Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini beleives Arsenal’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 caused the violent interaction with Magpies goal keeper Tim Krul.
The heated exchange of words between Van Persie and Krul occurred in the closing stages of the match, following Thomas Vermaelen’s stoppage time winner at the Emirates stadium. The late goal resulted in Arsenal winning the match by two goals to one.
Coloccini believes that Van Persie’s reaction after the last gasp goal from Vermaelen was against fair play and not in conformity with sportsman’s spirit.
"They were speaking in Dutch and not in a friendly way. Krul is a calm person and if he reacted negatively then, for me, it would have been because Van Persie was in the wrong. Van Persie's reaction after the second goal was against fair play," Coloccini said.
Newcastle took the lead in the 14th minute after an accurate finish from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hatem-Ben-Arfa-c15884. The lead was short lived though, as Van Persie restored parity 55 seconds later. Vermaelen then concluded another impressive comeback for the Gunners with
a winner deep into stoppage time. The victory moved http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 to 52 points in the Premier League.
The late goal from Vermaelen set off an altercation between the Arsenal skipper and Krul, who were dragged and kept apart by referee Howard Webb. Both the players were shown yellow cards for the dispute much to the relief of Arsene Wenger who feared Van
Persie was going to see red for his actions.
"I don't know if it is history from Holland or today's story. I've not spoken to Robin yet. I am happy that it stayed yellow and not red," Wenger stated after the match.
Krul’s team-mate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonas-c18967 Gutierrez was also not pleased with Van Persie’s attitude and believed that he was the reason for the flare-up between the two players.
According to some sources, this is not the first time that the two players have come to loggerheads with each other. Both were allegedly involved in a quarrel during the training sessions of the Dutch international team ahead of their friendly fixture against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
The Dutch manager BertVan Marwijk has also expressed his concern over the relationship between the two players and said that he needed to sit with the pair to clean the air before the start of the European Championship.
"The players are professionals and I am sure any problems would be forgotten by the Euros." He told reporters.
Both the players are expected to feature in the Dutch squad for the coveted European Championship.
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