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Former Arsenal midfielder Adrian Clarke feels that the Gunners will suffer more from ‘gamesmanship’ and ‘time-wasting’ compared to other teams in the Premier League.
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Only five matches into the Premier League season and two Arsenal players have been sent off already.
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None of the red cards, though, were given for any dangerous fouls, they were second yellow cards for kicking the ball away.
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Declan Rice was sent off against Brighton and Leandro Trossard got his second yellow card against Manchester City on Sunday.
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Arsenal have been criticised from some corners for their use of the ‘dark arts’, including time-wasting and gamesmanship.
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Clarke though is sure that Arsenal will suffer far more than other teams from that this season.
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“As a very, very good side Arsenal will suffer more at the hands of ‘gamesmanship’ and ‘time-wasting’ than almost everybody else in the PL this seasonâ€, Clarke wrote on X.
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“You can guarantee that.â€
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Clarke also said sarcastically that he is looking forward to the outrage when Arsenal get on the end of such decisions.
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“Looking forward to the mass outrage whenever that happens.â€
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Arsenal are expected to chase the league title and Arteta will be keen to avoid any more sendings off for the rest of the campaign.
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