Sport 25-11-2004 Nine Man Arsenal Rescue 1 Point who: Arsenal what: Draw 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven where: Eindhoven, Holland when: Last night snippet: "Arsenal`s disciplinary problems resurfaced in Holland as they were reduced to just nine men in a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven," says The Evening Standard. "The Gunners were left holding on to clinch the point needed to keep their Champions League hopes alive after Lauren and Patrick Vieira were both dismissed for second bookable offences in the second half." "PSV coach Guus Hiddink accused Wenger of winding up his own players by moaning constantly to the fourth official about tough Dutch tackling," says The Mirror. "Hiddink said he believed Wenger`s touchline whingeing had led directly to the second-half dismissals of Lauren and Patrick Vieira - his 10th in an Arsenal shirt." "But Wenger accused German ref Herbert Fandel of double standards as PSV skipper Mark van Bommel escaped unpunished for a string of fouls," reports The Sun. "We have to accept he had to send our players off but he was far more lenient with Van Bommel than with the others," says Wenger. "Van Bommel made many deliberate fouls. Why he wasn`t booked only the ref can answer." [... more]

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