Dean admits he made a mistake in the Singha-Kai game two years ago 123overr

123overr Former referee Mike Dean has admitted he made a mistake by not signalling the sending off of Cristian Romero in Chelsea’s clash with Spurs two years ago. 123overr

    Dean has more than 20 years of refereeing experience, officiating over 550 games before hanging up his whistle at the end of the 2021/22 season.

    Back to the game where the “Blues” hosted the “Golden Spurs” on August 14, 2022, the match ended in a 2-2 draw, with the home team leading twice from Kalidou Koulibaly in the 19th minute and Reece James in the 77th minute, while the visitors scored two goals from Pierre Hojbjerg in the 68th minute and Harry Kane in the 90+6th minute.

    During the game, there was a moment when Cristian Romero pulled Marc Cucurella’s hair hard, but Dean, who was the VAR referee, did not signal Anthony Taylor to be blacked out on the field. The referee later admitted that it was a mistake.

    “Romero pulled Cucurella’s hair and I didn’t do that (send him off),” Dean told Sky Sports. “But he did it clearly. He has to be sent off. It’s his second red card of the season. It has to be sent off. It wasn’t my fault.”

    After the game, there was an incident where Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel squeezed the hand of Tottenham manager Antonio Conte so hard that it became a big story at the time.

( 123overr )