Marcus Merck, the man is a typical German, as a highly skilled dentist is very respected by patients, and after sitting down, Merck asked his wife to make coffee and chat with Christina, Christina found out that this man has an identity in addition to a dentist is a football referee, and this also evokes Christina's memory: in the materials I have read, there is a name Marcus Merck!!

"Ah, you're Mr. Merck who officiated the 1997 Cup Winners!"

Markus Merck, Germany's top referee, is second only to Italian referee Corina in the International Football History and Mathematics Federation's all-time best referee awards, and in 1988, at the age of 25, Merck became the youngest referee in the Bundesliga on the recommendation of his hometown club Kaiserslautern. Four years later, he became a FIFA-recognized international referee and officiated at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In the years that followed, Merck was recognized for her steady performance and went on to win the German Referee of the Year award six times in the future. During his international law enforcement career, Merck officiated at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (2), Euro 2000 (3), 2002 (2), Euro 2004 (3) and 2006 (3), including the Euro 2004 final, and was the first referee to officiate a European Championship or World Cup final after East German referee Rudy Glockner. His assistants were Jan-Hendri Selvo and Christian Srael. Other major competitions officiated by Merck include the 1997 European Cup Winners' Cup final and the 02-03 Champions League final.

However, the current Christina does not know Merck's future glory, but now Merck is already one of the top referees in European football, after all, the current European Cup Winners' Cup is an important competition in Europe, second to the Champions League, and Merck has also won the support of UEFA, and the future can be expected.

And for Christina, a special junior, Merck is also very interested, after all, a little girl who is only eighteen years old actually became a football referee, and English referees are now despised in Europe, but when chatting with this little girl, Merck felt the talent of this little girl, and at this time Christina raised a question: "Mr. Merck, what do you think is the most important thing to be a referee?" ”？”

"Decisive."

Merck replied simply. Then he looked at Christina, who looked childish, and said, "The referee is not God, nor is he Superman." He can't get every penalty right. Because it's impossible. ”

"In the game, our referees are bound to make mistakes. What to do then? When the time comes, if you panic because of a mistake, then you will lose the whole game. So don't think about anything else when you're playing. ”

"You mean the referee's compensatory mentality?"

The compensatory psychology of referees is a common problem for all referees. It's not even a question of referees, it's a problem for humanity as a whole. This is not the thinking of a referee, but the thinking of ordinary people.

When a referee decides against a team, there is often a sense of compensation.

"It's the psychology of compensation. The first time you make a mistake, and then once you have the compensatory mentality, then you get wrong a second time, a third time, and so on. In the end, you'll be the referee for both clubs. This kind of refereeing is the most undesirable. So in the middle of the game, you have to forget about the previous penalty. Only pay attention to what is in front of you, and judge when you deserve, and don't have any compensatory mentality. ”

Christina didn't really understand what Merck meant.

Regarding the compensatory psychology of referees, Christina's teacher John Taylor has spoken to Christina a long time ago. But what Merck said was obviously decisive, how did she return to this question.

However, Merck soon went on to explain: "Once the referee has the mentality of compensation, then he will hesitate. If a referee loses decisiveness and becomes hesitant, then the referee's decision will fail. ”

Merck also likes to give examples when talking about problems.

"Decisiveness, in fact, there are many aspects. It's like in some knockout rounds, when it's stoppage time, it's a matter of penalty kicks. Whether you dare to judge or not, whether you can judge or not, these are all questions that determine the height of a referee. ”

After Merck finished talking about the issue, Christina asked another question.

"Referee Merck, a lot of coaches are getting stronger and stronger now. How should you deal with them as a referee? ”

The theory is well known.

But when it comes to practical operation, the theories in the books are basically nonsense. In real life, the theories in books are not used at all. Everyone still has to increase their experience and learn from those old referees.

It's like a coach.

Everyone knows that referees shouldn't be afraid of coaches. But in reality, many strong managers can use their influence to put a lot of pressure on the referee. Even some top referees can't stand the pressure of the coach and have problems with the penalty.

Such a thing is not once or twice.

Like the Premier League Ferguson time.

This is definitely not untargeted. If Manchester United are behind, the referee needs to be careful under pressure from Alex Ferguson. For example, if the stoppage time can be three minutes or four minutes, then the referee will definitely choose four minutes. None of the referees will pick three minutes.

This is often referred to as the Ferguson time.

It's not that all referees in the Premier League are Manchester United's royal referees. Although Manchester United has a lot of influence, and Ferguson is very powerful, he is not completely manipulating the referee committee.

Ferguson time appeared only because of the pressure brought on by Ferguson's powerful influence. When they choose, Premier League referees tend to choose in favor of Manchester United.

"Brave."

Merck replied again in simple words, and then began to explain: ", it is useless to say something false. Referees are under pressure, pressure from the players, pressure from the fans, pressure from the coach. No matter what kind of referee is under great pressure, the decision will fluctuate. ”

"Brave. Even if there is really pressure and worry, the most important thing as a referee is not to be able to show it. Even if you pretend to be calm, you have to pretend that you are nothing. ”

Merck made her point of view clear.

"Be calm, the referee needs to be calm. You can cover your thoughts with your smile, or you can use your indifference to cover up the thoughts in your heart. Anyway, no matter which one it is, the most taboo thing for the referee is to express his thoughts on his face. In the face of those top coaches, if you are really nervous, don't talk long. Or pop up word by word, try to keep it simple. Don't think that the top coaches are really good, they are also under pressure against the referees. Whoever can't stand it first loses. ”

After Merck finished speaking, everyone gave him a huge round of applause.

The top referee in European football explained some of the problems encountered to Cristina in the simplest and most simple language. These answers may not be taken as generalities, but they are an invaluable asset to young referees.