Julian Draxler is not best pleased – believing he had a goal chalked off after it was viewed on a ‘video-cube’.
Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Julian Draxler in recent months.
The German international, who has a reported release clause of £37 million, was heavily linked with a move to the club in January is also said to be attracting the attention of Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich.
However the Bavarians recently ruled themselves out of a summer bid for the player – and now it seems Arsenal are the favourites to snap him up in the summer – if he decides to leave Gelsenkirchen.
On Friday he was in action against Eintracht Frankfurt – a game that the Royal Blues dominated and won comfortably, 2-0.
But for Draxler there was certainly a disappointing moment in the game – as he saw what would have been his second goal in the Bundesliga this season and his first since netting in November.
Schalke were already 1-0 up when Draxler smashed the ball underneath Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.
The goal was originally given – but referee Christian Dingert then decided to converse with his assistant on the matter – which is where the controversy comes in.
As while the two officials were chatting the goal came up on the massive ‘video cube’ in the centre of the pitch – which clearly showed Draxler in an offside position.
And Draxler believes that the referee only gave the decision after, for want of a better word, illegally using video technology.
He told the media this weekend:
“Suddenly, the referee raises his arm, because he probably recognized on the video cube my offside.”
But in Germany, unlike Britain, the referee can actually talk to the media – and Dingert has, putting Draxler in his place as a consequence:
“My assistant saw from the sidelines basically an offside position and radioed to me. I ran to him and said that the ball was extended by a Schalke player to Julian Draxler, and then decided to offside. We have not assessed the situation on the video cube, we must not. “
What it matters I am not sure – Schalke won the game 2-0 and Draxler genuinely was offside.
It just seems this Draxler kid loves a good moan.
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