Matteo Guendouzi was not very successful in his meeting this weekend against Brigthon and Hove Albion. The gulls won at home with a goal in the 95th minute of Maupay further complicating Arsenal in their attempt to reach Europe. With the match over, the Frenchman threw his hand to the neck of the striker of the southern team forming a final tangana in which the midfielder blamed this one for the injury of Bernd Leno. The German goal and the seven 'seagulls' disputed a ball in the first half. After colliding, Leno fell badly and went on a stretcher, accusing Maupay of his injury. One more.
But Guendouzi not only messed up a tangana to, supposedly, defend his teammate and just after losing with Maupay's own goal in '95. The Frenchman, according to the Daily Mail reports, spent the match insulting the Brighton players and laughing at what they charged for him. “He was saying that all the Brighton players were bullshit and that he and his teammates were now earning much more than they ever would,” an anonymous source tells Daily Mail. In public, Maupay generalized on BT's microphones. Although Sport sent a message in clear reference to Guendouzi. “Some Arsenal players should be more humble. They have talked a lot during the first half …” he said.
Despite his bad behavior, Martin Atkinson, a referee for the match, did not penalize him and the action with Maupay was reviewed by the VAR but, finally, it will not imply a penalty by the FA and the midfielder will be available for the next matches. Karma executed its revenge by depriving Arsenal, which remains six of Europe, of three key points, although the sports court has omitted the case.
Apologies to leno
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When the German left the field on a stretcher, he pointed to Maupay as blaming the striker for his bad fall. Bernd Leno was unable to finish the game and the Brighton player acknowledged his possible mistake and apologized at the break. When the meeting was over, he revealed it and publicly apologized again. “On the descent I went to ask for forgiveness from Arteta. I didn't want to hurt the goalkeeper. I jumped in search of the ball and I think when it fell it twisted my knee. I want to apologize to him and the team, “he said.