"Michael, why don't you persuade."

Joining Jack was Michael Mulachi, the game's first assistant referee. Unlike Jack, Michael Muraki has been an assistant referee in the football league for several years and has a lot of experience, knowing both Phil Dodd and Atkinson.

"It's useless."

Michael Murachi shook his head, then smiled and said, "You just came to the football league as a referee, so I don't know about the two of them. The two of them are completely different referees in the football league. ”

"How is it different?"

"Phil is a very traditional English referee and has a very loose penalty scale. However, it has also been appreciated by many old English referees, who think that this is English football, this is English referees. ”

Michael Muraki doesn't explain, and Jack knows. Although he only watched the first half, Jack was really nervous. Hitting with the body is a minor problem, and there are countless movements like pedaling. But Phil Dodd ignored these actions entirely.

Jack was really worried. Because for the players, injuries are more fierce than tigers. There are not one or two players who have ended their careers due to injury, but Phil Dodd's penalty is too lax. Makes Jack really nervous.

"As for Martin, he is a big name in the football league refereeing industry."

"Atkinson referees are famous?"

Atkinson is too young, only twenty-five years old this year. In the soccer league, he was a young coach, and Jack had never heard of Atkinson's name before. Jack met Atkinson for the first time today.

"Yes, it's big."

Michael Murachi nodded, then smiled and said, "Martin is more of an alternative referee. He has always advocated that English referees should enforce the law harshly and should not let those fouls go unpunished. And he advocates a harsh approach to physical confrontation in English football, and a stop to physical confrontation that is too intense. ”

"Yes, it's different."

Jack nodded. There is a perception that football is a men's sport and that physical collisions are inevitable. Even Jack, although he opposed Phil Dodd's decision, also believed that football should be like this.

The intensity of physical confrontation is the charm of football. As long as it's not that kind of hurtful action, it's just a physical confrontation, and in Jack's opinion, it's not a problem.

This is not Jack's idea alone, it is the consensus in English football at the moment. Referees in English football also enforce the law according to this idea. And it is clear that Atkinson thinks something completely different. It's very different from these traditional English referees.

"That's why he's so famous."

"It's better to have your own ideas than nothing."

Although Jack did not fully agree with Atkinson's idea, Jack still appreciated Atkinson. Only those who have ideas can really go far. Anyone who can succeed is someone who has their own ideas. So he asked: "The Atkinson referee didn't get any exclusion, did he?" ”

Such an alternative referee will definitely be excluded by other referees. After all, Atkinson's ideas are completely unique in English football. The conservatism of English football is not just about rejecting outsiders, but also about new ideas.

"Yes. A lot of referees don't like him, but some people like him. ”

"Who?"

"Philip Don."

Jack couldn't help but laugh. It's no wonder that Atkinson, with such an alternative proposition, was able to serve as the fourth referee on Phil Dodd's judging team. It turned out that there were people who supported him.

"Philip Don? Could it be that this is also a supporter of strict law enforcement? ”

Philip Don is also one of Jack's supporters. But Jack and Philip Don are really unfamiliar with each other, and they don't know exactly what Philip Don is saying. I only know that he is a very tough person and has always been committed to the professionalism of referees. That's all Jack knows.

"Yes. He is also very supportive of Martin's move, so Martin's future will not be a problem. ”

"Yes."

Jack nodded. I didn't expect that some referees in the small League Two have different opinions, and there are various relationships behind them. Prior to this, Jack had spent most of his time in the Northern League working with Webb, and the other managers had not worked much together.

I didn't expect to be able to come into contact with so many different places just after I arrived in League Two. Jack is grateful to Michael Muraki. Whatever the reason he introduced these things to Jack, they were very important information for Jack, who was blindsided.

In the future, Jack may cooperate with more referees, learn more about the referees, and be able to cooperate with them.

"Alright, Jack, it's almost time."

When Jack and Michael Muraki returned to the lounge, Phil Dodd and Atkinson sat on either side of each other in a huff. Seeing Jack and Michael Muraki come in, Phil Dodd stood up and said, "Get ready." ”

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"It's getting more and more intense. The Dodd referee should be in control. ”

Mortsen watched the game grow and disapproved of Phil Dodd's decision. thinks it is precisely because of Phil Dodd's connivance that the game is so chaotic.

However, Phil Dodd did not change his mind at all, and did not react much to the action of the game. Unless you really tackle your opponent and raise your foot too high and kick someone down, you won't play at all.

"It's a hot race. Danny Murphy got the ball and Danny Murphy was going to shoot...... Lucas Neal, Lucas Neal. Danny Murphy went down and Lucas Neal had a ferocious tackle. It looks like Danny Murphy is injured. ”

Lucas Neil showed the soles of his shoes and kicked them on the supporting feet. The ball was too dangerous and it was an absolute red card move. ”

There are players on both sides who play very "dirty". Millwall's centre-back, Lucas Neal, is only 18 years old. But also an extremely hot player.

"Toot-"

It's a clear foul, and there's no way Phil Dodd won't go unpunished. Danny Murphy is the treasure of the Crewe club, and now the injury has the players of the Crewe club come forward to ask for an explanation.

Phil Dodd awarded a free-kick to Crewe and then raised a yellow card for Lucas Neal.

"Whoa-la-"

The Crewe club is gone. Fuck, Danny Murphy is already injured. You just gave a yellow card, it's unbearable. The Crewe FC players immediately surrounded Phil Dodd.

Jack saw this from the other side and immediately stepped in to help the referee. It's also the job of the assistant referee, and when the referee is under siege by the players, he needs to go in and help.

"Calm down, calm down."

Jack's body is still good, more than 1.8 meters tall, and his physical condition is also excellent. So he immediately separated those players and prevented them from besieging Phil Dodd.

But Phil Dodd wasn't nervous about these scenes at all, and stood there very calmly. It wasn't until Jack separated the Crewe players that he walked slowly from behind, then took out a yellow card from his pocket, took out a yellow card for the players who had just made a lot of moves, and then warned them.

Jack watched Phil Dodd's handling and gained a deeper understanding of Phil Dodd's style. He looked very loose about the body collision on the field and didn't care much. But for the players on the field who questioned his decision, he gave a heavy sentence.

It's also a good idea. Under such a big move, the game can go so smoothly, which is closely related to his style. Although he doesn't agree with Phil Dodd, Jack has learned a little.

That is, as a referee, you have to be tough. There must be enough deterrence in the game to make the game go smoothly. Jack's goal is still to be a referee, so Jack is willing to learn from these referees.

Jack believes that the referees who can enforce in League Two will definitely have their own strengths. Just like Phil Dodd, it is also a skill to be able to turn a fight into a boxing match and still be able to go smoothly.

Whether it's Phil Dodd, or Howard Webb, or even the maverick Atkinson, they all have their own style. Jack is willing to learn.