Controversy in Arsenal's win

In the early morning of November 24, Eberechi Eze's first goal against Tottenham caused a heated controversy when many Arsenal players were said to be standing in an offside position and blocking the view of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Eze scored when two teammates were in an offside position.

The incident happened before half-time at the Emirates, when Arsenal made it 2-0. Immediately after Eze's shot, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario raised his hand to protest, claiming that his vision was blocked by Arsenal players standing in an offside position. VAR intervened, but concluded that the goal was valid.

According to the announcement of the Premier League Match Operations Center: "The referee recognized the goal and VAR confirmed the decision because no Arsenal player was in the direct line of sight of the goalkeeper, nor did he make any action to affect the opponent despite being in an offside position."

This was difficult for many to accept, especially when camera angles showed Martin Zubimendi and Leandro Trossard standing behind Tottenham defenders Micky van de Ven and Kevin Danso, seemingly blocking Vicario when Eze shot the ball.

On Sky Sports , former Spurs striker Les Ferdinand admitted Tottenham's defense was too superficial, but could not understand why the goal was not disallowed: "I don't understand how that did not affect the goalkeeper's vision."

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Vicario affirmed: "There were three people standing in front of me, of course they affected my vision. But we did not lose just because of that situation."

Eze then scored two more goals, becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in the North London derby since Alan Sunderland in 1978, contributing to Arsenal's convincing 4-1 win. The "Gunners" maintained their top position with a seven-point gap.

Source: https://znews.vn/tranh-cai-trong-tran-thang-cua-arsenal-post1605309.html