The summer of 2004 was definitely a memorable summer in the history of English football.

Because English football has changed a lot this summer, or this summer is an inflection point in the development of English football.

In this European Championship, although the England national team was eventually eliminated by the Portuguese national team on penalties, their performance was very good. Their midfielders, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, one is the soul of Liverpool, the other is Chelsea's midfield great. And they were all twenty-five or sixteen years old.

The two men who claim to be the core of the future England national team for the next decade have both performed well at the European Championships. It also began the era of "double morality" for the England national team in the next ten years.

In addition to the two of them, there is England's new golden boy.

Rooney.

The talented Everton striker who came out of nowhere, shined at the European Championship and became a new hope for the England national team. Had it not been for David Beckham's missed penalty against Portugal when Wayne Rooney had won the game in the first half. England were at the bottom in the later games, starting with Wayne Rooney's injury.

Therefore, although England were eliminated by Portugal, Rooney conquered the entire European football scene and became one of the brightest young stars of this European Championship. England's performance at the Euros has given England fans huge expectations.

John Terry's perfect successor to Campbell, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are getting better and better in midfield, plus talent like Wayne Rooney up front. This gives everyone enough confidence in the future of the England national team.

The England national team is slowly undergoing a new generation, and in the eyes of many, England's renewal has been very successful.

Of course, this is only one European Cup.

The reason why this summer is a memorable summer for English football is because the Premier League has changed a lot this summer. The most intuitive thing is that the managers of Chelsea and Liverpool have changed. One is Jose Mourinho, who led Porto to the Champions League, and the other is Benitez, who led Valencia to the UEFA Cup. Both are young coaches who are currently very high-profile in European football. But they all came to the Premier League. And this change of coach has directly brought a huge difference to the two teams, and also brought a new style of play to the Premier League.

Two new coaches. In the future, they have all become the meritorious coaches of their respective teams. It also directly changed the current situation of Manchester United and Arsenal in English football. Chelsea and Liverpool have affected the Premier League for many years to come. It has also affected the balance of power in European football.

Of course, in addition to this change in the Premier League, there have also been huge changes in the English refereeing scene.

Paul. Dugin, the oldest and most powerful referee in the Premier League, finally chose to retire, along with another veteran referee, Andy. Diersel also chose to retire. The retirement of these veteran referees who obtained refereeing qualifications in the 70s also represents the end of an era in the English refereeing community.

Neil. Barry, Paul. Dugin, Graham. Babbel, Andy. Dilso, these veteran referees who got their umpires in the late 70s, dominated the 90s and the first few years of the 21st century.

But their era is over, and they have already retired from the English refereeing scene. Andy. Diersel was the last referee to qualify in the seventies, and even he retired. Now the rest of the referees are referees who were qualified in the 80s and early 90s.

So when they retired, the new referees quickly moved up.

There have been many changes in the Premier League and the English refereeing world, which will also affect the development of English football in the next decade.

Jack has a deep feeling as a client.

Ever since Paul. Dugin and Andy. After Dierso's retirement, he immediately promoted two new Premier League referees, completely changing the current situation of the Premier League referee committee. At present, there are only two old referees left in the English refereeing world, or top referees. Pol and Gallagher. Especially Gallagher.

Conor Gallagher has slowly become one of the most experienced and powerful referees in the Premier League. As the referee of the Premier League when the Premier League was just established, and he was also the top referee who won the best referee of the Premier League after the establishment of the Premier League, he should have been the most powerful referee. It's just that in recent years, the FA has obviously pushed Bol, so it is Bol, the rising star, who has surpassed Gallagher.

And then they were Jack and Webb.

Jack and Webb's status has improved significantly. Less than three months after the start of the 2004 Premier League. The FA has recommended a referee for the World Cup in Germany in two years' time.

Four people stood out in the ranks.

The impact of the South Korea-Japan World Cup is too great, and it should be said that there are too many bad impressions, so the German World Cup is much more rigorous. During the World Cup between South Korea and Japan, in fact, the two hosts of South Korea and Japan had a lot of problems. It's better to say that people have a lot of problems with Blatter.

Not long after Blatter became the president of FIFA, in order to secure his position, he had to get the support of weak and small countries in football, so he came up with a referee to enforce the World Cup in support of weak and small countries in football. This also includes an increase in the number of referees. There is also taking care of the host and so on. Initiatives are poor on all fronts.

But the World Cup in Germany is different. The status of German football in world football is completely different from that of South Korean and Japanese football. Germany has won so many championships in history, and I don't know how many football legends have come out of German football. They are in European football. It has its own status in world football, but it is not comparable to South Korean and Japanese football.

And there is also a great god in Germany. That's Beckenbauer, the emperor of football. Moreover, Beckenbauer is the boss of the organizing committee of the German World Cup, and he will not allow Blatter to mess up the German World Cup. In the face of Beckenbauer, even Blatter has to give him enough face.

Therefore, the World Cup in Germany is very rigorous.

