23 September 2000, Stadium of Light.

In the fourth round of the Premier League, Jack appeared in the Premier League again. In the previous two rounds, Jack was the fourth referee. From this round onwards, Jack was once again the referee.

Jack had been busy the week before.

As a guest commentator for the BBC, the response was very good. In particular, Jack's sarcasm of Barcelona's players made England fans happy. That's what people are.

If you are sarcastic about your own people, then they will feel very harsh. But if sarcastic about your opponents, then how happy you listen. And even the more sarcastic they are, the happier they are.

Jack's sarcasm that Rivaldo should win the Oscar for Best Actor has become a topic of conversation in the media these days. Even online, some fans made animations that presented Rivaldo with an Oscar.

It works very well anyway.

Even the BBC top brass was surprised. Jack was invited only because Jack was a topic of conversation in the refereeing world. At the age of twenty-five, he became a Premier League referee, so he invited Jack with this aspect in mind.

Unexpectedly, Jack was a guest commentator for the first time, and he was appreciated by many fans.

So much so that the BBC has begun to consider whether Jack should be given more opportunities to comment. Anyway, there are a lot of BBC programs, national team games, and Champions League Cup games.

Then another set of promotional photos was taken.

Although Jack only received 30,000 pounds, it also showed that Jack also began to appear in the eyes of merchants.

But these are all side jobs, and Jack's main job is to be a referee. Whether it is the FA or the referee committee, Jack is still very important as a young referee. The intention to cultivate Jack is obvious.

Because Jack officiated the match between Leeds United and Everton in the first round of the Premier League, after two rounds of rest, the fourth round of the game was another Premier League match. Sunderland host Arsenal.

This is an Arsenal game.

Since Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal, Arsenal have immediately become Manchester United's biggest rivals. This period was the period of the so-called Manchester United and Arsenal hegemony.

The best things to watch in the Premier League so far are the duel between Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, and the duel between Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira.

Jack's contact with Arsenal was only seen in the Community Shield two years ago when he was an assistant referee. And that game was the Community Shield, and the two sides didn't care too much.

So today was the first real time I met Arsenal.

It is also the second time that Jack has had the opportunity to officiate a Premier League giant after officiating an English giant such as Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. Sunderland, on the other hand, was the dark horse of the Premier League last season, having been in the top four of the Premier League for most of the season.

"Toot-"

In terms of strength, it is definitely Arsenal who are stronger than Sunderland. But the competition is never about whoever is strong will be able to win. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a football being round.

Football is round.

No sooner had the game started than Sunderland launched an attack.

"Kilbani, Kilbani crosses...... Quinn, header back. ”

Sunderland were the big dark horses last season, and the attack relied on the combination of Quinn and Kevin Phillips. Quinn's header combined with Kevin Phillips' excellent shooting ability.

"Kevin Phillips, header!"

Arsenal's centre-back combination is a formidable combination. A combination of Adams and Keown. They were strong in frontal defence but couldn't catch up with Sunderland's quick, handful header relay.

Kevin Phillips, in particular, reacted faster than Keown. Find Quinn's pass, then a dash to the top.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

"One to zero, one to zero. Just over three minutes into the game, Kevin Phillips had already scored the opener for Sunderland. Arsenal, Arsenal are already behind. ”

Jack blows the whistle and the goal is valid.

Jack looked at the goal and was surprised. It's a strong conversation, and Jack knows both teams. In every respect, Arsenal have the upper hand. Unexpectedly, it was Sunderland, who played at home, who gave Arsenal a dismissal.

Although Arsenal was beaten by Sunderland at the beginning, Arsenal is a Premier League powerhouse after all. Both years were a strong team competing with Manchester United for the Premier League title, and they quickly calmed down.

Then the offensive began.

However, the more anxious they are, the more problems arise with Arsenal's attack. Arsene Wenger's transformation of Arsenal has not been a storm, but a gentle drizzle. After retaining the back line of the Graham era, Arsene Wenger adopted a counter-attacking strategy.

But now that they are lagging behind, a fierce offensive has begun, and on the contrary, some problems have arisen.

"Toot-"

"Ljungberg, Ljungberg was just in an offside position."

Ljungberg was indeed offside, but it wasn't very obvious. But the assistant referee of this game judged very accurately, and Jack also found out.

But Arsene Wenger was not satisfied.

Kept complaining to the fourth referee. The fourth referee for the match was Deersel, who became the Premier League referee last season. But in the face of Wenger's repeated doubts, he is also very difficult.

