da aposte e ganhe： Former Chelsea midfielder and coach Ray Wilkins has claimed that David Luiz committed his red-card offence because he was afraid of Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac.
da betway： The Brazilian was given his marching orders by the referee for a lunging tackle on his opponent when there were three minutes of normal time left on the clock.
The sending-off has sparked debate, but Wilkins believes that it was deserved.
The 60-year-old was discussing the incident on radio station talkSPORT, suggesting that Luiz committed the tackle out of fear.
“It was an atrocious tackle. He either wants to hurt Kolasinac, or he’s afraid. I’ll go for the latter. He saw him coming towards him and thought, ‘wow, this fella is a giant’ and he basically wet himself.
“Kolasinac went to the floor, his boots never came off the ground, he just went for the ball. If Luiz had done that there would have been nothing wrong. It’s on the halfway line for goodness sake.”
The red card did not cost Chelsea the game, but they were unable to get all three points at Stamford Bridge.
In the end, neither team could find the back of the net and both reached the final whistle with a point shared.
In five Premier League outings this season, Antonio Conte’s men have lost one, drawn one and won three.
As it stands, the reigning champions sit third in the standings, three points adrift of Manchester City and Manchester United, who reside first and second respectively.