Arsenal: Fans unsure over club’s attempts to reduce Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s ban

By Uways Nisar

Posted on 15 January 2020, 6:10

Arsenal: Fans unsure over club’s attempts to reduce Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s ban - Arsenal

Arsenal fans have been displaying their negativity at the club’s attempts to get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s three-game ban reduced.

The forward was sent-off in the 1-1 draw away to Crystal Palace last weekend for a horrible challenge on Max Meyer, receiving a red card after VAR overturned the initial yellow card. It is being claimed by Goal’s Charles Watts that the north London outfit are now hoping to get a reduction because they believe ‘there are enough mitigating circumstances for a lesser punishment’.

Aubameyang has proved an influential figure for the club this campaign, having scored 43% of their goals in the Premier League (via Football.London). His contributions in attack have won the club a mammoth 15 of their 28 points with the club sitting in 10th place in the top-flight (via BBC).

Fans were left feeling negative about the club’s attempt at getting a reduction with the club entering a run of three games in 10 days as they took to Twitter to react. Here is a selection of tweets from the north London faithful:

The FA will laugh at them & extend it. 3 games is harsh but fair. Auba could have broken his ankle.

— JJ B (@JJBergkamp10) January 14, 2020

Sadly we are not Liverpool or Spurs.

— ً (@iizsn) January 14, 2020

Not a chance I’m afraid.

— Andrew (@andrewv9182) January 14, 2020

The FA when they check our appeal:
FA: So what’s the team’s name
Arsenal: Arsenal
FA: Ban is now doubled

— Henry W. (@WalterAFC_) January 14, 2020

So let me get this straight:

Arsenal saw a bunch of other fouls go unpunished that were worse than Auba’s, felt ours wasn’t forceful and slow-mo makes it seem bad, and decided that they’d appeal the length of ban instead of overturning the red like a normal club.

Only arsenal https://t.co/bdPBFU8Lic

— Liam (@groningooner) January 14, 2020