"Craig, you're going to officiate the game in the second half."

"Me?"

Several people looked at Jack in an instant.

Craig. Posen didn't understand what Jack meant, so he immediately said, "Jack, what do you mean......"

"Maybe I ate something bad and my stomach hurts. I thought about it, and I guess it will affect my running. In the second half we made a change. I'll be the fourth referee, Michael, you'll be the first assistant referee. Craig, you referee the second half of the game. ”

Jack ignored them and replied casually.

But Jack answered very casually, and several people looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. Originally, according to the rules, if the referee could not continue the game, a fourth referee or first assistant referee would take over the referee to officiate the rest of the game. There is no clear rule as to whether the first assistant referee or the fourth referee will take over. As for who it is, the referee has a lot of say, and of course it depends on the seniority of the two people.

If the fourth referee is more senior than the first assistant referee, then the fourth referee. If it's a change, it's the first assistant referee.

Of course, who it is is is not designated by the referee in the game. But before the competition, it has been stipulated, and when the competition is played, you just need to follow the rules.

The first pick of the referee before the game was Craig. Posen, the second pick was Michael. Oliver.

If Jack is injured and can't continue playing, then it's the first assistant referee, Craig. Posen replaces Jack. Because in terms of seniority, Craig. Posen is far more than Oliver. So the first pick is Craig. Posen.

That's not a problem in itself.

But Jack is hurt?

Several people didn't believe it. Jack looks good, how can there be injuries. And after entering the lounge. There is no problem watching Jack either. I also got a cup of coffee to drink, and I saw that Jack had a stomachache. At this time, several people remembered. Jack would not have officiated at this level in the second round of the Carabao Cup. It was Jack who insisted on enforcing the law, so there was a game of Jack enforcing the law today.

Originally, everyone was very confused.

But now that I think about it. A few people suddenly understood. Oliver glanced at Craig for a moment. Posen. In that moment, Oliver was even suspicious of Jack and Craig. Posen is not in any unknown relationship.

Otherwise, how could Jack have come up with such a thing, and in the end it was just for Craig. Posen a chance. Jack, the first referee in England, turned out to be for Craig. The referee of a lower league like Posen made such a thing.

It's incomprehensible.

Of course, I can't understand it, but I can't understand it, and I still feel quite envious in my heart.

And Craig. Posen himself was excited.

I'm really excited.

Craig. Posen has not been a referee in the Football League for a long time, and has only been a League Two referee for more than a year. With his qualifications, it's not easy to officiate the League Cup.

Even if you want to officiate the first round of the FA Cup, which many amateur teams play. It's not that easy, either. After all, there are more than 70 referees in the football league, and it is difficult for him to have such an opportunity with such qualifications. Not to mention the second round of the League Cup. In the second round of the League Cup, a top referee like Jack can't look down on it. But for the referees in the Championship, this cup is the stage for them to show themselves. It's not Craig's turn at all. Posen.

Craig. Posen wants to officiate the second round of the League Cup, and it is unlikely that there will be no two or three years. But Jack just did this simple way, so he had such an opportunity two or three years in advance.

This is a capital for the future.

For example, one day in the past two years, Craig. When Posen competed with referees with similar qualifications and achievements, for an important opportunity, Craig Craig. Posen's experience now. will help Craig. Posen defeated his opponents.

"Jack, is this really okay?"

Although it was very exciting, Craig. Posen asked Jack in a whisper.

Too blatant.

In Craig. Posen, it seems, Jack is already interesting enough. But Craig. Posen always felt. Jack is so blatant. This kind of thing can be guessed by many people as soon as they guess.

Isn't it excessive.

Will this displease some Premier League referees, who also have a lot of juniors in the lower leagues. Or let the referee committee have something to gossip. Will it affect Jack.

So there was some hesitation.

"What's the matter?"

Jack asked Craig innocently. Posen.

"My stomach hurts. I'm not allowed to rest for the second half yet. What is the regulation. ”

Looking at Jack's innocent expression, several people really couldn't laugh or cry. This kind of thing is a clear thing at first glance. You can't deny it anymore. A discerning person can see what is going on.

But Jack was right.

Jack just walked through the rules. By the rules, you can't say anything.

"This ......"

"Alright, don't say it. That's it. Craig. You remember. Don't try to imitate my enforcement scale in the second half, and don't think about the first half. Enforce the law as you should. ”

It's not so easy to go up in place of the referee.

Many referees who replace the referee in the middle of the game do not know how to enforce the law and lose their original style. Because these referees who substitute for the referee on the field, in order to take care of the players on the field as much as possible, they want to continue the referee's law enforcement scale. But the more I want to do this, the more I lose my style, and the more I get lost. Jack doesn't want Craig. So with Posen.

Jack wants Craig. Posen has to show his level more than that.

"Okay."

Jack got it all to say, Craig. Posen was also not hypocritical. Just very grateful to Jack in my heart.

Oliver watched with envy. Such a good opportunity, why didn't I come across it.

