Gary Neville has accused Mikel Arteta referees for “inflammatory” referees had a bias against Arsenal after electronic abuse directed to Michael Oliver this week.
Oliver rejected the Gunners Full-Back Myles Lewis-Skelly in Wolves’ 1-0 win on Saturday with a decision that was later overthrown by the football association.
After the game, Arteta said he was “smoking” with the inevitable pile of social media that prompted the police to place a group car outside Oliver’s home after threats to his family.
Neville admitted that the Manchester United club was also guilty of openly criticizing officials during his days of play, but feels that social media have shifted the limits to what is acceptable.
Refs are not purchased – Neville
He said to the stick in football podcast: “They (Arsenal fans) use language such as corruption, which means they think he is being paid and buys – something obviously is not happening.
“We (in Manchester United) lived in a club that created a siege mentality for the referees. It does for 12 months – but we can’t say it’s wrong to play the dressing room we did.
“The difference is now by social media. When we played back in the day and we did similar things to the referees, we did not inflame what would be a case of corruption in the social media.
“Now you have a swing for Arsenal’s anger, coming from players and Mikel Arteta, and prominent followers. Now you have a wave of social media that goes to (allegations) of corruption and deception. In our time, we could not We have so much influence – everyone was at home without a phone and we didn’t have the twitter. “
Oliver will not report the arsenal this weekend
Oliver was ignored for Arsenal’s game with Manchester City on the weekend and instead was assigned Ipswich by Southampton.
Neville added: “I hate the idea of ​​a referee removed from a game.
“He’s the best referee in the country and the idea that he’ll go to this game on Sunday and swing towards Manchester City … He’s not going to do that, he’s a professional.”
Arteta wants to end the hate
Speaking on Tuesday in front of Arsenal’s Champions League game at Girona, Arteta says all forms of hatred in football must be sealed.
He said: “Every time I talk about this issue (my point of view) is the same, regardless of whether it is a player or coach or referee. We really have to work harder to try to eliminate this part of the game that does not bring Nothing but bad, bad taste and makes people’s lives more difficult.
“It should not be allowed. We don’t want it, we don’t need it, it can only hurt our sport, so let’s get it out.
“We always place great emphasis on evolving where football goes the next five, 10 years, to rules and all these things. But one of the most important things we can do to evolve is to create an environment that is much better At the social level, a healthier, this is better, in which we reward things that do not only win that when people make mistakes that have a chance to make modifications.
“We should not be here with this hatred, these things we see, because they influence everyone and eventually get the joy of this sport, the reason for what – that we have to enjoy, to have good times.
“(We must) spend more time by making the right decisions with the right people to get it out. Then, the same as we have set laws and measures and arrangement and such things … they do it, because we didn’t do it (with this)?
