Arsenal coach Wenger blames referees for loss to Stoke City
20 Aug 2017 4:56 PM GMT
London: Arsenal FC chief coach Arsene Wenger has blamed the referee's decision of ruling striker Alexandre Lacazette off-side in his 72nd-minute goal for their 0-1 defeat against Stoke City in an English Premier League (EPL) football game here.
"I think we were unlucky with some decisions from the referee because we scored a regular goal," the London club coach was quoted as saying by Fox Sports on Saturday.
Further talking about the decision, Wenger explained: "Cent per cent it was onside, I just watched it and it's not offside at all. Even his foot was not offside but we have to swallow that. We should have scored (elsewhere) and it's just another detail that didn't go our way. I believe we lost three big points today. In football, when you don't win games you should win you can only look at yourself."
The lone goal of the match was scored by Stoke debutant Jese Rodriguez in the 47th
minute to help his side clinch three points.
Coach Wenger, who last helped the club clinch the EPL title in 2003-04, also
confessed that the team made silly mistakes and failed to defend properly.
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