West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has slammed the ‘over-regulated’ rules that has seen Mikel Arteta banned this season.
The Arsenal boss has picked up four bookings on the touchline this season for his wild remonstrations. Three yellow cards are enough for a ban - meaning Arteta missed the Gunners’ 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in December.
The Spaniard is not the only one to have felt the consequences. Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has also been booked on four occasions, while Roberto De Zerbi, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino are all among those to have been suspended.
Brady believes that the current rules in the Premier League are too severe. Writing in a column for The Sun, she said: “In this area, managers are expected to behave with the decorum of a monk.
“'Stand still please, or you’ll get a yellow', warns a guy in a tracksuit standing guard over some of the greatest men in football. I’m a little over the top here. But when the rules of this area are more stringent than those in the House of Commons, matters have gone awry.”
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Speaking specifically about Arteta, Brady added: “Mikel Arteta has grumbled that three yellows for a ban is two fewer than players face. His stance is that managers are present at all matches whereas players are not, for various reasons.
“This is rather too sophisticated for most of us but the Arsenal manager has had four bookings this season — once for straying over the line and another time for, he said, 'waving at Martinelli'."
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Brady further suggested that Arteta is far from the only top-flight boss to struggle to find a balance. She hinted that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp would simply not be the same had he not been the enthusiastic figure on the Anfield touchline.
Meanwhile, she also applauded Burnley boss Vincent Kompany for suggesting he was within his rights to protest against debatable refereeing decisions - something that saw him red carded and pick up a subsequent ban.
Mikel Arteta has vowed to do similar. Speaking in December, he said: “If I was given the opportunity [to change], no. I would like to be with my players because we work closely every single day to achieve what we want, which is to win the games and when you get those moments in sport you should be able to do that.
“I understand as well that there are certain boundaries and you have to respect that you are at an away ground but if I was given the chance, I would be there jumping.”
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