{"id":301851,"date":"2023-12-08T23:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301851"},"modified":"2023-12-08T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:25:11","slug":"mikel-arteta-says-hes-singled-out-for-punishment-after-touchline-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mikel-arteta-says-hes-singled-out-for-punishment-after-touchline-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta says he&apos;s singled out for punishment after touchline ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Mikel Arteta claims he is singled out for punishment more than other Premier League managers as he laments watching feisty Aston Villa clash from the stands<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Head coach received a touchline ban after picking up a third yellow card<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arteta will be absent from the dugout when Arsenal visit Aston Villa on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It will do Arsenal no harm at all to have Arteta out of sight at Villa Park &#8211;\u00a0It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u00a0claims he is being singled out for punishment and that the rules on managers leaving their technical areas are not being applied consistently across the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal boss is banned from the touchline for the league leaders\u2019 trip to in-form Aston Villa\u00a0on Saturday evening, after receiving his third yellow card of the season for leaving the technical area to celebrate Declan Rice\u2019s 97th-minute winner at Luton on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But Arteta says he is not the only culprit. \u2018We are allowed to celebrate but we have a boundary,\u2019 he said. \u2018Maybe we have to extend it. We just need a very strong rope, or we don\u2019t move. But it means we don\u2019t move \u2014 all of us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked if other managers were getting away with similar infringements, he replied: \u2018That\u2019s why I said \u201cwe\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi ran right across the pitch after his team\u2019s win at Nottingham Forest two weeks ago, but was not punished.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/10\/78731203-0-image-a-5_1702031391379.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta picked up a booking against Luton after celebrating Declan Rice&#8217;s last minute winner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/10\/78731199-0-image-a-6_1702031409534.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners boss suggested that he is being singled out for his celebrations, and that he is not the only manager in the Premier League to do so\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/20\/78751665-0-image-a-4_1702067060793.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roberto De Zerbi celebrated Brighton&#8217;s win at Nottingham Forest exuberantly on the pitch\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta could face another touchline ban as he awaits the outcome of an FA charge for calling the match officials a \u2018disgrace\u2019 following Arsenal\u2019s 1-0 win at Newcastle on November 4.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his celebration at Luton, he said: \u2018If I was given the opportunity to celebrate, no I wouldn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would like to be with my players because we work closely every single day to win the games and when you get those moments in sport, you should be able to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know how to stop it. It was a really emotional moment with everybody bouncing around and you lose sense of where you are and the space you have to be in.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was unfortunate as now I cannot be next to my team on the touchline.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery, Arteta\u2019s predecessor at Arsenal and his direct rival on Saturday, says Villa supporters can dare to dream of a special season as they chase a club-record 15th home league win in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Emery\u2019s team are third in the Premier League table, four points adrift of the Gunners, following Wednesday\u2019s statement victory over Treble winners Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Villa have the same number of points, 32, as Leicester at this stage of the Foxes\u2019 miracle title season of 2015-16.<\/p>\n<p>And asked if it is time for the club\u2019s fans to dream, Emery replied: \u2018Of course, we have to dream always.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am dreaming and sometimes my dreams are very important for me as it\u2019s an aspiration to do my best.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Emery warned Villa cannot dwell on their dominant display against City for too long, because they must still be in contention next spring to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All praise now is important for us but it cannot distract us in our objectives,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can wait until matchday 30 or 32 and if we are in the top four in that moment, we can then think, \u201cMaybe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We will then be contenders to be there. We have to be focused.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He also recognised the biggest challenge Villa have yet faced, with Arsenal in the Midlands looking to maintain their place at the summit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/10\/78689349-0-image-a-3_1702031321741.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa are led by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, who has propelled the club into third<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/10\/78689347-0-image-a-4_1702031324568.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Villa are on a run of 14 consecutive wins at Villa Park, with Man City their most recent victims<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We played very well against Manchester City but we must stay at this level,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The match before was Bournemouth and we were very close to losing (Ollie Watkins\u2019 late header earned a 2-2 draw).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are confident at home and are feeling strong at Villa Park, but this is really the biggest challenge we are going to face yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are playing the best team of this season in the Premier League.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12843413\/Mikel-Arteta-singled-punishment-Premier-League-managers-touchline-Arsenal-Aston-Villa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta claims he is singled out for punishment more than other Premier League managers as he laments watching feisty <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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