Tottenham boss reminds Arsenal players to treat referees with respect, not intimidation

2023-01-14 14:22

Tottenham boss reminds Arsenal players to treat referees with respect, not intimidation


Tottenham Hotspur coach Antonio Conte , who is about to start a Premier League game with Arsenal in recent days, commented on Arsenal's behavior of surrounding and threatening the referee in recent days , saying that respect is always the basis of an important game.


Arsenal accused of intimidating referees in 2 matches


Arsenal have been fined £40,000 by the Football Association today after players surrounded the referee in Wednesday's 0-0 draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League. Arsenal have another similar allegation, which was committed in Tuesday's 3-0 defeat of Oxford United in the FA Cup. The relevant sanctions have not yet been confirmed.


Tottenham boss reminds Arsenal players to treat referees with respect, not intimidation


Conte hopes this will not happen when the two teams play


Tottenham coach Conte attended the pre-match press conference today. When he was asked by reporters if he was worried that Arsenal would once again surround and intimidate the referee in Monday's game, he expressed his views.


Conte said, "Respect is always above an important game. We need to show respect in any situation in a football game, especially respect for the referee, because I know the referee's attitude when making a decision. Difficult. And players try to use verbal threats or scold the referee during the game to try to benefit their team, which also leads to a bad atmosphere, which is unfair to the football game.”


Conte then added that although sometimes it is inevitable to fluctuate with the referee's decision, it is not correct to use any intimidation methods against the referee on the court anyway, and hopes that similar incidents will not happen in the match between the two teams on Monday.


Tottenham boss reminds Arsenal players to treat referees with respect, not intimidation


He was fined and suspended for dissatisfaction with the referee's enforcement results


It is worth mentioning that Conte also had a quarrel with the referee because of his dissatisfaction with the penalty. The most recent one occurred in the Champions League group stage with a 1-1 draw on October 27. The decision to invalidate the goal in the minute had an altercation with the referee, and was eventually sent off by the referee. This incident also resulted in Conte being suspended for one game.


Tottenham Hotspur, ranked 5th in the Premier League standings, will host Arsenal at home next Monday. It remains to be seen whether a similar incident will occur between the two teams.