Anfield Stadium.

Anfield is not the top of the pitch in England at the moment. After all, there are Wembley Stadium in England, Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium, and even Sunderland's Stadium of Light is more advanced than Anfield.

But when it comes to prestige, Anfield is definitely one of the best clubs in the Premier League. After all, this is the stadium of the Reds Liverpool, and when the Reds and Liverpool swept European football, European football was thunderous at Anfield.

Jack stood in front as the referee, and behind Jack were Clattenburg, Michael Mullachi, and Charlie West. And on both sides are the players of both sides.

Fulham are a League Two team and are not very familiar with their player, Jack. But Jack had already done some homework before the game. But even if you do your homework, strangeness is still strange.

But turning his head to look at the Liverpool players on the other side, Jack is very familiar.

Standing next to Jack is Liverpool's captain, the first black captain in the history of the England national team, and the former Manchester United legend Paul Ince. Paul Ince, a Manchester United legend, arrived at Liverpool last season and was a favourite of Liverpool's manager at the time, Evans. As a result, he also became the captain of Liverpool.

And then from behind Paul Ince, there are McManaman, Borg, Fowler, Irving, David James and others. They are all famous players in the Premier League, and Jack has the likes of Redknapp among the benches.

"And the sweet singing of the lark,

Through the wind, through the rain,

Your dreams may be shattered.

But move forward with the hope of your heart,

You'll never go it alone!

You'll never walk alone!! ”

As the players and referees walked out, the Liverpool fans at Anfield greeted their players with the song "You'll never walk alone". The Anfield Stadium, which can accommodate more than 45,000 people, came today with nearly 40,000 fans.

The visitors have a pitiful number of fans, less than a thousand. Although Liverpool left them nearly 3,000 tickets, their home fans were only about 5,000. Only around 600 people arrived at Anfield with the squad today.

"The game is about to start. The match is in the third round of the Carabao Cup and is Liverpool vs Fulham. Liverpool's results have not been very good recently, and the conflict between coach Houllier and coach Evans has also appeared frequently in the media. ”

"There was a very strange player coming out of Liverpool's side in this game. Steven Gerrard is an eighteen-year-old player. This is a player from Liverpool's own academy, and it is said that it is a player that Coach Houllier likes very much. ”

Liverpool, Liverpool has attention. The commentator for the match was Sky TV's chief football commentator Motensen.

'Look at the referee of the game, it's a very young referee. Just past his twenty-third birthday, at the age of twenty-three, he is already qualified as a national referee. Being able to officiate the third round of the Carabao Cup this time also shows the importance that the FA attaches to this referee. ”

Mortensen is a very good football commentator and is very typical of England. There's a joke that after a goal is scored in a game, the South American commentators shout for a minute. And when I arrived in England, the commentator kept reporting all kinds of data.

This is a characteristic of English football commentators.

England's football commentators are excellent in this regard. They are very willing to do their homework, do their homework before the game, and memorize those boring statistics. So much so that once they score, they are able to keep saying all kinds of stats, all kinds of records, and so on.

That's how Mortenson was.

Don't look at Jack as just a referee, but Mortensen has done his homework before the game. Even when Jack will be qualified as a referee, and what kind of things are going on, Mortenson knows.

"Doodoo-"

Although he was officiating at Anfield, Jack was only a little nervous, which was completely different from the nervousness he had when he first became a referee. On the contrary, Jack is in a good state of mind now, not nervous, but excited.

Jack had been hoping to officiate some important fights, to be able to officiate some heavyweight club fights, and today he finally got his chance.

Liverpool?

Liverpool are good. Although it is the number one giant in England, it has been in decline in the past ten years. Liverpool don't have a strong manager like Alex Ferguson or a ferocious captain like Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira. Although it is the first giant, the power behind the club is not as strong as Manchester United and Arsenal.

It's not a soft persimmon, it's not a hard stone that can't be gnawed.

"The race is on. Liverpool's side really did their best, and they completely overwhelmed Fulham after the game started. Fulham's side simply didn't have the power to fight back. ”

That's what it is.

Fulham are the favourites for promotion from League Two. Because Fulham was just bought by Egyptian billionaire Fayyad last year. This billionaire is not small, and almost became the husband of Princess Diana.

