Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has come under fire lately for his touchline antics during games that has seen him stray from his designated technical area on the side of the pitch. The Spaniard was pictured far out from the box on the touchline during the London derby against Chelsea last week, intensifying the calls to action.
The Laws of the Game state that those who are in the technical area must remain inside the allotted space and behave in a responsible manner. This is a rule often ignored by Premier League managers and coaches across all games, however it's Arteta that has come in for the most criticism.
beIN Sports presenter Richard Keys gave a scathing criticism of the Arsenal boss, tweeting a picture of the Spaniard outside his technical area with the caption: "Why is this allowed every week @FA_PGMOL? Arteta has been jumping up & down all game - way outside his technical area. Potter is in his & 4th is watching. Do something about this man."
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That was then followed up with a post on his blog, which reads: "Someone please have a word with Mikel Arteta. Right now he’s the most irritating coach of the lot. Sit down man - and if you can’t do that - stay in your own technical area. I say this because someone is going to get hurt soon as a result of his antics."
The claims have been backed by former Premier League player Danny Murphy, who has claimed that it's not just the Arsenal boss, but that punishment should be handed out. He told TalkSPORT: "I agree with him. It's not about Arteta though, it's all managers. The rules are too lax, the punishments are very rare. As soon as you go out of it, it should be a yellow card, go out of it twice, red. Done.
"Dead easy, it would stop in about two weeks. The problem is you're always going to get those people who go 'we want to see the passion'. There's a big box there, there's lots of room for you to be passionate, jump on your staff and your fellow colleagues.
"As soon as you allow the managers or coaches to start running out of the box whether it be to celebrate, whether it be to argue, whether it be to coach, you're just causing problems for yourself. All the problems you see with managers now on the touchline is when they're outside of that box."
It remains to be seen if the calls to action will end up having an impact, however it turns the heat up on the touchline antics from Arteta.
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