Why it was correct to rule out Micky van de Ven's goal at Tottenham when Cristian Romero deletes a critical post
Tottenham were furious after Micky van de Ven's goal against Arsenal was disallowed, but it was the right decision.
Arsenal On Sunday they beat Tottenham 3-2 in the north London derby and reinforced their aspiration for the Premier League title.
The Gunners took the lead from the start when Bukayo SakaThe corner kick was headed by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before the first controversial moment of the match.
The home team thought they had equalized when Van de Ven took advantage of a loose ball to beat it. David Rayá.
However, VAR intervened and ruled that the Dutchman was offside, much to the fury of the home fans at the match. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and players on the field.
That was because the initial ball, a powerful shot by Pedro Porro outside the area, bounced off Gabriel Magalhaes and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
This led many to believe that the offside should not have counted as the ball had been “played” after two Arsenal players touched it.
Among them was Cristiano Romero, who after the match angered a fan on social media: “West Ham scored the same goal against us at home.”
On that occasion, a shot deflected off Romero before reaching Jarrod Bowenwho scored for the Hammers.
But the Argentine quickly deleted his post when it became clear that the decision to disallow Van de Ven's goal was the correct one.
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That's because neither Tomiyasu nor Gabriel had any intention of playing the ball and were in the way when Pedro Porro shot.
It meant that the offside lines had to be drawn from the moment the ball left the Spaniard's foot, showing that Van de Ven was narrowly offside when it finally reached him.
Tottenham's problem was compounded moments later when Saka doubled Arsenal's lead. Kai Havertz He scored the third before the break from another corner.
The Spurs tried to come back after the break when a mistake by Raya allowed Romero to score early Declan Rice He was deemed to have fouled Ben Davies in the box.
that allowed Son Heung-min score from the penalty spot with three minutes left in regulation to make for a nervy finish. Mikel Arteta.
But Arsenal held on to maintain their place at the top of the Premier League. city of manchester They remain one point behind with one game less.
