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville says VAR decision to award Gordon goal was 'correct'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gary Neville has claimed that officials made the ‘correct’ decision to award Newcastle’s controversial winner against Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Anthony Gordon struck in the 64th minute to give Newcastle a 1-0 win, but there was much drama that followed the contentious goal.<\/p>\n
The goal went through three separate VAR checks \u2014 to confirm Joe Willock kept the ball in play before crossing, a potential foul on Gabriel by Joelinton and whether Gordon was offside.<\/p>\n
After a lengthy analysis, VAR officials ruled that it would stand leaving Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta fuming in his post-match interviews.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has suggested that officials did make the right call in the fiercely contested match at St James’ Park.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Gordon (right) bundled the ball home to secure a 1-0 win against Arsenal on Saturday<\/p>\n
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Stuart Atwell (middle) was at the heart of controversy after VAR awarded a late winner<\/p>\n
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Neville took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his thoughts on the incident<\/p>\n
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Neville wrote on X: ‘I thought the decision for the Newcastle goal was correct.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘The ball out was inconclusive at best, definitely not a foul for me and if the VAR can\u2019t evidence offside the onfield decision should stand.’<\/p>\n
In response to Neville’s post, one fan took a still image from the incident that appeared to show Newcastle’s Joelinton impeding Gabriel. The caption read: ‘Arms fully extended’.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville then issued another response, as he said: ‘He\u2019d already bent forward to flick it on and he threw his legs back! I\u2019ve tried to do it. It wasn\u2019t a foul’.<\/p>\n
Clearly, Neville’s views are not shared by Arsenal boss Arteta, who lambasted the official’s decisions during his post-match interview.<\/p>\n
The Arsenal boss said: \u2018How the hell did this goal stand up? It\u2019s incredible. I feel embarrassed. It\u2019s an absolute disgrace that this was allowed. For many reasons it\u2019s not a goal.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s so difficult to compete at this level. This is nowhere near the [refereeing] level to describe this as the best league in the world. I feel sick to be part of this.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arteta later added:\u00a0‘The penalty on Eddie, there is a lot of things. The question is it’s not a goal, it’s simple. For a goal there are certainly things that are not allowed in football.<\/p>\n
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Arteta claimed the decision to award the goal made him ‘feel sick’ in his post match interviews<\/p>\n
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The first issue VAR checked was whether Joe Willock managed to keep the ball in play<\/p>\n
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Officials then tried to determine whether this was a push on Gabriel by Joelinton<\/p>\n
‘I have to stand here and explain, we lost three points. There’s too much at stake. It’s embarrassing. It’s not in their hands, I have to praise the players how they play here.<\/p>\n
‘It’s incredible how they competed against this team, it makes me sick. I feel sick to be part of this.’<\/p>\n
Arsenal were unable to overturn the 1-0 deficit with the Gunners suffering their first Premier League defeat of the season, losing key ground in the title race.<\/p>\n
Arteta’s side lie third in the Premier League, three points behind reigning champions Man City after their home win over Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
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