Mike Dean addresses his comments about making a VAR mistake to protect Anthony Taylor 

That decision hhad a massive impact on the future of Thomas Tuchel

I can't actually believe he said it. Openly admitted ignoring what he felt was a wrong decision to spare his mate the hassle of sending him to the screen. Inexcusable & the outrage is justified.

This is horrific from Mike Dean. He is ultimately dismissive of his own actions. His job was to be impartial, not sparing his mate.

The evil of this match fixing saga is that TT was banned and fined by FA because his complaint was justified. Mike Dean & Taylor succeeded in fixing the match. Is the FA going to apologize to TT & Chelsea fans? And refund TT his money???

You can tell by how he answers he doesn't care whatsoever about the decision 🤨

Always said Mike Dean was a poor official. This just justifies it

The definition of CORRUPTION! Thank you Mike Dean for bringing this incompetence and disgraceful behavior to the light. Not that we didn't already know this! Smfh. DISGRACEFUL!

Even more disgraceful the fact that he's so nonchalant about it and he doesn't appear one bit remorseful for it. Disgrace of a man.

This man said, “you try to protect the refs” no you don’t you do your job correctly if it’s a mistake that’s fine but this explanation is ridiculous but respect for him not hiding fr

That’s why ChelseaFC fans wants Anthony Taylor and Mike dean away from their games.. these two will do anything to screw ChelseaFC

This coming out will be great for the game moving forward. It shows how refs PURPOSEFULLY do or do not make calls based on their feelings rather than the letter of the law of the game.

This is what happens when you hire refs with egos that want the spotlight on them instead of refereeing the game fairly…

What he did had an impact on so many things. All to protect "mate", "colleague" whatever he wants to call it. This is totally corrupt and the fact that he says "this will all be gone in 5-6 days" shows there are no real consequences.

The purpose of VAR is to get the decisions on the field correct... and this panel sounds spineless by sympathizing with him about how HARD it is to rewind an zoom in on a replay smh

No remorse whatsoever. Say’s he’s sorry like it’s water off a ducks back. He was always a shocking ref and sadly the rest aren’t much better.

Shameless, absolutely shameless. This guy needs to be investigated. Off shore accounts, and bank details need to be investigated. Him, and his colleagues, literally decide the outcome of games.

When he explains the thought process behind his decision it can no longer be classed as just a mistake. He just said "it's neither here nor there, it's nothing". 😂 He should be arrested.

Now i finally understand why they are making these terrible mistakes, even when having the Monitor. It is even worse then I thought. It is not that they are incompetent. They know its bad and make it for personel reasons. Doesnt matter if its for a mate or because your afraid... I mean. Nobody can see you. No Time contraint. All angles. Slow Mo. What else do they want...

The absolute dumbest thing about everything Mike Dean says in this panel is that if they did their jobs correctly and utilized VAR, the refs wouldn’t be given the same grief! Wtf is he on?? He dodged the point about coating Tuchel his job and though he wasnt the only reason he absolutely put a nail in his coffin

Unbelievable they rewarded this Joker for being a terrible ref and a terrible Var ref by giving him a TV role. He literally admits that he's corrupt. How can we trust any of these refs now. We never did but this confirms all our thoughts.

It's my first time I am hearing his voice this guy

Disgrace, absolute disgrace should’ve been a foul from a spurs fan.

No you do not want to look after your colleague at the middle. Your job is to make the correct decision, nothing else Mike!

He just wanted the attention he loves it.

No wonder British referees are having wonderful time at international levels

THE INCOMPETENCE OF THIS EPL REFEREES IN JUST ON ANOTHER LEVEL.

Classic backpedalling saying "we're all mates when we're on the field together". This mans decisions was a partial causation for the sacking of a manager, this is a very well rehearsed story Mike Dean has told himself in the mirror many times over these past few days and has convinced himself so much that this'll work that he genuinely believes he has got off scott free in the eyes of the footballing community. Diabolical unprofessionalism which screams corruption. He talks about junior members not wanting to make the call feeling the more senior officials may look undermined. I have never once though worse of the ref after a correct VAR call was made. VAR should be it's own independent organisation with no association to any of the refs. The EPL refs are all self centred narcasistic personalities anyway and a real mate would let their mate know if they have made the wrong decision

So how many decisions hasn’t he admitted to

It's funny how he thinks that the issue is that he said he was protecting a friend instead of saying colleague. No Mike, the issue is you deliberately overlooked a foul that ultimately had a huge impact on the game.