Jack, the referee, is so humane and interesting. If only I had known Jack for a little longer. is also a person on Jack's side, will he also have such an opportunity?

For someone with very little qualifications like Oliver. Such an opportunity is needed.

Jack looked at the expressions of several people and smiled slightly. Jack, of course, did it on purpose. With the World Cup final, Jack is already a benchmark in the English refereeing world. It has become a big pier in the English refereeing world.

However, Jack has a shallow foundation after all, and his rise time is too short. It has only been six years since he became a referee in the Premier League, and compared to those referees who have been in the Premier League for more than ten years, the foundation is too shallow. Those veteran referees have a lot of relationships with the referees and assistant referees in the Championship, League One and League B. Jack is much inferior in this regard.

So now and at this time, Jack has also reached the stage where he needs to recruit troops. Jack also needs to have his own people, and in the future, he will fully support Jack and become the first person in the English refereeing world. In order to recruit troops. For immediate results, Jack had to take this approach.

Thousands of dollars buy horse bones.

Tell them that if you mess with yourself, you will really take care of your own people.

…………

"Craig, you're overindulgent on both sides. Tighten it up a bit. ”

"Craig, don't hesitate."

"Craig, are you going to take home the yellow card?"

Jack sat in the fourth referee's seat. But I didn't relax in the slightest, just watching the game go on. Truth be told, Bretford and Luton Town are both teams in the lower leagues.

Craig. Posen was twenty-seven years old before becoming a referee in League Two. He has been enforcing law in the amateur league for many years, and he still has a lot of experience in the lower leagues. If it's a normal league, it's not a problem at all.

But because this is the opportunity that Jack gave him to fight for, and it was a League Cup game. It's a cup game where the outcome is decided. So Craig. Posen just came on the field and couldn't let go.

Jack used the headset to keep talking to Craig. Posen contact.

For Craig. Some of Posen's mistakes are also criticized without hesitation.

But see Craig. Posen still couldn't let go, and Jack was furious. So in the headset. Yelled: "Shit. Craig, what are you doing? You're in the Premier League with me these days. It looks like it's all in vain. Cheer me up, and enforce the law as much as I want. ”

Listen to Jack's scolding in my ear. Craig. Posen let out a long sigh of relief.

Craig. Posen is a very consistent referee. Or it should be said that the psychological quality is quite good, and the law enforcement is also very rigorous. Although in terms of talent, it is not very strong. But it's very stable, and it's terrifyingly stable. It is precisely because of this that Jack takes a fancy to it.

Replacing Jack in the second half was mainly because he was not mentally prepared, so it was so.

When he was scolded by Jack, he also began to stabilize his mind. Actually, the competition is not too difficult. For teams in the lower leagues, the style of play is actually very simple. Most of the lower leagues in the Premier League are long balls and slings, and the referee mainly pays attention to the physical contact between the two sides. As long as the game is controlled and does not go violent, then there are not too many problems.

In the lower leagues, there are not many fake falls and offsides that are very difficult for the referee.

For many referees, the judgment of fake falls and offsides is the most difficult. The more top leagues, the smarter those players are. Fake falls and offsides are getting better and better, resulting in fake falls and more becoming the most challenging referee's decision. But the teams in the lower leagues don't have much of a problem in this regard.

So as long as the psychological problems are overcome, the game is for Craig. Posen doesn't have any problems.

Looking at Craig. Posen is getting better, and Jack is relieved. Himself did so many moves, if Craig. Posen looked foreign in the second half, and Jack was the most embarrassed at that time.

"Good. Craig, it's a penalty. The judgment was very accurate. ”

At the 79th minute of the game, a cross from the wing of a Luton player was blocked by the Bretford centre-back. Craig. Posen was very decisive in awarding the penalty and Jack was very happy to see it from the position of fourth referee.

So use the headset to praise Craig. Posen.

Then he turned his head and saw Bretford's coach coming to complain, so he got up and walked over. Then he walked up to him and said with a smile: "Don't get excited, and don't complain." It was a penalty. ”

"But it's a passive handball. It's the ball hitter, not the deliberate handball. ”

"Huh. He stretches out his arms, and that's what adds to the defensive area. He got the benefit defensively and the penalty was clear. ”

The Bretford manager was a little unhappy with the penalty but didn't shout it either. Communicating with Jack is mostly calm. Of course, against Jack, the Premier League referee will be polite, and he is even more so a Bretford referee.

Jack just explained it briefly, and then kept telling him with great certainty that it was a penalty.

When the Bretford manager returned to his place, Jack returned to his place. He smiled as he walked, then pointed to the headset and continued, "Craig, that's good. That's it. ”

Craig. Posen was also very competitive today.

Although there is nothing too big of a problem in this matter, if Craig. Posen doesn't perform well, and Jack will be laughed at then.

It's good that Craig. There were no problems with Posen.

Let Jack also put his mind at ease.

"Thank you."

By this time, Craig. Posen is also fully into the role. Slowly forgetting that this is a cup competition, he began to play his consistent characteristics. (To be continued.) )