"Jack, you're going to be like Martin."

At the end of the first half, there was no change in the score. There was only one big thing in the first half, and that was that Owen was sent off by Jack. As soon as Clattenburg entered the referee's lounge, he spoke to Jack in a serious manner.

"Nope."

Clattenburg believes that Jack's current decision and stance are increasingly the same as Atkinson's. Of course, at present, such a penalty is unusual, but it can be favored by Philip Don, who has always advocated strict enforcement by the referee committee.

But it will offend most of the old judges. It is also not in line with the current mainstream of English football.

"I still feel a little strict."

"Nope."

Jack shook his head. Then he looked at Michael Murachi and Charlie West, who were also looking at him, and said in a slow tone, "I object to Martin's idea of restricting body collisions. But I agree that English football should be strictly enforced. Including some additional actions and dangerous movements, which should be prohibited. Just like Owen's arm wave, I think it should be strictly enforced. The general arm swing action, the consequences are not serious, should be a yellow card. If the opponent is injured, it should be treated with a red card. ”

Clattenburg, as well as Michael Murachi and Charlie West, all looked straight at Jack. Because what Jack said can be regarded as Jack's philosophy and style as a referee.

If a politician says the above, it is his political manifesto. Jack is actually pretty much the same. Jack is talking about his thoughts on the future of law enforcement.

"And fake falls. This is the greatest blasphemy against sportsmanship, and the idea of profiting from fake falls should be severely punished. If I have the opportunity to become a Premier League referee in the future, I will definitely recommend the FA's relevant policy to crack down on these things. ”

Charlie West looked at the high-spirited Jack, still surprised in his heart. Although everyone has revealed the last time, how can the dissatisfaction in my heart be easily lost.

Charlie West didn't like young referees like Jack, including Clattenburg in this game, he didn't like either. The reason is very simple, it is because they are promoted so quickly.

The two of them are now twenty-three years old, but they have worked harder than he has worked for more than ten years. It's uncomfortable from the inside. Almost most of the old referees are upset with Jack because of this. Everyone has worked hard for more than ten years to get to where they are now, but Jack has easily been on an equal footing with them in a few years, and it is impossible for anyone to accept it psychologically.

Charlie West loved Atkinson. I like Atkinson's kindness the most, as well as the strength of my heart. Of course, what Charlie West likes most is that Atkinson is a very brave man. is unwavering in his assertion and dares to confront many old referees, which Charlie West admires very much.

But looking at Jack's declaration today, Charlie West began to understand why young referees have sprung up in recent years. These young referees who come out now are different from them at the beginning. They basically followed the same trend and followed the rules, and they all followed the path of old referees in England.

But looking at Atkinson, and then looking at Jack Lee in front of him, Charlie West understands that these young referees are not the kind of people who stick to the rules. is so young, but he still has his own ideas in the lower leagues.

"Jack, you know what? Your decision after the game is sure to cause a lot of turmoil. ”

Clattenberg was also stunned, but was quickly relieved. Jack has his own ideas, there's no doubt about that. Not only Jack, but Weber, Atkinson, Clattenburg, and even Mike Dean and Phil Dodd, who are valued by the FA, have no ideas of their own. If they were all kowtowers, the FA wouldn't have taken them so seriously.

But Clattenburg understands that today's decision was still too decisive and could easily become controversial.

Because of Owen's two yellow cards, one is an arm lift and the other is a fake fall. These are two actions that are not very important in the current English football world.

In the lower leagues, it is very common to wave your arms when competing for a high ball. As long as the head doesn't bleed, basically the referee won't care. There were even times when there was a nosebleed, and the referee would at best give a foul. But Jack directly gave Owen a yellow card.

Also about fake falls. Fake falls are not very common in English football, so referees don't care much about fake falls. The yellow card was given because it was becoming more and more intense on the European continent, so it was severely cracked down on in the World Cup in France. The gust of wind hasn't yet reached English football.

Therefore, Jack's two decisions, although very correct in terms of regulations, will not necessarily be accepted in English football.

"If there is any controversy, any accusation, I am willing to bear it."

When he gave Owen the red card, Jack had already thought of everything.

Controversy? Accuse?

Cut.

As a referee, Jack has studied the development of world football. Although Jack's status is too low now, he can't accurately grasp the direction. But one thing Jack is for sure.

The trend in world football is to enforce the law more and more and to protect attacking players. A lot of defensive moves in the '80s and early '90s are now being fouled, and that's the trend.

Since the trend in world football is harsh, so will the trend in English football. Unless English football doesn't want to integrate into European football, it will also slowly learn their decisions. Even if some of the traditions of English football are preserved, most of them still have to keep up with the trends of world football.

What Jack lacks most now is qualifications. There's no problem in the lower leagues, but the higher you go, the tougher it definitely gets. The question of one's qualifications will be constantly raised. In order to cover up his qualifications, Jack can only find another way. You can't rely on your teacher for everything.

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Is there a deterrent to send Owen off, it is definitely a deterrent.

As the golden boy of English football, Owen caused a sensation in the entire English football world at the World Cup in France. Anyway, the English media likes him, and the English fans like him. His influence soared into the sky with the World Cup in France.

It is precisely because of this that many referees are still good to him. Plus he's an offensive player himself, and he doesn't have too many foul moves. Therefore, after returning from the World Cup, Owen is not the focus of referees in the Premier League.

But Jack sent him off in the first half.

It wasn't a serious foul in their opinion, and Jack sent him off. Jack used this performance to show everyone that he was not the traditional English referee.

Everyone is really calm.

This young referee, even a balloon star like Owen, said that he would be punished, let alone others. Therefore, everyone's movements in the game have converged a lot.

Although Liverpool had one man missing, they still relied on their strong strength to defeat Fulham 2-1 thanks to goals from McManaman and Fowler.

However, the game was won, but the Liverpool manager was still not satisfied.

When Houllier appeared at a press conference, he slammed Jack for sending off Irving. Giving full vent to his frustration in the match sheet, he said: "I don't understand how the FA would send a young referee who officiates in the League C to the third round of the League Cup. He's a completely unqualified referee, Michael doesn't want to say a red card, not even a yellow card. Judge Jack Lee is a robot referee who only knows how to read books, and he doesn't know how to be a referee. Why did the FA give him referee qualifications, I really doubt the FA's evaluation criteria. ”

Houllier's attack, coupled with Jack's outrageous decision from the English referee, caused a big storm after the game.

"Inflexible referee?"

'Houllier slammed the FA.'

"Should Owen be red-carded?"

"Fake falls? Owen also learned to fake falls? ”

"Is Owen faking a fall?"

"Should I get a yellow card?"

After the game, the major media outlets were discussing the matter. After all, Jack was the first referee in English football to give such harsh penalties for arm swings and fake falls. It wasn't just some journalists who were discussing, there were a lot of retired players, coaches and some referees.

In an instant, the entire English media was caught up in the big discussion.