He shouldn't VAR ever again. There are consequences for players, managers, and coaches when they make mistakes. I think referees should explain their controversial decisions all the time. It was refreshing to see the WWC referees explain their VAR decisions.

It cost Chelsea 2 points! These types of 'errors' have far ranging effects for more than just the team's involved.

His ego alone makes me sick. From his deeminer he doesn't feel sorry for his actions. How comes he is a ref. In such a topflight football?

The other guys on the panel are giving him too much respect. They should be bashing him. It's disgraceful. It wasn't mistake. He knew the decision he was taking was the wrong one and he still stuck by it

Mike Deen just confirmed what we all have been thinking about EPL referees

It is obvious he is NOT a fair and impartial referee. He hasn't paid the price, the price is dismissal. How many times has this happened before. You are there to check calls and advise the referee accordingly. You didn't, you should be fired. You can't coach refereeing either if you can't do your job properly.

What a sadist, why haven’t the fa sacked him and Taylor already

The one thing we all need to know is, who does the buck stop with? It wasn't clear in the video...

He said the var is to protect the referee… Enough said

That game caused a club a bad seasion. That game caused some persons their livelihood because of what started as a result of that. Mike Dean should have remain silent, instead of defending his incompetence.

scumbag that win would of been the biggest boost to chelsea season if they got that especially with how bad last season was

It’s the “look at me” syndrome. He’s retired, but still wants the limelight.

The refs association is a gentleman's club. Absolute horror. And no will to actually change and address the mistakes.

All them minutes to say i support Tottenham, i was an awful referee like my friend Mr. Taylor and we both should have gone to Specsavers! 🤷

“Dumb question when I was a footballer I felt terrible. How do referees handle it!”

Well, I have got to hear this!

"The buck stops with me" sounds so nonchalant and 3 weeks suspension is a slap on the wrist... these guys need to be refreeing 2nd or 3rd division teams

Shocking. Ignoring the "mate" comment, he said that he's there to support the referee, which is completely wrong anyway. He's there to support the teams on the field and to make sure that the rules of the game are upheld.

We’ve always known this now it’s out in the open by the one and only man that always thought every football match he refereed was about HIM. SHAMEFUL!

So against what did he want to protect Anthony Taylor? Against Chelsea wining?

Imagine having the complete lack of awareness, the temerity, the self-absorbed idiocy to say out loud that whilst using VAR you intentionally ignored the correct decision because your mate was having a tough time reffing as it was & not expect any backlash. Confidence in match officials/VAR is already at all time low, it'll be on the floor after Mike Dean's comments.

But did you appologise to Chelsea and Chelsea fans for losing points which was your fault..do you know what heart break they went through that day co considering their rivalry with Tottenham and how Kane celebrated that dubious goal which was from your fault

Refs are supposed to make decisions based on facts not with assumptions and predictions. Without bias. They should check with VAR for help.

The problem is these refs are not trained to use var properly it’s near impossible to get things wrong with the technology we have but they still do

You help us Mike help us finish 12th thank you because we suppose to win that game.

It is common knowledge that Mike Dean is a Spurs fan.

no one in the comments actually understood what he said, they still misunderstand his use of the word mate

Mike Dean has most of the managers,before VAR and After Var?

He is sorry but not SORRY!

Clearly tells there is corruption in English football… some matches end up in doubts …

When a referee comes out and confess this ,it only shows the integrity there is on the game nowadays ,very sad,also I always defend VAR always gone make mistakes ,because everyone has a different opinion ,either a penalty,a conduct violence , a elbow and so on

Bloody ell 20min of asking the same questions 4 different ways by different people.. 😂

Thomas Tuchel got sacked because his record was not good enough. One of the results that contributed to that record was this game, in which Mike Dean put his perianal feelings ahead of the objectivity that VAR is supposed to represent. Mistakes can always be made, however this decision directly taints the objectivity of VAR. Never again can we be certain that a Mike Dean decision is not affected by tother considerations. As such he should never be allowed to work in VAR again.

