Chapter Twenty-Six: The Great Test
But what Christina didn't know was that next, she was going to have an "exam".
"Uh, Philip. You're not going to let Christina officiate this game? On the whole, Christina's current appearance is still only passable, and she is still young, I'm afraid she can't do it. ”
"It's fine. If he can't even cope with the Anglo-African League game, don't be the referee as soon as possible. ”
"But this game is not easy to enforce, so if you can't do it"
"Hmph, what's it?"
Keith Hackett looked at the names of both sides of the game and shook his head. Originally, there were no games in the Anglo-African League that were difficult to enforce, after all, the Anglo-African United was only a semi-professional league.
The so-called Anglo-African United Strong Dialogue has not paid much attention, and there is not much pressure on the referee. But this match is definitely a huge pressure match for Christina. So Keith? Hackett was still very worried.
Because these two clubs have a lot of ties to Christina.
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Woking FC travels to Gateshead FC.
This is the 10th round of the Anglo-African League. Christina has already officiated seven games in the Anglo-African United, and this is Christina's eighth game in charge. When she was notified by the FA, Christina was also taken aback.
Woking vs. Gateshead. Although this is just one of the strong conversations in the Anglo-African Union, it is indeed a difficult game for Christina to enforce. Because Christina's famous work, it should be said that Weber's famous work, is the final of the promotion play-offs of the Anglo-African League.
In that game, it was Christina's judgment in the final stages that allowed Webb to decide the goal valid, which led to Woking's 1-0 win over Gateshead. In the end, this goal eliminated Gateshead and entered the League C.
Of course, Hejing's strength is limited, although it is also expanding its strength in the English League C. However, after promotion, they were relegated from League C after only one season.
It's not a difficult game in English football, or even in the Anglo-African League. For many referees, he is no different from a normal Anglo-African United game. But it's really hard for Christina to enforce the law.
Especially the Gateshead Club.
Christina doesn't think Gateshead FC doesn't hold grudges against her. While Christina can honestly say that her decision was not wrong, it is completely different from Gertzhead's position.
There is no one in this world who is the heart of the Virgin Mary, and no one who is the heart of the Pure Virgin. can make the whole human race revolve around him alone. Christina didn't do anything wrong in Christina's position, but she definitely resented Christina in Gateshead's position. Therefore, how to deal with Gateshead, Christina is more distressed.
"Brett, thank you for coming over and helping me."
Not only is Christina not to be seen by the referee now, but many assistant referees are not very supportive of Christina. And in the face of such a difficult game, Christina felt bottomless.
So Christina specifically invited Brett Vaughn. Brett Vaughn is now in League 3 now, following Atkinson. Of course, occasionally in League Two, he will work with referees like Webb and Phil Dodd. If it weren't for Christina's invitation, he wouldn't have come to the Anglo-African Union to enforce the law.
"What are you talking about between me?"
Brett Vaughn is the most conscientious and amiable assistant referee Christina has ever met. But looking at Christina, Brett Vaughn worried: "Why did you enforce the law in this game?" This is not an easy game to enforce. ”
"I know."
Christina nodded, and then said helplessly: "I guess the above deliberately arranged this game for me." Maybe my previous game table was not very good, so I will test it with such a game. ”
That's Christina's guess, but it's accurate. It was because of Philip Tang's strong support and John Taylor's face that most of the refereeing committee gave Christina a chance to enforce the law in the Anglo-African Union.
But it's clear that Christina's appearance is not so stunning, not convincing enough. This puts Philip Don under a lot of pressure. Although this little thing still doesn't affect Philip? Don's status in the FA, but that's not for Philip? Don's prestige was a huge disservice. After all, you are a chief referee, and it is a huge blow to him if you look at the referee in a bad way.
So Philip? Tang directly came up with such a plan. Christina is either a dragon or a bug. If this game messes up again, then honestly come back as your assistant referee. But if in this high-pressure game when the table xiàn is good, then Philip? Don will support Christina as always.
