"Yes, thank you."

Jack has been hoping in his heart that Liverpool will be eliminated from the League Cup as soon as possible, so that he can rest assured as soon as possible. Although Liverpool was Jack's favorite team when he was a child, Liverpool was nothing compared to his own interests. Don't say it's Liverpool now, if there are any other Premier League teams in the League Cup at the moment, Jack wants them to be eliminated as soon as possible.

However, the situation of Liverpool in recent years has not been very good.

Liverpool have not had a good run of results since the inception of the Premier League. Although it has always been very strong, it has not had a hard time. In the 90s, Liverpool's squad was no worse than Manchester United, but the results were not good, that is, there was no title. After Houllier came to Liverpool, Liverpool won the five crowns in 2001. At that time, Liverpool was at its peak in more than a decade.

After winning the five crowns, many media believe that England's old giants Liverpool will be revived. Many believe that the Quadruple could be a turning point for Liverpool to return to their prime.

But I didn't expect that after Liverpool won the five crowns, the results did not rise in a straight line, but kept falling.

Especially after Houllier's heart surgery, Liverpool's performance is getting worse and worse. Houllier lost his original magic, and his command became sluggish. As a result, Liverpool's performance has become worse and worse in recent years, and there are already rumors that Liverpool will replace Houllier.

Such Liverpool, as Jack hoped, was eliminated by Marseille in the League Cup. Liverpool's elimination made Jack overjoyed. With Liverpool knocked out of the competition, there is no English side left in the UEFA Cup.

And Villar doesn't have many days to go after Liverpool's elimination. I called Jack.

He was sure to tell Jack that he would be the referee for this season's UEFA Cup winners. Will definitely keep it for Jack. This reassured Jack. The final of the Enforcement League Cup, it's a great thing. Far more useful than the Law Enforcement Federation Cup final.

"How. Something good? ”

Atkinson saw Jack smiling, so he put down his glass and asked Jack.

Jack has also been proud of English football in recent times. Since Clattenburg and Atkinson became Premier League referees, Jack and Webb have become the most powerful referee duo in the Premier League. After all, after the two cooperated, they joined forces in the Premier League refereeing community and built a huge network.

As long as it is something that Jack and Webb think about, there is nothing that cannot be passed in the Premier League referee meeting.

Of course, Jack and Webb were too young to overdo it. There are a lot of things that Jack and Webb need to talk to the other referees. Of course in the current Premier League refereeing world. If you want to get around Jack and Webb, it's hard to decide on anything. That's the strength of two people.

"Yes. Villar told me that I was on the list of candidates for refereeing this season's UEFA Cup final. It is estimated that the chances are high. ”

Even though Jack and Atkinson had a good relationship, Jack didn't say a word accurately. It's not that you don't believe Atkinson, it's that people need to be cautious about what they say. After all, there are still two months to go before the League Cup final, and Jack doesn't want any changes in that time.

But now it's this time, and there's no need to hide it. You can't say it accurately, but you can't hide it completely, so you can only say an ambiguous answer.

"The League Cup final?"

Although what Jack said was ambiguous. But Atkinson could hear Jack's words. After all, Villar personally called Jack, was it just to tell Jack that Jack had a chance to officiate the League Cup final?

When did Villar have so much time. Being able to get Villar to call in person will certainly not be just a vague message. It must be because of the fact that Jack is going to enforce the League Cup final. That's why I called him.

However, since what Jack said was a little vague, Atkinson was not lacking in heart, and of course he would not get to the bottom of it. But I was very shocked in my heart.

The Confederations Cup final?

This is no ordinary race. In fact, this season's UEFA Cup final. In the past, there were rumors that it was possible that Corina, the world's No. 1 referee, was going to enforce the law. This is also an indication of the enforcement content of the League Cup final.

And what about Jack?

Although Jack's ascent is fast. But no matter what, he is also a small character referee. It is only the fourth year to become a Premier League referee, and the third year to become an international referee. Such qualifications simply do not qualify for officiating in the UEFA Cup final.

But the truth is quite different. I didn't expect it to be Jack who wanted to enforce the game.

Jack: This is to be the end of the League Cup final. The status would be completely different.

"Yes."

"That's a good thing."

Atkinson was happy for Jack.