This is a load of codswallop. What exactly was he protecting "his mate" from? A brisk walk to the screen? If Taylor missed the hair pull, wouldn't the best thing be to help his colleague have the best game possible and get every call correct? Dean obviously thought a hair pull wasn't worth the hassle and took the decision to overlook it upon himself. That's the thing about Dean - he likes taking centre stage. Like when he tried to hide the hat-trick ball from Aguero a few seasons back.

Insane he actually said that. Literally admitted to being corrupt. These refs and officials need cleaning out. Add cameras and mics to the var room too.

ABSOLUTE DISGRACE FROM MIKE DEAN AND THE GUYS QUESTIONING HIM, ABSOLUTE DISGRACE 🤡🤡

This is exactly what everyone knew was happening. How often has this happened in other games? Seemingly alot from the absolutely terrible decisions we see week in week out from VAR.

PGMOL, VAR giving too many excuses. Corrupted as most already knew. In general, VAR ALWAYS giving favorable decisions to few specific teams. All too often and even until now, VAR still deliberately doing these.

If you are doing a job and don't really want to be there then there is no way you would do it well

So it was just simple as that as this lad is saying 😂, lt was just personal Dean is a clown lol

11:45 yeah but basically nobody realises that! 🙄

VAR should be done by an independent team of preferably EX players and have no personal connection to the referee's.

Body cams and mics which they have on already solves all this.

The mate thing is irrelevant the choice not to make the right decision with integrity is unbelievable

Please explain how Onana’s clattering on an opposition player.

They say sunlight is the best disinfectant, the VAR and on field officials discussion and comments need to be heard by the supporters within the stadium and TV viewers. At least we can then hear their decision making process, like Cricket, and both Rugby codes. They say football is entertainment give the fans what they have wanted for since its inception. NOW WE HAVE TO DEMAND IT!!

Taylor did same to Mourinho and Roma.

Seriously? How is pulling a handful of hair so much that Cucurella is dragged to the ground, not violent conduct? And he is admitting TOTAL INCOMPETENCE, at best, corruption at worst.

his clarification was even worse than the original statement

What!!

He doesn’t look bothered at all,he even admitted there was the pulling of the hair and we are making it a big deal😳

Control damage and always wanted to make the headlines...

Who are you mate to like or not to like somebody!? You bloody do your job!

He is literally saying he saw the red card and ignored. What should we call that?

Wow, unbelievable, and when you think the Prem has brought in new laws to protect the officials from players and managers :(

While you at it just investigate Paul Tierney , Stuart attwell and Craig Pawson

I don't understand what was so difficult to ring Anthony and tell him to go to the screen, that Romero incident was as blatant a foul as they come!!, and why is everyone diluting this with laughs and chuckles?, there's serious stakes at play here!

Does anyone know where the buck stops?

VARs role is not to look after the refs it's to help them make the right decisions

Mike Dean has turned into a Jasper Carrot lookalike

At least he came out and said something, I'm still waiting for that man city vs Chelsea champions league final ref to come out

Does anyone know who the buck stops with? I don’t think that was made clear enough.

The buck didn’t stop with him though did it? Chelsea carried some of this, the manager carried it with losing his job!

He’s even carrying himself arrogantly. Referees have been given so much power he doesn’t even see the ramifications 🤦🏾‍♂️

Picture me thinking this is a weird place to make a beat.

Wow seriously I'm hearing this right Mike dean is a bad bad ref how can u say u was protecting your mate this is ridiculous

Mate=friend..

Loved all the attention as usual

Not even an acknowledgment to chelsea Tt or the fans

Honestly if Cucurella had rolled on the floor like he’d been shot it would’ve been looked at.

The question Mike, put towards you, that you don't seem to understand is, if you act that way because they are your collogues are the other refs and VAR officials doing the same thing. And why wouldn't they if this is your mindframe. So what we fear is this is common practice which would explain three games just this weekend! This is what we call deliberate mistakes.