"It's a lesson for you, too."

Philip Don is England's chief referee, and even the number one referee in European football. The professionalization of referees completed by England has completely caused a sensation in the entire European football world. At present, in European football, only English football has completed the professionalization of referees.

European football is very concerned about the professionalization of referees in English football. It's just that unlike the highly commercial leagues like the Premier League, other leagues, including Serie A and the Bundesliga, are also very traditional forces. Therefore, it was not possible to come out and make the referee professional.

But Philippe Don's fame is still very loud in European football. Now it's been masturbated like this, and it has had a drastic impact on English football.

After all, Philip Don has always been at the centre of the referees' committee.

Even Jack Taylor, who has always had a lot of criticism of Philip Don, was surprised. And not just an accident, but also a great pity. Although he doesn't like Philip Don, he also appreciates Philip Don's talent.

"Yes, Teacher."

"Philip Don, when I was a referee, I had the worst time. But as a referee, he already has his own opinions, and he is very good. This is a referee with its own distinctive characteristics. ”

Jack Taylor suddenly talks about Philip Don's past. Philip Tang is only forty-eight years old, the same age as many of Jack Taylor's retired disciples.

None of them made it to the good times, they all came to the worst time in the English league. When they refereed in the English top flight, the English league was the bottom league in European football due to bans. It is precisely because of such historical reasons that their group of referees can only nest in the English league. There has never been a real international referee.

The same goes for Philip Don.

"Of the referees they were in that year, Philippe Don was good. Unfortunately, he retired early and then started working on the refereeing committee. He was already thinking differently from other referees at that time. Truth be told, without Philip Don's strength, would it be too early for referees to become professional? After the professionalization of referees, no one wants to spend millions more pounds a year on referees. Or Philip Don who can get a share of the Premier League cake for the referee. ”

Keith Hackett has a mild temper, while Joe Geist is more of a technical worker. If it weren't for Philip Tang's strength and Philip Tang's skill, the professionalization of referees would never have succeeded.

"It's a pity."

Jack Taylor shook his head and said, "Jack, you have to learn a lesson. Philip Don's success lies in his tough character. Indeed, only people like him could become the leader of the referee industry at that time. But again, he loses in this character. He doesn't understand that the external environment has changed, and his temper must also change. ”

"Jack, you're going to remember later. When a person looks beautiful, it is the most dangerous time. Therefore, at all times, you must constantly reflect on yourself and never think that everything is right. ”

"Yes, Teacher."

Jack nodded. The Philip Don affair really had a big impact on Jack. Philip Don, a figure who is a vocal figure in the refereeing industry, says that if he is dismissed, he will be dismissed.

Truth be told, for Jack, Philip Don's fall felt like a dream. After all, he was the chief referee of the referee industry in English football the day before, and he was dismissed the next day.

Jack has some suspicions these days.

Was Philip Tang really removed from his position as chief referee?

"But don't make any comments during this time. You are not eligible to participate in this kind of thing now. ”

"I know that."

A lot of people have talked to Jack. In the eyes of many people, Jack and Philip Tang must have a good relationship, otherwise Philip Tang would not have held Jack in such high esteem.

But they didn't know that Jack and Philip Tang had nothing to do with each other. Don't say what is a deep relationship, on the contrary, the two people hardly have any personal relationship.

Philip Tang values Jack because Jack is young and good enough, and with Jack Taylor's relationship, he admires Jack very much. And Jack is just thankful in his heart, thanks to Philip Don for his kindness.

That's all the relationship between the two people.

But Jack Taylor is because he knows some of Jack's personality. Although Jack is not a hot-blooded young man, he is really stubborn in some aspects. It's a very good time, and whatever Jack says at this time may have a bad impact on himself.

After all, Jack has just become an international referee, and at this time he needs to compete, and he needs heavyweight matches to establish his position. It would be unwise to offend the new leadership of the Referee Committee for the sake of a departed Chief Judge.

That's why Jack Taylor solemnly warns Jack.

"What's the recent game schedule?"

'I didn't have anything to do with the sixth round of the Premier League, but I was sent to officiate the third round of the League Cup. It's a Liverpool game. ”

…………

Anfield Stadium, 9 October 2001.

The third round of the League Cup starts here. Jack has officiated just two Premier League games this season and as a freshly appointed international referee, he has yet to officiate any heavyweight games this season.

At first, Philip Don suppressed Jack because he was dissatisfied with Jack's attitude. With Philip Don leaving, Jack will have to adjust to the new leadership. Keith Hackett is a mild-tempered leader, which is why he prefers seniority.

It is precisely because of his gentle personality that he does not want too many things to break the rules and break the tradition. He would never do something like Philip Don that overstepped the ranks.

Webber and Jack became international referees, but their experience in English football is too shallow. Even the two are not as qualified as many League One referees.

So it's clear that the strong dialogue didn't have the turn of two people.

The same is true for today's Carabao Cup third round. Although Liverpool won the League Cup last season, it should be said that Liverpool has won the five crowns this year and is at its peak.

But his opponent was very poor.

Grimes from League One. Grims FC is a relatively poor club even in League One. It's a very disparity of quality.

For the referees, the easiest game is such a game.

Why?

Because of the disparity in strength, the game is easy to score big. Once there is a big score, as long as the leading side is not deliberately playing tricks on the opponent, then the opponent will not play a heavy hand.

In other words, such a game will be peaceful.

Not only that, but even if there are some controversial decisions, it doesn't matter much. The leading team doesn't care about losing something, and the side behind has lost its enterprising spirit and doesn't care about the slightest miscalculation.

Therefore, the focus of such a game with clear strength and weakness is also low, and there is no need for any top referees.

Jack won this game, in other words, in the eyes of the current senior management of the referee committee, Jack is still a young referee. So give Jack such an easy match.

Many of Grimes' players, Jack did some homework before the game, otherwise most of them didn't understand.

However, there are many top players on Liverpool's side. But after more than a year of enforcement in the Premier League, Jack, the star of the Premier League, is also immune. This is called a matter of experience.

When Jack was in the lower leagues, he ran into a Premier League club in the cup and was a little nervous about the Premier League stars. But with the increase in law enforcement opportunities and the number of collisions with Premier League stars, the psychological tension slowly disappeared.

The referees let Jack officiate the third round of the League Cup, but gave Jack a power. That's to choose your own assistant referee. Because the third round of the League Cup is not enough to qualify for a full set of Premier League referees to officiate the game.

Even in the third round of the League Cup, there are many referees from the League One who enforce the law. Therefore, the so-called right to choose assistant referees for Jack means that Jack can use his connections to find two assistant referees he likes. This is also another angle to appease Jack, the newly released international referee.

Jack immediately chose the two assistant referees with whom he had a close relationship and who was still enforcing in League One. One is Michael Muraki and the other is Brett Vaughn.

Both of them were assistant referees with whom Jack had a tacit understanding and good personal relationship when he was in the lower league.

Now they all have the opportunity to become assistant referees in the Premier League. Jack is within his own rights and is willing to help them. Officiating more important competitions is also a good opportunity for them to accumulate experience.

"Doodoo-"

"The referee blew the whistle for the game. It was the third round of the Carabao Cup, with Liverpool hosting League One club Grimes. ”

Jack was relaxed before this game.

Because in Jack's eyes, this game should be a simple game.