Match Reaction: Arsenal v Man City

[IBK]

Fortunately he cant play against Chelsea. I actually rate him as a player but he has had the misfortune of ending up in the handa of a club where players usually get worse year on year.

Seconded.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Arsenal’s clash with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday may have been as good as over when the hosts, already down to 10 men, went 2-0 behind after 32 minutes.
But the Gunners only needed to check the referee before the game to know luck wasn’t likely to be on their side.
Mike Dean made a controversial, but correct, call to send off Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny after nine minutes, but the north London side’s record under the match official is be woeful since 2009-10, compared with their rivals.

Marching orders: Mike Dean sends off Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny (left)
Stats from Opta show that in the 15 Premier League games Arsenal have played when Dean is officiating, they have triumphed just once, making it a winning average of just seven per cent.
It represents a massive contrast with the Premier League’s current top four. Both Manchester clubs, Chelsea and Tottenham have recorded significantly better results under Dean’s watch.
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The title winners from the past three years recorded winning averages between 63 and 67 per cent, while even Spurs can claim a 50 per cent success record when the Wirral-born referee has been in charge across a similar amount of games.
Arsenal’s only victory under Dean’s officiating in the last four seasons came earlier last year, a 5-2 win over Tottenham at the Emirates.
But he has been present for some of Arsenal’s most painful recent defeats too including the 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane in the reverse fixture.

Rare result: Arsenal's only victory in a game under Dean's stewardship was the 5-2 win over Spurs
More recently he oversaw Arsenal’s League Cup exit at Bradford and was also in charge of the competition’s final in 2011 when Birmingham caused an upset to defeat the Gunners at Wembley.
Dean’s decision to send off Koscielny yesterday comes just over a year after a similar incident in a Premier League match between Chelsea and Newcastle.
The December 2011 clash between the two at St James’ Park came to life in the fourth minute when David Luiz denied Demba Ba a clear goal scoring opportunity but was punished with only a yellow card.

Woeful return: The Gunners have struggled for results with Dean in charge
Chelsea went on to win 3-0 in a result that left Newcastle boss Alan Pardew fuming after the game when he claimed Dean had told him Ba did not have 'control of the ball' so it was not a red-card offence.
Pardew revealed later on Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday that Dean had initially stood by his decision but changed his opinion after reviewing the incident.
‘He said, 'I made a mistake, he should have been sent off',’ said Pardew.

We've been here before: Mike Dean only cautioned David Luiz (blue top nearest penalty area) for denying Demba Ba a goal scoring chance last season



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a win percengate of 7% with that **** as ref since 2008. im sorry, but thats fuckin dodgy.. can we just refuse to have him now? we all know he will make a decision against us every game.

[Özim]

a win percengate of 7% with that **** as ref since 2008.

We are pretty sh*t to be honest....

[Globalgunner]

There aint no referee worse than Phil Dowd. the pot-bellied, self loving, SAF arse licking toady. No matter what the stats say. I just get pissed off at the sight of him. Best referee i can think of was the ginger guy who looked liked Paul scholes dad. He was also called Paul too incidentally, but his last name escapes me. Now retired.....Oh i forget the pencil-necked dushebag Who runs the referees commitee......Whats his name?

[Özim]

There aint no referee worse than Phil Dowd. the pot-bellied, self loving, SAF arse licking toady. No matter what the stats say. I just get pissed off at the sight of him. Best referee i can think of was the ginger guy who looked liked Paul scholes dad. He was also called Paul too incidentally, but his last name escapes me. Now retired.....Oh i forget the pencil-necked dushebag Who runs the referees commitee......Whats his name?

Do you mean Paul Scholes dad, Paul Scholes?

[Globalgunner]

The guy was short squat and had ginger hair. I swear his first name was Paul too. Likeness does not come closer than that. He was a very fair ref tho


just checked. His name was Paul Durkin, and yes he could have been Scholes dad

[Kano]

The guy was short squat and had ginger hair. I swear his first name was Paul too. Likeness does not come closer than that. He was a very fair ref tho

you mean paul 'durka' durkin.

[Cripps_orig]

Haven't seen any of the game. Goals or sending offs. Got the loss as expected. On we go

[LDG]

The guy was short squat and had ginger hair. I swear his first name was Paul too. Likeness does not come closer than that. He was a very fair ref tho


just checked. His name was Paul Durkin, and yes he could have been Scholes dad

Ah yes. Durkin who sent off Van Bronckhorst for doing...well....nothing?

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ah yes. Durkin who sent off Van Bronckhorst for doing...well....nothing?

If aall our players who did nothing got sent off, we'd have to forfeit our matches.