The Korea-Japan World Cup is a year before the start of the World Cup, the candidate referee is determined, and then two assessments, plus the last physical fitness assessment, to determine the World Cup referee. In fact, the so-called two assessments are nonsense and have no substantive content, in fact, FIFA has already selected the World Cup referee at that time. Only the last physical fitness test was a real thing.

But the World Cup in Germany is different.

The World Cup in Germany was twenty months ago. The candidate referee for the World Cup has been confirmed. Then various trainings were carried out one after another, and there were a lot more assessments. At present, there are not many referees in the Premier League who can take shots. So the FA signed up for Bol, Gallagher, Jack and Webb.

The report of this candidate referee did not cause any waves at all. Because that's how it should be.

There are only a few international referees that the Premier League can handle at present.

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"Mourinho is crazy, right?"

Since 2004, it has entered the Premier League.

English football began to go strong in the early seventies of the last century. By the mid-to-late 70s to the early 80s, it became a hegemon in European football. At that time, the English league was the best league in European football. Like Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa, they took turns to attack the Champions League and win the Champions League. Even Everton are very strong at this time.

It's a pity that because of "Heysel's tragedy", the English league has been dealt a fatal blow.

After almost two decades, the English league is back in strength. This is all because the Premier League teams are getting richer and richer, and with their strong financial strength, the Premier League teams are getting stronger and stronger. In addition to the old giants Manchester United, who have had some difficulties recently, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool are all getting stronger and stronger.

Especially in the Champions League, the Premier League powerhouses have enough strength to talk to any giant in European football, and they are not even afraid of any giant in European football.

After entering the knockout stage of the Champions League, the various giants are not one or two. But the most high-profile of these matches was the match between Barcelona, known as the "Dream Two", and upstart Chelsea. This is also a contest between Jose Mourinho, the hottest talent coach in European football, and Rijkaard, a young coach of Barcelona. It attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone wants to see that it is Barcelona, Ronaldinho's attacking football victory. It was Chelsea, a team that defended and counter-attacked, that won.

Sure enough, it was a race in which Mars collided with the Earth.

In the first round of the Champions League knockout round, Chelsea challenged Barcelona away, and the game was already very good. Although Chelsea lost in the end, the game was still beautiful. Both sides played their own style.

It's a pity that the game is not the focus, but what is off the field has become the biggest attraction of this game. After the game, Mourinho bombarded the referee of the game, and Friske was the biggest topic.

Jose Mourinho accused Friske of having entered Barca's dressing room at half-time and had contact with the Barca coach. Then it was said that Drogba was red carded in the second half.

This is not an ordinary accusation, but a very serious one. The referee was before and after the game, as well as at halftime. They must not have any contact with the senior management, coaches, players and so on of the two teams. Even if contact is necessary, it must be done in the presence of others. This is an explicit provision in the referee's manual, and it is the most taboo thing to do as a referee. But Mourinho accused Friske of being in contact with Barcelona at half-time, which is a very big accusation. It shocked the entire European football world.

And Mourinho's meaning is clearer. It was because of the contact between Friske and the Barcelona midfielder that Friske sent off Drogba. Such accusations instantly made Frisker the target of public criticism.

If what Mourinho said is true, then Friske will be investigated by the refereeing committee. And it is estimated that you will not be able to get out of this whirlpool. Of course, if Mourinho is false, then the matter is even bigger.

"He's really crazy."

These referees in the Premier League are all looking at each other. Mourinho was too bold. After all, the man he accused was not an ordinary international referee, but Friske. What kind of person is Frieske. This is one of the top three referees in world football.

He is the world's top referee on a par with Corina and Merck. He is a top referee who has officiated at major tournaments such as the European Championship final.

He is the referee most supported by UEFA and the representative of referees in European football. He has participated in an unknown number of international referee training courses, and there are not only one or two international referees he has taught. Like Jack and Weber, they used to listen to Friske's class, and they had a good relationship with him. Such a referee is something you can accuse if you want to. And it's so intense, not at all to give Frisk any steps down.

It's completely become a never-ending situation.

"What's UEFA's opinion now?"

"What can I say. Let's get through this first. The UEFA referees committee has already decided that Collina will officiate against Chelsea and Barcelona for the second match. At the moment, only Corina is qualified to officiate the game and can appease Chelsea. ”

"Huh. UEFA is also afraid of hooligans. ”

Webb shook his head, not very much in favor of UEFA's approach. This is obviously under pressure, and the only way to let the world's No. 1 referee Corina come out. Apart from him, there is simply no other referee in the current situation that can hold it down.

In fact, UEFA is really afraid of Chelsea. No one expected Chelsea to resist so fiercely, let alone Mourinho to attack a top referee in European football so much. As a result, UEFA has retreated.

UEFA was completely caught off guard.

But now the most important thing is the second game. It was a game that was so much to watch that everyone was watching UEFA's reaction. Therefore, UEFA can only send its own best referee to officiate the second game.

It can be regarded as a compromise with Chelsea and Mourinho. (To be continued......)