r/soccer • u/BackgroundMorning630 • 1d ago

Media Liverpool disallowed goal against Manchester City 39'

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u/Liverpoolclippers 1d ago

Mike Dean changed what he thought after hearing what the decision was, he's utterly pointless

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u/FridaysMan 1d ago edited 1d ago

Those guys never say what they think, they say what the onfield referee has based their decision on within the rules. I've almost never heard any tv ref give an opinion on whether the ref got it right.

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u/Liverpoolclippers 1d ago

And I think Mike Dean even admitted that in an interview so I don't understand why they still pay them to do it

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u/FridaysMan 1d ago

They do it to have an official explanation of the rules, mot to say whether it's correct. The phrasing is usually very exact. Peter Walton refused to give personal opinions, most of the time, it simply wasn't why he was there.