English Premier League referee, Mike Dean has come out to admit that he made the wrong call regarding Cristian Romero pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair during Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Sunday. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, in the very few seconds he had to study Romero pulling Cucurella’s hair, he didn’t deem it a violent act, but seeing the footage again after the game has shown him that he made the wrong decision.
Mike Dean added that it just goes to show that no matter how experienced one is as a referee, you keep learning from your mistakes.
His words, “As for the second goal by Harry Kane, I asked referee Anthony Taylor to wait while I looked at the incident involving Tottenham’s Cristian Romero and Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella,”
“I could not award a free-kick as VAR, but I could recommend to Taylor that he visit the referee review area to consider a possible red card. In the few seconds I had to study Romero pulling Cucurella’s hair, I didn’t deem it a violent act.”
“I’ve since studied the footage, spoken to other referees and, upon reflection, I should have asked Taylor to visit his pitch-side monitor to take a look for himself. The referee on field always has the final say.”
“It goes to show that no matter how experienced you are, and I’ve spent more than two decades as a Premier League official, you are always learning.”
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