Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta concluded that his team has to adapt to the new rules on the use of time, but also said that he was not happy that Takehiro Tomiyasu received a red card.
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace with a goal by Edegor from the penalty spot, but the most talked about is the first red card their player received at the beginning of last season.
This season, the referees were given a clear task – stricter punishment of time wasting and protests to the referee. As many as 14 yellow cards were awarded in the first two rounds.
This time, Kai Lukas Havertz held the ball for 15 seconds while taking the throw-in, and then passed to Tomiyasu, who held it for eight seconds, for which he received a yellow card.
“These are new standards… I don’t know how long it took him. Twenty-three seconds? It was not. I think it was eight. Maybe we’ll have to play with the stopwatch. It’s okay, they won, I’m happy. New rules are one thing, but the way they are implemented is quite another. We will adapt.” said Arteta.
The Spanish coach is satisfied with his team’s performance: “We didn’t concede a goal in a difficult away game, we were very solid again and didn’t allow Palas many chances, which is difficult on this pitch. They are a very good team, the atmosphere in this stadium is great and we are delighted to win – we showed desire from the first to the last.” concluded Mikel Arteta.
Fulham will host Arsenal in the next round on Saturday.
