"There's different kinds of winning. If they win the Premier League, no one will ask how they win the Premier League. You can really feel that they do everything to win this game. In the end it is about the rules. If the Premier league, if the referee allows everything, then it is difficult. They make their own rules."
"Do you want to send off the goalkeeper for two yellow cards for wasting time? This will never happen. So what should he do? That's the thing and that's why you need rules, limits. That's also what he [Kavanagh] admits to me at halftime. We just talked about how can he reduce the time wasted."
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hürzeler launched a strong critique of Arsenal's time-wasting tactics following a 1-0 defeat at home. Bukayo Saka's deflected ninth-minute goal secured the victory for Arsenal, extending their Premier League lead to seven points. The match was contentious, with Hürzeler and Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta exchanging words on the sideline as Brighton grew frustrated with perceived deliberate delays. Hürzeler claimed referee Chris Kavanagh admitted at halftime that he couldn't sufficiently punish Arsenal for time-wasting. The Brighton manager argued that Arsenal effectively play by their own rules and called for the Premier League to establish clearer limits and enforcement mechanisms to address the issue.
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