London, Dec 8: Mikel Arteta says managers deserve some leeway when it comes to goal celebrations.
Like when your team scores a 97th-minute winner that keeps you atop the Premier League.
The Arsenal coach will be banned from the touchline at Aston Villa on Saturday after he received his third yellow card of the season on Tuesday for his excessive celebrations following Declan Rice’s winner in a 4-3 victory at Luton.
“When you get those moments in sport, you should be able to do that, but I understand as well there are certain boundaries and you have to respect them, such as when you are in an away ground,” he said Friday at a news conference.
“But, if I was given the chance, I would be there jumping.” It’s “very difficult to demand” that coaches shelve their emotions, he added. (AP)
