Ronnie Whelan

I don’t know how they get away with it... you play the ref in terms of what you can get away with,

• said an exasperated Whelan, as ironically the final play of the first half was cut short by the referee’s whistle without time for Arsenal to take the corner, their own tactics seemingly coming back to haunt them
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For me, it’s a penalty,... They’re dropping like flies.”

• voiced an adamant Whelan who would later observe, as the match moved into extra-time and a complete slowdown in energy as exhausted players fell to the turf
  Irish Timesirishtimes.com/sport/2026…May 31, 00:00