In early 2018, the Football Association (FA) issued a three-match ban and imposed a £40,000 fine on the Arsenal head coach. The reason given by the FA was coach Wenger's unreasonable statements towards referee Mike Dean.
The "Professional" appeared upset when his team suffered a penalty late in the match against West Brom due to Calum Chambers letting the ball touch their hands in the away penalty area. He thought that his student was too close to the opposing player so he could not avoid the ball.
However, in addition to Wenger's comments after the match, the FA also relied on the referee's reports to issue a penalty. The four referees on duty in this match have similar reports. They have revealed many details that have never been published.
The referee Mike Dean's report reads: "After the match, when we had just entered the dressing room, Mr. Wenger stood behind and told the West Brom security team to let him in. He aggressively approached me, pointed at me and said Youre dishonest in many situations.
I replied, "He is considering me a scammer." He immediately replied: "I defend what I say, you are dishonest". He continued: You have done this to us many times, you consider yourself a professional but you are actually a shy person. He was then taken out by West Brom security personnel.
The FA report said that coach Arsene Wenger did not request a complaint and accepted the accusation against him. In addition, the FA once considered banning Coach Wenger from attending the Arsenal match. In the end, they thought it was unfounded to do so and only used the form of a ban on giving instructions.
With the above penalty, Coach Wenger had to sit in the stands in the matches between Nottingham Forest 4-2 Arsenal (3rd round of the FA Cup), Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal (first leg of the English League Cup semi-final), Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal (23rd round of the Premier League).
He will return to the coaching bench to welcome Crystal Palace in round 24 of the Premier League (22:00 on January 20. The fourth referee of the draw between West Brom and Arsenal said above Mr. Chris Kavanagh will start this match.
