"Jack, good job"

The results of the Carabao Cup final were in, with Blackburn Rovers winning 2-0 against Tottenham to win the Carabao Cup in the 01-02 season. Of course, at this time, it has little to do with Jack, the referee.

All that's left now is the cheers of the Blackburn fans, and the disappointment of the Tottenham fans. The FA has prepared the podium for the two teams to present the championship and runners-up trophies.

Jack, as the referee, becomes a spectator. But the referees didn't forget about Jack as the referee. Despite backing Jack to be the referee of the League Cup final, the refereeing committee still had a lot of concerns.

Had Tottenham reacted in this way before the announcement of the referee for the Carabao Cup final, the refereeing committee would never have chosen Jack as the referee for the Carabao Cup final.

After all, if a referee makes one side of the game so disgusted and opposed, then it shows that they have a bad relationship. In such a case, the referee committee will also avoid suspicion. If something happens in the middle of the game, the FA will not look good.

There are a lot of things like this in the history of football.

It's like a referee who makes a mistake at an important moment, causing a team to lose the championship. Then the referee committee will not let this referee meet with this team in the future. It's a very common thing.

It's a pity that Tottenham are too ignorant.

It had already been announced, and they came to oppose it, and they also made a big deal of public opinion. Under such circumstances, there is no room for relaxation by the referee committee. can only support Jack to continue officiating the League Cup final. After all, it's about their faces.

Because a team is against it, they change the referee, so where is their authority? How to establish a foothold in English football in the future.

But they are also afraid.

Fear that Jack will make a misjudgment against Tottenham in the game. Once there is such a miscalculation, it is easy to get attacked by the media. Needless to say about Jack himself. This critique must be all-encompassing.

The referee committee must not think that it is possible to get out.

Fortunately, Jack's performance today was very good. Ferdinand's offside goal in particular, if it had been another referee. Surely they would not dare to be so decisive in decisively decisively to be offside.

After all, once the judgment is wrong, there will be a lot of trouble for Jack at that time. In the absence of an indication from the assistant referee, the referee will certainly count the goal valid.

That's the pressure on the referee.

But Jack did, and he did it very accurately.

This all gives the referee committee a face, enough face. They could all imagine how the media would praise Jack's decision in the newspaper the next day. He will even speak highly of the referees' support for Jack's actions.

Hence Joe. Geist, the head of the technical committee, came to Jack in person and praised Jack for his performance tonight.

"Thank you, Mr. Geist."

"No, I don't. Jack. You deserve to be recognized and praised by everyone. Your performance today was perfect. ”

Joe. Geist, as the technical committee, is responsible for scoring the performance of the judges. Therefore, he has always admired Jack, who has scored a lot this season. He smiled and said to Jack: "Jack, the referee committee has been notified by FIFA. The second round of training for your World Cup referee candidates will start in early March. This time it was for half a month. ”

"Still going?"

Jack was stunned. Jack had already participated in a training camp for referee candidates for the World Cup, so he knew what this so-called training camp was like. The last time I used to do soy sauce was soy sauce, and there was no actual content.

FIFA attaches great importance to referees who are really likely to officiate the World Cup. There are additional opportunities for them to discuss, and even many of the rules FIFA has to consult with these referees. But a referee like Jack who doesn't have a chance. In the past, it was a matter of seeing the world and playing soy sauce.

Jack really didn't want to go.

After all, Jack is also a figure in English football. In the English refereeing world, although it is a junior referee, no one dares to ignore it at this time.

After all, Jack broke the record of a referee in English football again.

In the history of English football. Youngest referee for a Carabao Cup final. He was even the youngest referee of a cup final in English football history. In English football, don't look at the League Cup, the gold content is at the bottom.

But those who can officiate the League Cup final are all the top referees in English football.

Jack officiated after the League Cup final. is also one foot has already stepped into the ranks of England's top referees. But no matter how high Jack's achievements in English football are, he has arrived at the training ground of the World Cup referee candidates. Or the lowest level of the little referee.

This change of identity Jack didn't like very much.

"Of course I want to go. This is the last training camp, after this training camp. That is, at the end of March, FIFA will announce the referee for the World Cup. Then in May, there will be a final exam. ”

"It's not interesting. It was to practice physical strength in the past and listen to lectures. Nothing else. ”

"It's all like that, you have to get used to it."

Joe. Geist is also a referee, but when he was a referee, he did not officiate the World Cup. That is to say Joe. Geist has not been a World Cup referee and has not participated in World Cup referee candidate training. But after all, he is now one of the bigwigs of the English refereeing committee, and he still knows a lot about the procedures for candidate referees for the World Cup.

"And it's full of the world's best referees. Communicate with them more and it will also be good for you. ”

"I hope."

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"Jack, congratulations."

"Jack, I watched the League Cup final and I did well."

