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'Such an easy game to ref' - Dyche 'stunned' by 'bizarre' VAR calls

'Such an easy game to ref' - Dyche 'stunned' by 'bizarre' VAR calls

Summary

Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche criticized the match officials after his team's 2-1 loss to Manchester City. Dyche believed that a goal scored by Rayan Cherki should have been disallowed due to a preceding foul, and he questioned why Manchester City's Ruben Dias was not given a second yellow card in the second half.

Key Facts

  • Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 to Manchester City.
  • Sean Dyche, the Forest manager, thinks Cherki's goal should have been disallowed for a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • Dyche argued that referee Rob Jones should have given Ruben Dias a second yellow card for a foul in the second half.
  • Dyche expressed surprise that these decisions were not corrected by the video assistant referee (VAR).
  • Former official Darren Cann said that the goal decision would divide opinions and supported the referee's choice to let the goal stand.
  • Dyche believes the VAR system should have corrected what he saw as mistakes by the match officials.

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