![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/future-of-var-in-the-premier-league-decided-after-man-utd-and-mike-dean-controversies/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Watford-v-Everton-Premier-League.jpg&description=THE BIG DEBATE: The use of technology in football is back under the microscope after more contentious decisions and the bombshell admissions by former ref Mike Dean Another weekend, another batch of VAR controversies. Despite the new season still being in its infancy, officials are already under pressure after a string of high-profile and contentious calls. Nottingham Forest are considering lodging an official complaint following their dramatic 3-2 defeat at Manchester United, with divisive calls on a red card and a penalty both going against the visitors. Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom, who watched his Blades side lose 2-1 to Manchester City, suggested VAR should be reserved for offside decisions only. He was speaking after City were awarded a first-half penalty for handball. And all of this comes fresh off the back of Mike Dean's explosive revelations regarding the use of technology in the top flight. He stated that he didn't order Anthony Taylor to check the pitchside monitor during Chelsea vs Tottenham last season, in order to protect his mate from further scrutiny. So we're asking our team of Mirror Football writers how VAR could be improved…or whether it should be removed altogether. Without wishing to sound like a broken record, my preferred solution for VAR remains unchanged: Bin it. Find the deepest landfill quarry near Stockley Park, tip the infernal technology into it, add a few gallons of petrol just to make sure it catches fire, and hey presto! Mike Dean's throwaway comment about trying to spare his "mate" Anthony Taylor unsolicited "grief" over a routine case of hair-pulling in the playground let the cat out of the bag: VAR is not fit for purpose when it merely becomes a vehicle for referees to cover each other's backs. And it is completely useless - to the point of conspiracy theories about decisions mainly favouring the big clubs - when officials sitting behind the screens can't even reach the RIGHT decisions when they have a chance to look){kind=link}
THE BIG DEBATE: The use of technology in football is back under the microscope after more contentious decisions and the bombshell admissions by former ref Mike Dean
Another weekend, another batch of VAR controversies.
Despite the new season still being in its infancy, officials are already under pressure after a string of high-profile and contentious calls. Nottingham Forest are considering lodging an official complaint following their dramatic 3-2 defeat at Manchester United, with divisive calls on a red card and a penalty both going against the visitors.
Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom, who watched his Blades side lose 2-1 to Manchester City, suggested VAR should be reserved for offside decisions only. He was speaking after City were awarded a first-half penalty for handball.
And all of this comes fresh off the back of Mike Dean’s explosive revelations regarding the use of technology in the top flight. He stated that he didn’t order Anthony Taylor to check the pitchside monitor during Chelsea vs Tottenham last season, in order to protect his mate from further scrutiny.