alan_stubbs
08-03-2014, 03:43 PM
Penalty was the correct decision. Stop embarrassing yourself Roberto :/
The penalty was soft, claims Roberto Martinez.
Roberto Martinez claimed that Arsenal benefited from a "soft" penalty decision after the Gunners beat his Everton side to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal the lead in the seventh minute at Emirates Stadium with a side-footed finish but the visitors drew level when Romelu Lukaku tapped in Ross Barkley's cross before half-time.
Mikel Arteta's penalty then put Arsenal 2-1 up in the 68th minute, before substitute Olivier Giroud added gloss to the scoreline with two neat finishes.
But Toffees boss Martinez felt that Gareth Barry's tackle on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was not a stone-wall penalty.
"I still think the penalty was soft but these key moments affect the game," Martinez told ITV1.
"The key moment was the second goal. I feel it was a situation when Gareth Barry is fighting for the ball.
"Of course there is
The penalty was soft, claims Roberto Martinez.
Roberto Martinez claimed that Arsenal benefited from a "soft" penalty decision after the Gunners beat his Everton side to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal the lead in the seventh minute at Emirates Stadium with a side-footed finish but the visitors drew level when Romelu Lukaku tapped in Ross Barkley's cross before half-time.
Mikel Arteta's penalty then put Arsenal 2-1 up in the 68th minute, before substitute Olivier Giroud added gloss to the scoreline with two neat finishes.
But Toffees boss Martinez felt that Gareth Barry's tackle on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was not a stone-wall penalty.
"I still think the penalty was soft but these key moments affect the game," Martinez told ITV1.
"The key moment was the second goal. I feel it was a situation when Gareth Barry is fighting for the ball.
"Of course there is