Football clubs are like families.
Only
you are allowed to slag them off. If someone else does it, they've crossed a line. Or at least that is the mentality with which a lot of football fans approach punditry and criticism in sport.
There was a feeling of resentment from fans online towards BBC's Match of the Day pundits, particularly
Alan Shearer, when he criticised the team's defending in their 3-1 home defeat to Manchester United. And Shearer didn't hold back when Arsenal Fan TV's Mr DT told him he needed to go to Specsavers.
https://twitter.com/alanshearer/status/937249888198422528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fsport%2Falan-shearer-shuts-down-arsenal-fan-tv-star-on-twitter-151581
Ian Wright today jumped to his colleagues's defence, insisting that criticism of Arsenal's defending is entirely justified, regardless of how much possession they might have enjoyed.
https://twitter.com/IanWright0/status/937276921397817344
He makes a good point. Wright's former club let themselves down by allowing United preventable chances which ultimately won them the game and undid all of Arsenal's good work with the ball.
https://twitter.com/CalArsenal/status/937305435949993986
https://twitter.com/_BoyWonderFC/status/937291663881498624
Maybe, it's possible that Arsenal deserved more goals, but defended badly, United took their few chances well and defended well. I don't know, just a thought.
