The ridiculous dismissal of the year takes its toll Jack Stephens. The footballer of Southampton He received a straight red card in a surreal action where the footballer showed his impulsiveness and lack of intelligence, forcing a mandatory dismissal for the referee.
The 37th minute is running. Southamptonwho had already lost at home 1-3 against a Chelsea side that dominated the first half, take a corner from the left wing. The three center-backs of the local team came to finish. To them, Jack Stephenswho came to the place from the side and came to match his mark: Cucurella.
When the footballers got together, the captain of saints that occurred to him To get away from the Spanish defender the best thing is to pull him by the hair. For the first time, despite Cucurella’s claim, the referee saw nothing. is Matt Donohue from VAR notifying Tony Harrington of the infringement, which logically ousted Jack Stephens.
This event has a clear precedent. In 2022, in a Chelsea-Tottenham match, Christian Romero He pulled Cucurella’s hair to get away from him under the watch of referee Anthony Taylor. At that moment the VAR did not come in and ‘Cuti’ continues to play. However, after the match, Mike Dean, VAR referee, admittedly wrong by not calling the field referee to review the play.
Source: La Verdad
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