{"id":298021,"date":"2023-11-24T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=298021"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:24:09","slug":"arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-says-there-needs-to-be-freedom-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/arsenal-boss-mikel-arteta-says-there-needs-to-be-freedom-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says there needs to be &apos;freedom of speech&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says there needs to be &#8216;freedom of speech in a constructive way&#8217; as he promises he won&#8217;t be silenced after FA charge<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arteta was hit with an FA charge after branding VAR decision as a &#8216;disgrace&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His former side Everton were hit with a point deduction over financial rules\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211; IAKO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mikel Arteta promised he is not about to be silenced despite facing an FA charge for his outburst about referees after Arsenal&#8217;s defeat Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am going to speak,&#8217; said Arteta ahead of the game at Brentford on Saturday. &#8216;You have to be yourself. As a leader you have to be authentic. You cannot be anyone you are not. This is who I am, here and on the pitch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal boss revealed he had spoken his mind in a routine meeting with PGMOL officials just two days before the game at Newcastle, which exploded in controversy after Anthony Gordon&#8217;s disputed goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to talk to make things better,&#8217; said Arteta. &#8216;We have meetings and I talk, and I talk in a really straight-forward way, face-to-face, two days before that in a meeting, really straight forward about certain opinions I had.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I do the same there as I do here, and when I have to talk about myself and be critical about myself, I am the first one to do it. When I have to be very positive, I have to be. That&#8217;s what people expect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/10\/78193147-12786821-image-a-12_1700821704810.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta addressed his FA charge ahead of his side&#8217;s clash against Brentford on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/10\/78193197-12786821-image-a-14_1700821810328.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta branded Newcastle&#8217;s winner against the Gunners this month as &#8216;an absolute disgrace&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the end, we have a role with a lot of responsibility and we have to stand for our actions and the way we are.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Arteta also applauded PGMOL boss Howard Webb for attempting to explain some of the decisions in public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is good that we are communicating,&#8217; he said. &#8216;We want to improve the game. All of us, managers, referees, officials, owners, sporting directors, media. We all want a better game but to have a better game we have to have freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Respectfully, in a constructive way but we have to promote that. If not, you don&#8217;t get better so it is good that they are speaking in front of the media and explaining the situation. I think it brings clarity.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Arteta branded the decision to let the Gordon goal stand &#8216;an absolute disgrace&#8217; and faces the threat of a touchline ban. He has been asked by the FA to explain his comments as part of the disciplinary process.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed on Friday that he had lodged his version of events although does not expect the matter to be closed before the game at Brentford on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/10\/78193149-12786821-image-a-13_1700821758540.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta said Everton &#8216;always find a way to get out&#8217; of trouble after their ten-point deduction<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/10\/78193625-12786821-image-a-16_1700822503050.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arteta (right) made over 200 appearances for the Toffees between 2005 and 2011<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsdale will return to the Arsenal team at the Gtech Stadium because David Raya cannot play under the terms of his loan from Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arteta also addressed Everton&#8217;s punishment for breaching financial rules in his press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard made 209 appearances for the Toffees between 2005 and 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arteta said: &#8216;I feel very connected to the club. It&#8217;s a very difficult moment. It puts the club in very difficult positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They always find a way to get out. If there&#8217;s a quality that describes that club it&#8217;s their fight. 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