"Teacher, why are you here?"

With the press conference of the FIFA referee committee concluded, Jack's World Cup refereeing qualification was officially confirmed.

In this World Cup, because too many top referees have made mistakes, and there have been problems of one kind or another, many referees who can officiate the World Cup finals have lost the qualification to officiate the World Cup finals. In this way, the Argentine referee Elizondo suddenly became the most vocal referee. After all, he has a lot of experience in the world football refereeing world and has a high status.

Elizondo is the best referee and the most representative referee from South America in the past decade.

But in the end, it was the young Jack who broke through. Plum.

This is very unhappy in South American football.

Not to mention the Argentine side. Especially England and Argentina, the relationship is very poor. For historical reasons, these two countries have been the case from the national level to the bottom.

There are countless grievances including those in the field of football.

Maradona, the king of a generation, was hailed as the "Hand of God" and scored against England. There were also a lot of grievances after that. Don't say too far.

Let's talk about what happened eight years ago.

Eight years ago, at the 1998 World Cup in France, the feud between Simeone and Beckham was also a sensation in world football at that time. And this grudge has been accompanied by the South Korea-Japan World Cup. It also added to the grievances between Argentina and England.

It can be said that English football and Argentine football are really incompatible.

Now it should have been Argentina's referee Elizondo's chance to officiate the World Cup final, and Argentine football thinks so. After all, Jack doesn't seem to have any more guns than Elizon in any way. Now let Jack, a thirty-year-old young referee from England, snatch it. The Argentine media will not rest on their laurels.

Argentine media disturbances. The English media will not be silent even more.

The English media is the most powerful media in the whole of world football, and it is also the most influential.

Regardless of whether he is usually dissatisfied with Jackman. The English media are all supporting Jack at this time. Believing that Jack is the best referee in the world, Jack is fully qualified to officiate the World Cup final.

Then the two sides began a big pen fight.

Jack, the referee, turned out to be before the World Cup final. became a huge topic.

At this time, Jack is much more low-key. After all, there are so many topics now, and what Jack needs at this time is to keep a low profile. When Jack officiates the World Cup final, they will naturally know how strong they are.

While Jack was quietly preparing for the World Cup final, Jack met his teacher, Jack. Taylor.

Originally, Jack had been appointed as the referee of the World Cup final, and Jack's team became the referee team of the World Cup final. Therefore, at this time, FIFA is strictly forbidden for others to contact Jack's team. This is to ensure the fairness of the World Cup final.

But such a ban is not for Jack. Taylor was of no use. Jack. Taylor almost saw him if he wanted to.

Jack. Who is Taylor?

It was the best referee in world football 30 years ago. In the past 30 years, there have been a few more referees who have refereed World Cup finals, adding up to only seven or eight people. There are Mexican referees, Hungarian referees, Moroccan referees, these people's home country football is not strong in the first place. The remaining four final referees were all covered by Italy and Brazil. Two referees each have officiated in World Cup finals.

The referees who come out of small places are not enough in their own basic strength.

It's like why Swedish referee Friesk retired.

If it was an Italian referee, how could he be so squeezed by Mourinho and finally choose to retire. This is all because without the help of peers, the basic strength is insufficient. Italian referees have the support of the entire Italian refereeing community and will not retire.

Jack. Taylor is very different.

Although English referees do not have a high status in European football and world football, the strength of the English media and English football is not small. Jack. Taylor is the only world-class referee in English football, and English football certainly wants to protect him.

So Jack. Although Taylor does not serve on the FIFA Referee Committee, he is an advisor to the FIFA Referees Committee and the UEFA Referees Committee. Plus there is the support of English football behind it. So I'm not afraid of anyone.

"Hello Referee Taylor."

"Hello, Mr. Taylor."

Several referees of Jack's team preparing for the World Cup final with Jack saw Jack. Taylor immediately stood up. Jack. Taylor, after all, is the only referee in England to have officiated in a World Cup final.

He has a high status in the English refereeing community. Hence the sight of him. It's all very nervous.

"You go on. I'll talk to Jack about something. ”

Jack immediately stepped forward to help his teacher. My teachers are now 70 years old, and their physical condition is not very good. Especially in recent years, his heart is not very good. Come here in person. Jack was worried.

"Teacher, how did you get to the scene?"

"I'll come and take a look. There's been a lot of talk lately. You don't take it to heart. ”

"Yes."

Jack nodded.

