- Arsenal's legend, Ian Wring, admitted that the Premier League would “lock him up”, since the striker shared a clip of his celebration during West Ham's career
- The new regulations of the association can punish players for mocking celebrations
- Listen now: Everything is starting! We need Arsenal's personality! This needle is what the Premier League is about
The Arsenal icon, Ian Wright, has criticized the repression of the Premier League after it was revealed that the association is planning to punish the players for 'critical or mocking celebrations.
Previously several players were left without yellow cards during the 2024-25 campaign after, according to the reports, they aimed to inflame the opposition team or their fans.
Things began to move faster after the prospect of the Gunners Myles Lewis-Skelly imitated the famous Haaland meditation pose, a gesture that later received a series of criticisms from high-profile figures such as Jamie Carragher and Alan McCinally.
After the 5-1 game at Emirates Stadium, the Premier League soccer director, Tony Scholes, said: 'There is a balance. I think we all like to see celebrations.
'Some of the celebrations have been very fun, entertaining, but there is a line. Once it crosses in mockery or criticism, we would have to deal with that. '
However, the former Arsenal star responded to the news with a clip of her brazen celebration after her goal for West Ham against Southampton in 1998, accompanied by the message: “They would be asking me to lock me up!” With smiling emojis.
The former Arsenal star, Ian Wright, attacked in the repression of the Premier League after it was revealed that they can punish players for the celebrations of 'critic or mockery'
The news arose after Myles Lewis-Skelly, 18, imitated Haaland's meditation pose after setting his goal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday
In 1998, Wright and Neil Ruddock imitated Sheffield's forward on Wednesday, Paolo Di Canio, who pushed referee Paul Alcock a week earlier.
Var already removed the celebrations and now this! Kmt '(kiss my teeth).
At this iconic moment, Wright and Neil Ruddck imitated the Sheffield Wednesday striker Paolo Di Canio, who pushed referee Paul Alcock only one week before.
Wright pretended to show Ruddock a red card while the defender pushed him, which curiously caused the striker to fall to the ground.
However, now the Premier League will monitor goal celebrations, and players can be punished if they consider that their gestures are damaging the reputation of the game.
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is another player whose mockery celebrations are well documented by fans after Tottenham gave another goal last month.
The team's captain scored a goal and then ran to the Spurs stands to point out his premiere badge.
Previously, James Maddison and Neal Mouupay had a row in the field after the striker copied the English release celebration with Ivan Toney.
The gesture caused a heated exchange during the last minutes of the game and a series of publications on the social networks of both players.
