The head coach “Arsenal” Mikel Arteta joked that due to the new rules, the coaching staff must go to games with a stopwatch.
Since the new season in the English Premier League, referees have been ordered to crack down on stopwatchers, which has led to an increase in the number of yellow cards. In the first two rounds, the judges dismissed 14 “maids” for this reason. So, for example, the defender Takehiro Tomiyasu in a game “Crystal Palace” received a warning on Wednesday for taking too long to throw the ball out of bounds.
“I don’t know exactly how long he kept the ball. I was told 23 seconds, but in my opinion, 8 seconds. Probably, we will now play with a stopwatch.
The new rules are one thing, and their application is another, but we are adapting,” quotes BBC Sport Arteta.
After a second foul warning in the 67th minute, Tomiyasu received a red card and was sent off.
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Source : MatchTV
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