Mike Dean directs referee Anthony Taylor to review Tottenham Hotspur 's controversial end game. Admitted it was a mistake not to have pitchside VAR equalizer against Chelsea on monitor.
Harry Kanehis 96th-minute goalsaved Tottenham to his 2–2 draw in all-London games, and he scored home from a corner kick. sent off with a header. Wild section at Stamford Bridge. But Chelsea were enraged, but Spurs hard-headed centre-back Cristian Romero violently yanked Marc Cucurella's hair seconds before the ball hit the back of the net.
The Blues' £52.5m signing fee fell sharply, but Tottenham's controversial first equalizer goal was ruled out early in the second half. Taylor, who was criticized for not doing so, was not judged by VAR this time. Official Dean confirms the goal. Now Dean confesses to his colleague that he should have told him to look into the affair between Romero and Cucurella, and Kane's final breathless goal was likely ineligible for a foul. }
Dean, who shed light on his in-game thought process while working at Stockley Park, explained in a column forMail: ``Romero was pulling Cucurella's hair. I should have asked you to observe yourself.” .
``The field referee always has the final say. Having been through the above I show I'm always learning.It's a shame for me as this was one incident of a very good weekend for all of us involved.Decision will be discussed – That's the life of a referee."
Taylor knows all about it too, and a petition to him not to referee a match for Chelsea again has garnered more than 150,000 signatures. But the Wythenshawe-born official appointed him referee for West Ham United's trip to Brighton on Sunday. 60}
On the other hand, Dean - After retirement, he only works at Stockley Park. On-Pitch Referees in May - It's unclear why he was removed from VAR duties for this weekend's match.
Asked if Taylor should be blocked. By the way, VAR is also there to make the right decisions.When can a player pull hair?When?And I don't blame him if he doesn't see it.
"I didn't see it, but there is someone at VAR who checks this and they look at it and say, why is this not a free kick, not a red card??"
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