Originally, Wenger was a foreigner, and English football was excluded.

But Arsene Wenger is a man who changed the Premier League and is a man who can leave a big mark in the history of the Premier League. His arrival is to change many inherent habits of the Premier League, which has been slowly conquered in recent years.

Diersso has also just become the referee of the Premier League for a short time, and he is also lacking in confidence in the face of Arsene Wenger.

"Coach Arsene Wenger, if you have any questions, you can tell me."

Jack saw Arsene Wenger and the fourth referee negotiating, so he hurriedly walked over. Wenger saw Jack and made a very exaggerated gesture: "Judge Jack Lee, that's not offside. ”

Arsene Wenger is very tall, with a 1.9 meters. So Jack was a little away from Arsene Wenger so he didn't have to look up at him.

"Coach Arsene Wenger, is it offside, you can go and see the replay. Now I want you to respect our referee's decision. ”

Jack's impression of Arsene Wenger is still good. A lot of coaches in England are very difficult to get and have very special personalities. But Arsene Wenger's image in English football is suave and a knowledgeable one.

Don't look at Alex Ferguson's fame in English football, all referees, all teams have to be careful when facing him. Compared to Arsene Wenger, Ferguson's deterrent power is absolutely amazing.

But when many media ridicule Ferguson, they will say that Ferguson is a farmer from Scotland. On the contrary, for Wenger from France, he took the nickname of "professor".

"Judge Jack Lee, I don't want to interfere with your decision. But that wasn't really offside. ”

Nag.

What a nag.

It's completely different from what Jack used to know about Arsene Wenger. Arsene Wenger was like a nagging old man, babbling to Jack that Ljungberg was not offside, much to Jack's laughter.

Sure enough, the media is unbelievable. The media's evaluation of a person is basically to the extreme.

Either the good ones are like angels, or the bad ones are like Satan. Anyway, just by looking at the media reports, you will never know the true image of a person. It's like the chattering Wenger in front of him, and it's hard to match the person described in the media.

"Coach Arsene Wenger, please get back to your place. Whether it was offside or not, our referee team has already made a decision. We hope you will not continue to disturb our work. ”

That's how top coaches are treated.

If it was an ordinary coach, Jack wouldn't have the kung fu to talk nonsense with him. But against a top coach like Arsene Wenger, Jack still managed to be patient. This is mainly due to the fact that Jack is too young and has just become a referee in the Premier League.

"Okay, Judge Jack Lee."

Although there are a little more words, it is still a little personable in the end. Arsene Wenger spread his hands and returned to his position. Jack shook his head and blew the whistle to continue the game.

As soon as Arsenal was in a hurry, the game was intense.

"Michael Gray, he's suddenly headed for the middle. Vieira, Vieira knocks Michael Gray down. The referee blew the whistle and it was a foul by Vieira. ”

Michael Gray was Sunderland's left-back but saw someone defending on the flanks and suddenly broke through the middle. The speed was still good, but it was knocked down directly by Vieira.

If it was just a body bump, Jack certainly wouldn't blow. Jack braws that when Vieira hits Michael Gray, he first knocks Michael Gray down with his hand.

What kind of physical condition is Vieira. Michael Gray was only 1.71 meters tall, and was directly pressed down by Vieira's hand, unable to control the ball at all, and fell to the ground on the spot.

"Yellow card!"

Jack showed a yellow card. Soccer, soccer, soccer is all about kicking with your feet. What Jack doesn't like the most is the players using their hands on the field. Moreover, in the rules of football, the use of hands is strictly prohibited.

Jack confronted Vieira and made a crushing gesture before warning Vieira: "Don't use your hands. ”

Vieira ignored Jack and had no objection to the yellow card, just turned and left. Jack didn't care, but just as he was about to blow the whistle for Sunderland to take a free-kick, he found Arsene Wenger complaining on the sidelines.

Jack patted his forehead, really helpless for Wenger.

However, Jack was even more dissatisfied with Diersoe as the fourth referee. It was their job to help the referee resist the manager's pressure as the fourth referee, but Diersor was too soft against Arsene Wenger to make Jack very unhappy.

It's no wonder that Dilso, a fool, became a referee in 79, but it took him 20 years to get into the position of referee in the Premier League. Seeing that Diersel couldn't deal with Wenger, Jack could only run to Wenger's side again.

"Arsene Wenger referee ......"