"Jack, well done."

"Jack, I'm so envious."

A week after the Carabao Cup final, Jack was once again in East Asia. Of course, this time it was not Japan, but South Korea. The 02 World Cup is the Korea-Japan World Cup, which means that it is a World Cup held by South Korea and Japan.

The last training camp was held in Japan, and this time the training camp came to South Korea.

In fact, it is to familiarize the referees of various countries with the weather in South Korea and Japan. There are also some other cases in South Korea and Japan. After all, although South Korea and Japan have developed well, there are not many referees who have actually been here and know about it.

I saw a lot of new friends again. Most of the referees who greeted Jack were young referees who were trained by the Football Associations of various countries. They all came to this training base to make soy sauce. In the last training camp, Jack and they knew each other.

So they saw Jack after that. Congratulations to Jack.

Because they all understand what it means for Jack to officiate in the League Cup final. This is a real cup final, and such a cup title is an honour that can enter the club's history.

Jack had already entered the ranks of the top referees in their country one step ahead of them. They knew Jack would get more opportunities within England. He may become a representative of the next generation of referees that the FA is focusing on cultivating.

"Thank you."

"So-so."

"Okay."

Jack humbly greeted them. Jack is of course very excited, and a League Cup final will definitely improve his status a lot. But Jack knew he couldn't show smugness in front of these people. Don't look at Jack who is currently one step ahead, but these people who greeted Jack are all Jack in terms of qualifications. It is also the focus of the FA of various countries to train referees.

At this time, it is too arrogant, and it is easy to attract everyone's anger. There are many opportunities for cooperation in the future.

The training camp of the candidate referees for the World Cup is really different every time. At the time of the first training camp. There weren't a lot of classes, instead a lot of it was physical training. Then the officials of the FIFA referee committee mainly consulted with the top referees.

Improve the rules of the World Cup.

But this time was different.

This time, although Jack and the others are still making soy sauce, they still have a lot of lessons. This course is not like many previous training courses that explain the rules of football in books.

It's very targeted.

It's for this World Cup. A lot of things are the first time that FIFA has made clear regulations, and then they are explained to Jack. These include back-tackling as a foul, stripping as a yellow card, protecting offensive players and keeping the game flowing.

A lot of it was something that was very controversial before.

Some leagues are implemented, while others don't care. But this time the World Cup FIFA will be implemented, so the World Cup candidate referees will be taught in advance.

Jack: It's impossible for them to go to the World Cup, so these things don't really have much to do with Jack. When it comes time for the next World Cup, who knows how the rules will change.

As a result, some judges are unimpressed with such classes.

But Jack is different. Jack took this class very seriously, because Jack understood. Enforcement of the World Cup is a bellwether. Many of FIFA's controversial rules, if used in the World Cup, show that FIFA wants to define a rule thoroughly.

The things I'm talking about now may be used in the Premier League and Champions League next season.

Of course, FIFA gives lectures to World Cup referee candidates. It's still discriminatory treatment. Those referees who FIFA thinks can enforce the World Cup, they are directly involved in the provisions of these terms, and Jack can only listen to them explain it like a student.

The training camp lasted for half a month.

In fact, pinch the head and remove the tail. It's only about twelve or three days. And then soon the training camp ended. About ten days after the end of the training camp, FIFA announced the list of referees for the 02 World Cup.

Two people were selected from the English refereeing scene. Nothing unexpected happened, as everyone imagined. Bol and Conor Gallagher, two of the Premier League's top referees, were selected for the list. They will represent referees in the Premier League. Enforcement at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

The entire World Cup referee list is 36 people, which can be said to be the most referees in the previous World Cup. Several football powerhouses in Europe and Brazil and Argentina in South America have been selected for two referees. And then the referee selection rate of the remaining football powerhouses is just one person. Of course, there are many weak and small countries in football that have referees on this list.

But because there are too many referees, it does not affect the interests of traditional football powers. In the past, there were more than 20 referees in the World Cup, at most there were 25 people, and at least 23 people.

But this session has 36 people at once, which is too many. All the matches in the World Cup add up to only 64 games, and the average of 36 people is less than two games for even one referee.

In other words, most of these World Cup referees are only able to officiate one game in the World Cup and then end their World Cup journey. And those top referees, including Collina, Merck, and Friske, are estimated to have to officiate two or three games at the World Cup. In other words, in the knockout stage, ten of these referees will leave the World Cup.

However, there is no list of Jack among such a large number of people. However, Jack was very indifferent to this result, because Jack had long known that he would not be selected as the referee for the World Cup, so he was not disappointed. Jack quickly forgot about it, too.

In this way, Jack and Webb ended their status as World Cup referee candidates. The league is not over yet, and the likes of Jack and Webb still need to continue to officiate in the Premier League.

Star Referee (End) (To be continued......)