Yeah but the refs job is to ensure players like Saka don’t get kicked out of the game like he was in the first half. Cucurella didn’t do anything special against Saka. He kicked him constantly until he finally got booked. Meanwhile for an entire half our best player isn’t playing the game. No coincidence that once he had to stop pulling and kicking we immediately improved and found goals.
![[Jake Entwistle] Despite playing 12 minutes, Kai Havertz won more aerial duels against Chelsea (3/5) than any Arsenal player.](https://alien.top/pictrs/image/30c5820d-e5e4-4d6e-90a1-a84ad4bd5e2c.webp){kind=link}
Every time Saka had the ball it was Cucurella pushes and pulls for days, not a foul in sight
It’s bullshit but at the same time I’d take that of my fullback is up against a world class winger
Yeah but the refs job is to ensure players like Saka don’t get kicked out of the game like he was in the first half. Cucurella didn’t do anything special against Saka. He kicked him constantly until he finally got booked. Meanwhile for an entire half our best player isn’t playing the game. No coincidence that once he had to stop pulling and kicking we immediately improved and found goals.