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Eric Dier reacts as Premier League could make rule change following Myles Lewis-Skelly’s celebration in Arsenal vs Man City
Former Tottenham Hotspur player Eric Dier has now shared his reaction to news that the Premier League could clamp down on mock celebrations moving forward.
Young Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly caught attention for mimicking Erling Haaland’s celebration against Manchester City last weekend when he scored in a 5-1 win.
City came back against Arsenal to draw 2-2 last September and Haaland taunted Lewis-Skelly by saying “Who are you?” to the youngster when things got heated at full-time.
Most fans seem to take Lewis-Skelly’s celebration in a jovial way, after all, the 18-year-old wasn’t doing anything offensive.
However, the Premier League have now seen it necessary to point out that players’ celebrations could lead to punishment in the future if they are deemed as ‘mockery or criticism’.
Tony Scholes, the Premier League’s chief football officer said: “Some of the celebrations have been very funny [and] entertaining but there’s a line.
“Once it crosses over into mockery or criticism, then we would need to deal with it.”
Former Tottenham defender Eric Dier unimpressed by Premier League
Of course, these words haven’t settled well with a lot of football fans, who are convinced that a bit of ‘needle’ is needed in the Premier League.
That being said, former Tottenham centre-back Dier seemed to agree with that point of view when posting on X.
Dier reacted to a post about the Premier League’s warning, and shared a meme from The Office which was certainly not responding to the news in a positive light.
The England international appeared very unimpressed with the news, a player who once celebrated pretty vibrantly in front of Arsenal supporters at the Emirates Stadium when scoring in a north London derby.
Dier shushed the home fans at the Emirates, which might not quite fall completely in line with what the Premier League are referring to on this occasion, but it’s a similar principle.
Myles Lewis-Skelly had every right to wind up Erling Haaland
Quite frankly, characters like Jamie Vardy who thrive on winding up opposition players and fans are needed in the game, as long as it’s not done in an offensive or disrespectful manner.
Mocking another football team or player should only be seen as that, providing it’s nothing personal.
Lewis-Skelly was entitled to get some revenge against Haaland, who might not even have too much of an issue with the celebration – he’s usually a good sport.
Either way, it will be interesting to see what the Premier League do next, as these moments of emotion/elation are unlikely to stop.
And it could be hard task to police any kind of mockery, something Dier would appear to consider as a waste of time.