Because his son is the last ** of Princess Diana. When Princess Diana died in a car accident last year, the son of Fayyad, the Egyptian owner of Fulham, died in the car accident at the same time.

This person is rich and willing to invest. When he bought Fulham last year, he said that he wanted Fulham to become "Southern Manchester United". Therefore, the investment is not small, and the strength is also very strong.

But no matter how strong he is, he can't compare to a Premier League powerhouse like Liverpool. So as soon as the game started, Fulham were completely at the bottom.

"Gerrard, give it to Borg. Borgneche, Borg, this ball is a good pass...... It's a half-highball! ”

Borg was a player of the Czech golden generation, and when he was younger, he was the most famous and talented of the Czech golden generation. He was also one of the first players of the Czech golden generation to move from the Czech league to the major European leagues.

When Borg first arrived at Liverpool, he could be said to have shocked the entire Liverpool fans. In the first month of competition, he won the Premier League Player of the Month.

It's a pity that Borg has too many injuries on his body, which has taken down his talent. But even so, at the current Liverpool, Borg is also the most stylish player.

Borg played on the left side of the game, but after receiving the ball, he suddenly cut inside, attracting the attention of three Fulham fans. Then all of a sudden, a half-high ball was passed to Owen, who was retreating. Engaging the opposition defence in this way, and then passing the ball beautifully, is what they do best with talented players.

"Owen, Owen chests the ball. Owen, nice turn......"

"Toot-"

Owen faced a half-high ball, and because of his height, he could only jump up and stop the ball with his chest. The body was very flexible, and he made one or two turns, deceived the defenders behind him, and immediately turned from the right side.

But before Owen's speed could be deployed, Jack's whistle remembered.

The referee awarded Owen a foul. Let's look at the defense, what foul did Irving do? Could it be that Owen just waved his arm? ”

The narrator didn't understand at first, and Owen was even more innocent.

"Why?"

Owen was angry. It was a very good opportunity just now, and as long as Irving's speed came up, he could create a big threat. But Jack's whistle wiped it all out.

"Arms, this movement."

Jack smiled and walked up to Owen and explained to Owen. At the beginning of the jump, Owen had an arm lift. Originally, his movements were not big, but the players who came to defend behind were swept in the face by Owen's arm.

Owen is 1.72 meters tall, while the player who defends him behind him is 1.87 meters tall. So Owen jumped up and raised his arm to hit the defender right in the jaw.

Fortunately, Fulham's players are used to this kind of action in League Two. This kind of action is very common in League Two, except for some strict referees, and the average referee will not give such a penalty. This is the scale of the English referee's decision.

So the defender didn't care either, and didn't immediately fall to the ground and wail like some South American players do. The players who came up in the lower leagues were just different, so he just touched his face and immediately started defending Irving.

But Jack saw it.

Jack really enjoyed being able to officiate Liverpool's games. Now Jack is the referee in the English League C, and Liverpool is sweet and sweet in Jack's eyes. As Jack and Beckham said, Liverpool are really the best target for a young referee like Jack who is always trying to figure it out.

As a result, Jack has been keeping an eye on Liverpool's players. This time Owen waved his arm, and Jack caught Owen.

"Yellow card!"

Jack didn't just blow for a foul on Irving, he also gave Irving a yellow card. Then he said to Owen, "I hope to pay attention in the future." This is a very dangerous action, and it is also an action that is expressly forbidden. ”

Jack explained to Owen with a smile, but Owen shook his head and didn't argue with Jack. Because he himself felt that the arm had just hit the player in the back.

"At the time of the Anglo-African Union, Jack Lee referee was notoriously harsh, and it seems that this is indeed the case. Irving's arm swing just now was indeed a foul, but the action was not large and there were no serious consequences. But referee Jack Lee still gave Owen a yellow card. However, in terms of rules, there is nothing wrong with this decision. It seems that Judge Jack Lee, despite his youth, is still very decisive. ”

After watching the replay, Mortenson affirmed Jack's decision. Owen's movements were indeed not large, and the amplitude of his arm swing was not large. But it's also an arm wave, and it's okay in English football. But in the Continental League, such actions are strictly forbidden. Some referees even give red cards outright.

Therefore, Mortensen did not question Jack's yellow card.