Arne Slot Criticizes Martinelli’s Action in Liverpool-Arsenal Draw
Liverpool manager Arne Slot expressed his concern about Gabriel Martinelli’s action during the 0-0 draw against Arsenal. Slot called Martinelli’s push on Conor Bradley, who was injured, something that “doesn’t look good”. The situation occurred in stoppage time at the Emirates Stadium, when Bradley fell to the ground with what appeared to be a knee injury. Martinelli tried to push him off the field as Arsenal sought a winning goal.- Bradley was stretchered off and visibly affected by the pain.
- Several Liverpool players reacted to Martinelli’s action.
Slot added that he was sure Martinelli would not have acted like that if he had known the severity of Bradley’s injury. Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai also commented on Martinelli’s action, indicating that it was not necessary.I don’t know Gabriel Martinelli, but he seems like a good guy. The problem in football is that there’s a lot of time-wasting and players faking injuries. Sometimes, you can get annoyed if you want to score a goal and you think a player is wasting time.
Arne Slot
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta assured that Martinelli’s actions were not malicious, but that he would speak with the player to clarify the situation. The severity of Conor Bradley’s injury has not yet been determined. Slot mentioned that they will await the results of medical tests.I understand that you want to win, we also want to win, but I think a player’s health is much more important than anything else.
Dominik Szoboszlai
