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Following a contentious moment during Chelsea vs. Arsenal’s Premier League match, fans are shocked by what former referee Mike Dean stated.
In a fierce London derby on Sunday, Arsenal headed to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea, their local rivals.
Early in the game, Chelsea defender Levi Colwill impeded Arsenal goalie David Raya’s attempt to take a rapid goal kick to start a counterattack. It seemed as though Colwill purposefully ran in front of his opponent and tripped him up, stopping the effort.
To the amazement of online fans and commentator Gary Neville, the Englishman was not charged for the incident.
Neville and the supporters were incensed when former referee Mike Dean, who is a member of the match’s commentary crew, gave an explanation for why he thought the defender got away with it.
“I’m surprised that’s not actually a booking, he tries to delay the restart,” Neville stated in response to the incident. He performs well in Raya, and Colwill essentially shuts him out.
In order to clarify, Dean said, “There is a chance for a reservation there, but typically the first one when I was involved was always free.”
“Although it may sound silly to say “free,” the first one is usually a good talking point for the offending player, and the second time you would have to penalise.”
“Is that in the letter of the laws, Mike?” Neville asked the former referee in utter shock. Is the first one free?
Social media users concurred with the commentator, writing on the platform: “If I were a professional referee watching Mike Dean on Sky, I would be yelling at the television.” He just made such statement regarding a certain yellow card.
One, however, demanded that the former official be removed from commentary because of the remarks, writing: “No one wanted Mike Dean to be introduced to the commentary, and it adds nothing at all.” Remove him from the microphone.
