{"id":287864,"date":"2023-08-26T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287864"},"modified":"2023-08-26T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T08:34:08","slug":"premier-league-officials-are-furious-at-mike-deans-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/premier-league-officials-are-furious-at-mike-deans-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League officials are &apos;FURIOUS at Mike Dean&apos;s comments&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Premier League officials are &#8216;FURIOUS at Mike Dean&#8217;s comments&#8217; after the former referee admitted he previously didn&#8217;t step in on &#8216;major, stupid&#8217; VAR decision<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mike Dean&#8217;s VAR revelation has caused reported uproar amongst officials<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former referee admitted he previously made an error while he was VAR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: It&#8217;s All Coming Up &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s preview show for the weekend&#8217;s football<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Premier League officials are furious at former colleague Mike Dean after he revealed an insiders insight into VAR decisions, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Dean, retired from officiating duties this summer after ending his 28-year run in English football to pursue opportunities in punditry where he joined Sky&#8217;s Soccer Saturday show.<\/p>\n<p>Since finishing his on-field career, he has been busy with fulfilling media duties and recently revealed that he previously avoided sending Premier League referee Anthony Taylor to review a mistake in a game to prevent his &#8216;mate&#8217; from getting extra &#8216;grief&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The damning claim has infuriated officials in the English top-flight amid scrutiny from the public following a difficult few years for officiating, as reported by the Mirror.<\/p>\n<p>The quoted incident relates to Chelsea&#8217;s 2-2 draw with Tottenham at the start of last season that saw\u00a0Cristian Romero pull Marc Cucurella&#8217;s hair\u00a0before Harry Kane\u00a0scored a 96th-minute equaliser.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/07\/74745187-0-image-a-17_1693032295135.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mike Dean has reportedly angered Premier League officials with his latest revelation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/07\/61472993-0-Cristian_Romero_centre_tugged_Marc_Cucurella_s_hair_just_moments-a-18_1693032299640.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dean admitted he made an error in Chelsea&#8217;s 2-2 draw with Spurs last season that saw Cristian Romero (centre) tugged Marc Cucurella&#8217;s hair just moments before Spurs equalised late in stoppage time<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/07\/74713271-0-Mike_Dean_opened_up_about_trying_to_protect_Anthony_Taylor_from_-a-20_1693032320743.jpg\" height=\"387\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dean (pictured) opened up about trying to protect Anthony Taylor from abuse in the Chelsea-Spurs game last year<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Romero went unpunished for his actions and Dean revealed on Simon Jordan&#8217;s Up Front\u00a0podcast that he should have intervened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I missed the stupid hair pull at Chelsea versus Tottenham which was pathetic from my point of view,&#8217; said the 55-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s one of them where if I had my time again, what would I do? I&#8217;d send Anthony [Taylor] to the screen. I think I knew if I did send him to the screen \u2026 he&#8217;s cautioned both managers, he&#8217;s had a hell of a game, it&#8217;s been such a tough game end to end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I said to Anthony afterwards: &#8220;I just didn&#8217;t want to send you to the screen after what has gone on in the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I didn&#8217;t want to send him up because he is a mate as well as a referee and I think I didn&#8217;t want to send him up because I didn&#8217;t want any more grief than he already had.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That was a major error. If they don\u2019t score from the corner it is not as big an issue. But I knew full well then I would be stood down the week after. I asked to take a bit of time off because it wasn\u2019t for me,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The revelation comes amidst a period that has seen managers, players and Premier League supporters question the integrity and decision-making of officials.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/07\/74714179-0-Anthony_Taylor_above_was_not_sent_to_review_the_incident_by_VAR_-a-21_1693032343744.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Taylor, above, was not sent to review the incident by VAR official Dean as he did not want Taylor to come in for more abuse<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/26\/07\/74714195-0-Dean_told_Simon_Jordan_about_the_rigorous_fitness_tests_that_ref-a-19_1693032315039.jpg\" height=\"327\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dean told Simon Jordan about the rigorous fitness tests that referees have to do &#8211; and questioned whether officials of all ages should do the same one<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes recently slammed the officiating in his side&#8217;s defeat to Tottenham and demanded an apology after the game.<\/p>\n<p>The PGMOL Later released a statement in response to Dean&#8217;s damning comments, stating:\u00a0&#8216;VARs undergo extensive training with the focus centred entirely around effectively working with the on-field team of officials to rectify clear and obvious errors (relating to goals, penalties, red cards and mistaken identity).<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When VARs identify a clear and obvious error by the on-field team of match officials, they should intervene and recommend a review by the referee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We strongly refute any suggestion that VARs do not intervene, for whatever reason, when they have identified a clear and obvious error.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12447717\/Premier-League-officials-FURIOUS-Mike-Dean.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League officials are &#8216;FURIOUS at Mike Dean&#8217;s comments&#8217; 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