Anyone watching yesterday's London derby would have been apalled to read Mr Wenger's statements in the press today. It seems that while his players are above reproach, any provocation on the part of opposing players is indefensible...
As it stands, Matty Holland has joined the ranks of Ruud Van Nistelrooy as a diving cheat, unlike squeaky clean Robert Pires, Olympic diving gold medalist (potential) Ashley Cole and the guy without elbows, Dennis Bergkamp.
'There was no water underneath, but it was very nice,' declared Wenger, with more than a hint of irony, of Holland's fall.
Fine, I wonder if there is a Gaelic explanation that differentiates between someone who dives without being touched or someone who dives after being touched? I guess the difference lies in whether it is a favorable result for Arsenal or not.
For all his strengths in identifying good players, Wenger has surely brought the game into serious disrepute each time his myopia manifests! If anything, his actions are only inflammatory and can only do more harm than good. Perhaps it is time that a player takes the errant Frenchman to task and haul his bony a$$ to the courts for good measure.
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