Mikel Arteta has defended his “passion” on the touchline after the Arsenal supervisor was criticised for his risky antics throughout Tuesday’s draw towards Newcastle.
Arteta had an offended change with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe after referee Andrew Madley rejected Arsenal’s enchantment for a stoppage-time penalty on the Emirates Stadium.
Arteta described the choice as “scandalous”, however on Friday the Premier League chief was charged by the Football Association for failing to regulate its gamers after a number of surrounded Madley following the flashpoint within the goalless stalemate.
It will not be the primary time Arteta has misplaced his cool throughout a sport and former England captain Alan Shearer labelled his antics towards Newcastle as “disrespectful”.
But the Spaniard is adamant he has no cause to apologise for his behaviour as a result of he was solely reacting to an important incident within the sport.
“I am not part of that debate. Of course, they can have their opinions,” Arteta mentioned on Saturday.
“I try to do my best for this football club, to defend it, to promote it, and to play with the passion that the game has to be played in. Every game is special and every manager behaves very differently regarding the circumstances. And you can’t take the context out of a situation. That is not fair. That is me, here and on the pitch, for the good and the bad.”
Ahead of Arsenal’s FA Cup third spherical tie at League One aspect Oxford on Monday, Arteta was requested if he was ready to alter his behaviour.
“That is me and I will try all the time to be better and whatever I do, if it is tomorrow, the next day, or the next one, is to make the club stronger and my players better, to play better, and to win,” he mentioned.
“But if I have to do something, I will do it, and if I have to change something, believe me I will look in the mirror myself and change it very quickly.”