Jack. Taylor looked at his youngest and most important disciple with great satisfaction. He looked at him happily. Jack. After so many years, Taylor has actually had a lot of disciples.

There are some other disciples who have been promoted by the personal disciples, and there are thirty or forty judges in total.

Jack. Li is his youngest disciple and the most accomplished disciple.

The World Cup final is about to be officiated.

As long as the enforcement of the World Cup final is successful, this disciple of his own will be able to step into the ranks of top referees. This feeling made him very happy. Aside from his own success in officiating the World Cup final, today is his happiest time.

"Jack, I don't want to say anything more about how to enforce the game, I don't have anything to say. Now your law enforcement ability is no worse than mine, and it should be higher than me. In fact, it should be said that the overall quality of your group of referees is beyond ours at that time. ”

Jack. Taylor is not a conceited person.

He can clearly see the development of world football. In Jack. Taylor's group of referees ran six or seven kilometers in one race. At that time, it was rare for players to run more than 10,000 meters in a race.

And now the referee. If you run less than 10,000 meters in a race, that's a rarity. The current Premier League referee. A race generally runs around 11,000 kilometers. It's not a big deal.

The same goes for the players.

It is basic for a current Premier League player to run more than 10,000 metres. That's how football is going, you can't deny that.

In addition, the pressure of the previous referees was not as great as that of the current referees.

Today's live streaming technology is evolving too fast. Even a few centimeters offside. can be seen accurately. But there wasn't that before, because the previous live streaming technology wasn't that good. The referees of the past will not be like the current referees, and small mistakes can be seen.

Hence Jack. Taylor said it very bluntly.

"So I just want to say it to you. A lot of people may tell you not to care. Treat this game as if it were a normal game and enforce the law. But I'll tell you, a final is a final, it's completely different from a normal game. ”

Speaking of this, Jack immediately became very serious.

Because Jack knows that his teacher is here today. It's certainly not just for a cup of coffee.

"Why is it different, because the final is all watched. If you follow the rules and punish you severely, there will be people who criticize you for not knowing how to control the game and not knowing how to ensure the flow of the game. If you put a little bit of a horse, then there will also be people who criticize you for not being strict. Doesn't it feel awkward, but this is the final. It's completely different from a normal game. ”

"Yes."

Jack nodded.

A final is a final. Normal matches, even those heavyweight fights, you can have a lot of options. In the end, there will be no problems. But the final was different.

"But that's it. Consistently, if you want to be strict don't care about anything. Don't think about the integrity of the finals. The suspense of the game, the good-looking of the game. Just follow the rules of the game. ”

"If you want to be fluent, you have to know how to control the pace of the game. But it's not that easy. How to choose is up to you. Don't try to master everything, because that's not possible. ”

Jack nodded.

Jack, of course, understood what the teacher meant.

A successful referee. He can have a lot of options. Like Jack now, he is actually a successful referee. But to become a true top referee, it's not enough to be like this.

Able to control the game smoothly. Regardless of the rules of football, this is the best referee.

But there are problems with this.

How to choose a balance between football rules and the game. It's a very difficult thing to do. Not many referees can do that.

Jack. Although Taylor said a lot, he actually wanted Jack to choose the first option. That's harshness. Enforce the World Cup final with harshness. With Jack's knowledge of the rules of football, and Jack's ability to judge, there is nothing wrong with that.

Jack's World Cup final would have been a success, if not the most classic.

It is more realistic than the pursuit of so-called fluidity and completeness. Hence Jack. Taylor was more supportive of Jack's choice of this.

"Teacher, I understand. But this is the only World Cup final in my law enforcement career and I want to try it. ”

Although the teacher had good intentions, Jack shook his head.

World Cup finals.

For any referee, the World Cup final is a one-off. Although Jack is only 30 years old, he still has 15 years of international refereeing and three World Cup matches.

But this is only one World Cup final.

As long as Jack enforces the World Cup final this time, he will never have the opportunity to officiate the World Cup final in the future. Jack didn't want to leave himself with regrets and wanted a perfect World Cup final to give to the fans and to himself.

"Yes. Jack, don't be swayed by outside voices, and so do I. If you think of it, do it. ”

Jack. Taylor wasn't any angry that Jack didn't listen to him. On the contrary, it is very gratifying. Jack has really become a top referee and already has his own opinions.

"Thank you, teacher."

"I'm just watching you officiate the World Cup final." (To be continued......)