According to former defender Gary Neville, the two red cards given to Tottenham in their 1-4 loss to Chelsea in round 11 of the Premier League were completely justified.
"Oh, Romero, what a mess," Gary Neville told Sky Sports after watching centre-back Cristian Romero slug his boot into compatriot Enzo Fernandez's shin in the 30th minute. "I don't understand why he had to go crazy like that. There was no need to put studs in Fernandez's shin. Romero should have been sent off earlier for kicking back at Colwill earlier. No one can pity him when he likes to tackle wildly, passionately but brutally. Romero knows what he's doing."
On the right is the situation where Romero maliciously fouled Fernandez in the penalty area in the 30th minute. On the left is Udogie's two-shoe tackle on Sterling in the 19th minute. Screenshot
Three minutes before the situation Neville mentioned, Romero, while lying on the ground, kicked Levi Colwill's calf hard, causing the defender to fall down. compared Romero's foul to what David Beckham did to Diego Simeone in the 1998 World Cup round of 16. At that time, the England player received a straight red card, but this time the referees did not give Romero a card. "Romero was lucky in that situation," Neville said. "We should go back in time and check VAR on Beckham's red card in 1998."
Romero seemed to gain momentum after not being booked, continuing to play sloppily. Three minutes later, he drove his boot into the shin of Enzo Fernandez in the penalty area. Referee Michael Oliver, after consulting VAR, awarded a penalty to Chelsea and sent Romero off with a straight red card.
Referee Oliver showed a red card and sent off Romero (number 17) in the match against Chelsea. Photo: Reuters
Romero's red card left Tottenham with a man down and they were levelled by Cole Palmer's penalty. The home side lost control of the game and often risked pushing up the offside trap to limit Chelsea's attacking potential. But a missed offside trap saw the home side sent off in the 55th minute. Raheem Sterling was one step ahead before Destiny Udogie swooped in and fouled him. Referee Oliver showed Udogie a second yellow card, leaving Tottenham with nine men on the pitch.
"It was stupid," Neville said of Udogie's second yellow card. "I enjoyed the first 10 minutes of the second half but then I couldn't believe the madness that Postecoglou was seeing. Udogie knew he was booked but he still went for it. It's going to be a long 35 minutes with Udogie and Romero in the dressing room."
According to Neville, Udogie was also lucky not to have been sent off earlier in the match against Chelsea. He mentioned the situation in the 19th minute, when the 20-year-old full-back tackled the ball with both soles, hit the ball but grazed Raheem Sterling's leg. Referee Oliver gave Udogie a yellow card, and VAR also reviewed the situation but did not intervene. "Everyone hates that kind of tackle," Neville commented. "He could have broken Sterling's leg if the Chelsea player had not pulled his foot back in time."
A red card in the 55th minute saw Udogie sent off for the first time in his career. Romero, meanwhile, had picked up 23 yellow cards and four red cards in 75 appearances for Tottenham. The pair's red cards meant Tottenham could not hold on for a draw until the end of the match. They conceded three goals in the second half and suffered their first defeat in the Premier League this season.
Udogie (center) received a red card in the 55th minute of the match against Chelsea. Photo: AP
Unable to reclaim the top spot from Man City, Tottenham also suffered a loss of force when Romero was suspended for three matches, while Van de Ven and James Maddison were injured.
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