"Don't worry. I believe in your strength. ”
Brett Vaughn admires Christina's talent. During the time he spent working with Christina, he was able to fully see Christina's amazing talent.
So Brett? Vaughn believes that Christina will be able to shine in the refereeing industry. Now Brett? What Vaughn hopes most is that after Christina becomes the referee of the Premier League in the future, he can promote himself to become a referee in the Premier League. Including Webb, Clattenberg, Atkinson, these promising referees, Brett? Vaughn is all good friends.
"I don't know how the coaches and players in Gateshead will treat this game."
"Remember. As long as there is any unfavorable decision against us, you immediately go to the referee to reason. Whether it's a foul, a touchline kick, or a corner kick, any penalty that looks vague will put pressure on the referee. ”
Gateshead International Stadium.
This is the home of Gateshead, who will face last season's Anglo-African League promotion play-off finalists Woking FC. Gateshead lost that game and watched as Woking FC were promoted to League C.
It was the first time since that game that Gateshead had re-encountered Woking.
But what makes people even more angry than this is that this time the referee is the linesman who single-handedly escorted the promotion of Hejing Club at that time. Although from later footage everyone knew that Christina's judgment was right, Webber's judgment was correct. But Gateshead FC is still angry with the two referees.
"Head, but that Christina? Referee Lee is a very strict referee. It is said that she is currently the referee with the most cards played by the Anglo-African Union. Will that anger him? ”
The Gateshead players asked their manager with some hesitation. After all, the current Christina is notorious, and she has not shown a red card in seven games so far. It's almost a rhythm of red cards at a time.
As for the yellow card, it goes without saying. The number of yellow cards shown in seven games has reached 30, which is definitely a strong player in the Anglo-African League.
"Don't worry."
It is also part of the job of a head coach to study the style of the referee and the psychology of the referee before the game. Gateshead's head coach is called Charles, and he is a very young head coach, only 32 years old this year.
But he's been a head coach for three years and has been a coach since he was 20 years old. Charles is a manager with big ambitions, after all, he is still young. He hopes to lead Gateshead to League C and then have a good performance in League C to attract the attention of some of the clubs above.
And then slowly, slowly, it's better to have a chance to become a manager in the Premier League. Therefore, his pre-match preparation was quite good.
"The last penalty, although he was right. But he must be sorry for us in Gerzheide, and he will care about what we think. Therefore, as long as we continue to put pressure on him, his decision will definitely be biased. ”
This is what Charles analyzed. Christina? Lee, the 22-year-old Anglo-African referee. Judging from his table in the previous games, it is obvious that he is a rookie referee. In order to establish his prestige, he began to suppress it with high-pressure methods, so as to show his own existence.
And in the face of Gorshead, can he still have such a psychological advantage? In the last season's game, it was his judgment that decided the outcome of the game. Even if he was right, Charles believed that Christina was embarrassed.
As long as the referee has this in mind, Charles believes that Christina will definitely be biased. And it will definitely be on your side. That's why he laid out such tactics before the game.
"Yes."
The Gateshead players all nodded. Because after the analysis of my coach, it is really the same thing.
"Still, since Christina? Referee Lee is a very strict referee, so you are just putting pressure on him. Don't make a move that angers him. Rationalize with him calmly. ”
Charles finally reminded his players. The young referee, maybe as soon as his head is on fire, he doesn't care about anything. Charles didn't want his players to anger a rookie referee.
Like Gertshead's head coach Charles, there are not a few who are analytical. Even the head coach of Woking Club thinks so. In his opinion, many referees have a tendency to do this.
Compensatory psychology.
Although Webb and Christina were right in that decision. But the timing was wrong, the occasion was wrong, and that match was a direct decision to promote to the final of the English League C. And the time when the penalty was effective was just three minutes before the game.
Therefore, from another aspect, the promotion of the Hejing Club to the League C at that time was completely caused by Webb and Christina. So they all decided that Christina would be a little embarrassed.
So when in the locker room, the head coach of Woking Club also hopes that his players can actively reason with Christina. Christina can't be allowed to take care of Gateshead because of any compensatory psychology.