Arsenal star Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es claims that they \u201cdon\u2019t really care\u201d what Fabian Hurzeler says after the Brighton boss strongly criticised them for time wasting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ahead of the two side\u2019s meeting at the Amex Stadium on Wednesday, Hurzeler accused the Gunners of taking too long on corners and called for stricter rules on set pieces amid increasing physicality in such situations.<\/p>\n
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The German coach doubled down on his comments following Arsenal\u2019s 1-0 win over Brighton<\/a>, complaining that Brighton were the \u201conly one team who tried to play football\u201d and accusing Mikel Arteta\u2019s side of \u201cmaking their own rules\u201d.<\/p>\n According to Opta, the north London outfit took 30 minutes and 51 seconds to restart play against Brighton, their highest total in a Premier League match this season.<\/p>\n Arsenal \u2018don\u2019t care\u2019 about Hurzeler\u2019s time-wasting accusations<\/p>\n Gabriel has has hit back at Hurzeler\u2019s comments, insisting that it is up the referee to dictate how much time Arsenal<\/a> take on set pieces.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t really care about what he says,\u201d Gabriel told ESPN Brazil<\/a> (via SportWitness<\/a>). \u201cThat is for the referee to decide on the pitch. If he wants to give a yellow card or not, he decides the time we take. We just have to do things the way we are doing and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n The victory over Brighton saw Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table over Manchester City to four points. City drew 2-2 at home with Nottingham Forest on the same.<\/p>\n Gabriel says they are not concerned with other teams, insisting that \u201cwe have to focus on what we have to do, which is win our games\u201d.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The centre-back added: \u201cWe have to concentrate on ourselves and keep going the way we are. Now it\u2019s three wins in a row, and of course we have to keep winning. That\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Read \u2013\u00a0Arteta bites back at Brighton comments over Arsenal tactics<\/a><\/p>\n See Also \u2013 Thierry Henry\u2019s poise, Roy Keane\u2019s red mist and the most iconic Premier League imagery of the 2000s<\/a><\/p>\n Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | YouTube<\/a> |\u00a0TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n