When Atkinson and Jack first met, Atkinson's status was much higher than that of Jack. At the time, Atkinson was a referee on a par with Weber, and Jack was a newcomer to the refereeing profession. Atkinson was already able to referee in League C, while Jack had just started as an assistant referee in those lower leagues. At the beginning, Atkinson also promoted Jack. But feng shui takes turns, and now Jack and Atkinson are not on the same level at all.

Atkinson has just become a Premier League referee, and Jack already has his place in the Premier League refereeing world.

Atkinson wasn't used to the change at first, but is now in good shape.

In English football, his popularity is really not very good, and he has offended a large number of old-fashioned referees in England. Don't say it's them, even the relationship with Webb and Clattenberg is not so close, and the only one who can rely on is Jack in front of him.

If it weren't for Jack, it would have been impossible for him to become a Premier League referee and go to an international referee training course. So he knew that the faster Jack developed, the more benefits he would be able to get.

"It's going to be the final decision."

"I'm sure it's okay. By the way, Jack hadn't heard of it. Chelsea are going to change managers. ”

"I hear you."

Jack nodded.

Chelsea's results so far this season have been okay. Summer transfers and winter transfers combined, Chelsea spent more than 100 million pounds, shocking the entire European football world. However, English football still thinks Chelsea will not do well.

There is a common belief in English football that "money doesn't bring championships". Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have all said Chelsea are unlikely to get good results.

But from now on, their claims are wrong. Money is still a big change, and football is the world of money. Including Chelsea's current manager Claudio Ranieri's performance is also good.

Chelsea are second behind Arsenal in the Premier League, higher than English giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool. Not only that, but Chelsea have also reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. However, it is clear that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich does not like Ranieri, perhaps because Ranieri does not meet the temperament that Abramovich wants.

As a result, Abramovich began to engage with other coaches.

This person Jack is still relatively familiar.

That's the personality manager that Jack has never wanted to come to the Premier League, the current Porto manager Jose Mourinho. While there is no definite news yet, many media outlets have suggested that Chelsea and Jose Mourinho have reached a partnership agreement. At the end of the season, Jose Mourinho will be in charge of Chelsea as the new manager.

Jose Mourinho is arguably the hottest young coach in European football at the moment.

He won the treble last season and became the best coach in European football. This season, he has led Porto to to a very good result, and has already reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

"Martin, this Mourinho is no ordinary person. The temper is very bad, and the Premier League will be lively in the future. ”

Jack didn't want Jose Mourinho to come to the Premier League.

Originally, there was a flood of individual coaches and players in English football, and Mourinho came over, which made it even more troublesome. For referees, this disobedient personality coach and player is a ticking time bomb. Law enforcement is difficult.

"Come on, come on, he's a Portuguese over, where can the cow go?"

Atkinson, however, scoffed at Mourinho. No matter how bullish he is, he is just mixing in the Portuguese Super League. Compared to the Premier League, the Portuguese Premier League is really heaven and earth. He's okay to brag in the Portuguese Super League, and he can be bullish in the Premier League.

There are so many coaches and stars in the Premier League, where is Mourinho, a young referee, crazy.

Jack just smiled and didn't speak.

Atkinson has never seen Mourinho, and he doesn't know Mourinho's unruliness. Mourinho is a person who cares about the Portuguese Premier League or the Premier League, it is estimated that he will not even take Ferguson and Wenger in his eyes. As soon as this person came, the referees of the Premier League should not want to stop.

…………

Jose Mourinho is coming, and Jack doesn't like it.

But don't like it, and this kind of thing is not transferred by Jack's will. Jack is just a referee, no matter how much he doesn't like Mourinho, Mourinho will still come.

Jack's focus now is on the development of the League Cup.

In fact, there are many giants in European football in the UEFA Cup. Of course, the most important thing is that the giants who have not been in good shape in recent years have not achieved very good results. But even if the grades are not good, it is a giant. It's a pity that since entering the quarterfinals of the League Cup, these giants have been eliminated one after another like Liverpool.

In the end, it was Ligue 1 side Marseille and La Liga side Valencia who reached the final.

At this time, Jack was officially notified by UEFA. Of course, the UEFA referee committee did not inform Jack directly, but first the FA, which then gave it to the refereeing committee.

Finally to Keith. Hackett's hands.

Keith. Hackett envied Jack in his heart. Jack was also so lucky that he was able to officiate the League Cup final like this.

"Jack, you can decide your referee team." (To be continued......)