David Seaman has said that Gabriel Jesus could have got James Maddison sent off had he gone down after he pinched the ball from the Tottenham midfielder inside the box.
The moment that Seaman is referring to happened midway into the first half, just minutes after Arsenal had taken the lead.
When Guglielmo Vicario played his goal kick to Maddison’s feet, the 26-year-old decided to take a touch inside the box and had no idea that Jesus was closing him down.
Thankfully for Spurs, the Arsenal striker blazed over the bar, and the Gunners were punished for not taking that chance as Tottenham drew level towards the end of the half, with Maddison playing a key role in the equaliser.
Could Maddison have seen red if Jesus went down?
Seaman has now said that had Jesus gone down after winning the ball, the referee might have been forced to hand the home side a penalty and show a red card to the Spurs midfielder.
The former Arsenal goalkeeper said on the Seaman Says podcast: “If you look at it as a pro, he could have gone down and got the guy sent off because there was a tackle on him which could have been given as a penalty but then he knew he had a really good chance and just tried to smash it. Normally he’s more clinical than that, I don’t know why he went for pace.”
Spurs Web Opinion
I have no idea what Seamen is talking about. Having watched the incident back, Maddison does not even touch Jesus after the Brazilian won the ball off him.
The only potential red card incident in the game occurred in the second half when Eddie Niketia went flying in extremely late with his boot raised on Vicario.
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