Ex-Arsenal chief David Dein criticises Mikel Arteta over VAR outburst – but credits him for bringing ‘hope’ back
Mikel Arteta’s indignant VAR outburst following Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle broken the ‘picture of the membership’. That’s based on the membership’s ex-long serving vice-chairman David Dein, who believes his feedback had been ‘pointless’. 2 Dein believes Arteta’s indignant VAR outburst did extra hurt than good The Gunners boss was left seething after his facet’s unbeaten begin to the Premier League marketing campaign ended at St James’ Park earlier this month. There was no scarcity of controversy from the match, with Arteta left dumbfounded how Anthony Gordon’s eventual winner was allowed to face. He labelled the VAR name as ’embarrassing’ and a ‘disgrace’, with Arsenal then rallying behind the ex-Everton midfielder with a statement, hitting out at ‘but extra unacceptable refereeing’. Arteta was charged by the FA over his rant on Thursday, with Dein, who was Arsenal’s vice-chairman from 1983-2007, insisting the Spaniard was within the unsuitable. Talking on the Sunday Version with Shaun Custis & Henry Winter about Arteta’s outburst, Dein was requested if he was at Arsenal, would he have defended him. To which he mentioned : “It would not have occurred. However we’re in an emotional sport and this stuff do occur, I…