Mike Dean has told top flight referees to pretend VAR doesn't exist - and have more faith in their big decisions during games. VAR continues to divide opinion when it comes to the Premier League . Critics have cited numerous grievances with the system, including a lack of transparency and the inability of officials to review decisions on pitch side monitors. But former referee Dean has urged officials to pretend VAR is not available - and stop relying on it to help them out when a mistake is