Porto Quick Free Kick, Shows Wenger's Selective Memory 'Own Goal'.

The winning goal from last nights champions league game between Porto and Arsenal resulted in another one of those, 'should it, shouldn't it' debates that will rage on for ever. I'm sure if I offered my opinion, I'd be harangued by any number of football fans, with the exact opposite view. Don't worry I'm not about to do that. If you agree or not with the way the referee allowed play to continue, I'm certain another opinion I'm about to offer is a little less easy to deny.

Arsene Wenger is a Hypocrite!

There, I said it! Now what do you think about that? Don't worry I'm about to elaborate.

Last night, the controversial scene that resulted in Falcao's winner for the home team, was allowed to proceed by the referee. He obviously deemed the goal 'fair' and let it stand. Yet Wenger stated in the post-match conference that it was 'unfair', and was more of a penalisation than a penalty. The whole situation hinged on the referee's opinion. If he had not agreed that the quick free kick was justified, he would have simply ordered the retake of the kick, against an organised Arsenal defence.

Lets imagine now for one moment a purely hypothetical theory. Imagine that the rules aren't dictated through years of FIFA law. Imagine it was the managers who thrashed out all the rules and regulations, before each match. Now cast your memory back to 2004. Remember a certain Mr Wenger full of praise for his French forward Henri's 'clever' quick free kick against Chelsea. I can imagine that, by Wenger's pre-match opinions, the goal still would have stood.

Don't get me wrong! I'm not particularly shocked, or even infuriated by Wenger's hypocrisy. I'm actually, on the contrary, encouraged by it. He may be a professional, but he's obviously still a football fan. It's a football fans prerogative to change his mind. Yet on the flip side, I'm positively delighted by Cesc Fabregas' honesty. "I'd have done exactly the same thing" he said.