A few days after being hung on the pitch of Liverpool (1-1), Arsenal got caught in the dust by losing against West Ham (0-2) on the 19th day of the Premier League . In addition to the defeat which deprives them of first place in the standings, the Gunners are still having difficulty digesting the decision of the refereeing body who was not able to see that the ball had come out on Bowen’s pass which led to the goal from Soucek (13th). At half-time, Thierry Henry said that another camera offering an additional view would have avoided this type of controversy.
“Well, it’s the second time for us, after the defeat at Newcastle earlier in the season (in reference to Joe Willock’s goal which also created controversy during the 11th day of the PL, editor’s note). But if you want to help the referees get the right angle, if you want to know that the ball is out, you have to be on top of the ball. This is the only way to know if the ball is out or not. We are in 2023, soon in 2024 and we still don’t have a camera that is above, it’s too often where you don’t know if the ball is out or not.expressed the Arsenal legend.