Sean Dyche: Officials must understand emotions in high-pressure situations

The Toffees boss was shown his third yellow card of the season in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Tottenham after reacting to what he believed were two separate fouls on striker Beto which referee Michael Oliver did not penalise.

As a result he will be confined to the stand for Saturday's trip to Manchester City but rather than moderate his own future behaviour, Dyche believes there should be more empathy and understanding from match officials.

"The only thing I was disappointed in was there were three really bad decisions by the referee, so I've got booked for three really bad decisions," he said.

"I think there should be a bit more tolerance. The fourth official is there and if deep down they are thinking the ref might have that one wrong, I don't see why you are booked for it.

"That's the moment when they should use a bit of their game understanding and say 'OK, he maybe got that one wrong but we need you to stay in the technical area'. I think that can be a calming down moment.

"I would suggest, on any given occasion the fourth (official) could probably realise that. They don't have to agree with me but could go 'Just slow yourself down' to calm the moment.

"Whereas if you are going outside your box and doing what you are doing all the time that is different, it's your own fault - but not when it's something like that."

Dyche has as much reason to complain about the officiating as any Premier League manager as Everton are the only team yet to be awarded a penalty this season.

However, it is the perceived general inconsistency which really irks him.

"The thing we are all questioning is consistency and parity," he added.

"Of course we are all human so they are going to have different ways (of officiating), but there are so many ways the game is working at the moment with referees' performance and the idea of this technical area.

"You see managers running up and down the line cheering goals and nothing is done. So then you go, 'Well, which one is it then?'.

"The rules have to be the same for everyone, I think that's the key."

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