Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Wenger rages as Gunners crash
(24-11-2010) Arsene Wenger has blasted the match officials after Arsenal came unstuck against Portuguese minnows Braga in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Gunners lost 2-0 with Wenger branding the referee and his assistants “useless”. "We were kicked off the park and should have had a definite penalty. I'd like to know what the fifth official was doing,” fumed Wenger afterwards. "Carlos Vela was clearly fouled. The five referees is not an answer to the problem. It is a useless system.” He added: "The referee had some surprising decisions. It is hard to swallow, but now we have to win our last game. The most important thing for us now is to qualify." Arsenal need to beat Partizan Belgrade in their final game to reach the last 16. To make matters worse, the North Londoners also lost Emmanuel Eboue and Cesc Fabregas to injury.