The match between Bayern and Deportivo caused a big storm after the game.

Of course, it has nothing to do with the referee Jack.

It's because the result of the game was too unexpected. Bayern, who claims to be the most powerful in history, was defeated by a Deportivo from a small Spanish village. And he was on his home turf, which was a surprise.

Did Bayern lose?

The loss is not unexpected, after all, Bayern cannot win all games. But in a high-profile Champions League game, losing to Deportivo La Coruna at home did surprise many.

Paper tiger.

A lot of people are starting to take a fresh look at Bayern, the favourites to win the Champions League. Is it really as good as everyone imagined, and I didn't find anything outstanding from this game. In front of Deportivo LaCoruna's defense, Bayern didn't have much to do.

This is the aftermath of the myth.

When it was a myth about Bayern, everyone thought that Bayern was strong. In the current European football world, only Real Madrid can match in everyone's eyes. But when Bayern lost, everyone immediately underestimated him.

Think Bayern isn't good either.

Then the analysis was carried out and it was found that Bayern's strength was average. Bayern is not as good as the myth, and it is no different from ordinary strong teams.

And as Jack, who is enforcing this game, no one cares at all. Who cares about Jack as a referee, compared to Bayern's depravity, Jack has no sense of existence at all.

Jack doesn't care either.

After all, for Jack, he has officiated such a game and left a resume. There is enough capital for Jack's future development.

"Jack. It was a good game. ”

Villar is in a really good mood right now. Since he became president of the Spanish Football Federation, the most glorious time has been Real Madrid's performances in the late nineties. However, with Florentino becoming president of Real Madrid. The relationship between Villar and Real Madrid is also drifting apart. But in any case, Real Madrid is also a Spanish club.

This year, Spanish football has done very well. It doesn't matter if it's the national team or the club. Spanish football is all red.

First of all, Real Madrid won the Champions League, and then Spain won the third place in the World Cup. At the beginning of the new season, Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup. Now in the Champions League group stage, Deportivo La Coruna has defeated Bayern Munich again.

It's all good anyway.

So Villar is in a good mood and feels like it's all been good lately. In addition to the better and better results in Spanish football, his position in FIFA and UEFA is also very stable.

Good things add up, and the more Villar looks at Jack, the more pleasing he becomes. Could it be that this kid is really the vice-captain of Spanish football, or his own god of luck. Anyway, every time I meet this kid Jack, it's a good thing to happen.

So Villar was happy when he looked at Jack.

"It's okay."

Jack didn't expect Villar to see him again. After all, after the game. As the referee, Jack only needs to write a match report and hand it over to the staff of the UEFA referee committee.

Stay in Munich tonight and fly back to England tomorrow.

This is generally the case in foreign law enforcement competitions. When did you see the referee of UEFA come to see the match report in person after a game? Don't say that you came to see the game report in person, even the game report sent by others, Villar will not read it in person.

These match reports will not be sent directly to Villar. If Villar were to watch this kind of post-match report every day, he would be tired to death. There is no need to do anything else at all.

The reports are sent to the technical committee of the UEFA referees committee, who then look at them. These judges are then rated, or the game is evaluated according to these reports, and so on.

Unless it's a very high-profile game in European football. or a very controversial game, it will be sent to the referee committee. Such a game Villar will only pay attention to as the chief referee. That's the easiest process.

"Jack, as you know, there are still quite a few international referees in European football. Just you England. There are seven or eight referees who are qualified as international referees. For example, Italy has ten international referees, including Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands combined, and there are even more international referees. ”

Villar suddenly said something inexplicable.

Jack didn't interject. Instead, he quietly listened to Villar's words. Villar is very accurate when he says that there are many countries in European football. And there are many traditional football powers.

Just look at the list of football powerhouses in European football.

France, England, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands. Add the Czech Republic, Sweden, Russia, Turkey and other countries, and they will have more referees here.

And don't underestimate those small countries.

Just like the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic has a small population. It's only tens of millions. English football is very developed, with a team of 25,000 referees. But don't think that English referees really dominate European football. In fact, the number of referees in England is really small.

Like the Czech Republic, but there are only a few million people. But there are more than 40,000 referees alone, far more than the referee team in England. Other teams like Italy, Spain, and Germany are very large. There are many other small countries, including Sweden and the Netherlands, which have no fewer referees than England.

Therefore, even if the number of international referees in each country is small, it is not a small number. The number of international referees in European football is around 200.

"Jack, so many international referees are looking at Champions League and UEFA Cup games. You were supposed to officiate the UEFA Cup group stage, but now that you're officiating the Champions League group stage, many referees have ideas. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Villar."

"No, no, no, Jack. I'm not asking you to thank me. Jack, in the first round of the Champions League group stage, I can really help you. But from the second round to the subsequent knockout rounds, fewer and fewer referees are needed. I can't go too far. ”

Hearing this, Jack understood what Villar meant.

Villar is telling himself that Jack can only officiate in the first round of the Champions League group stage at the moment. Unlike the World Cup, the World Cup has to take care of all aspects.

Like Jack, if it weren't for his English nationality, he wouldn't have been able to officiate the World Cup. And if Bol hadn't made a mistake in the group stage, Jack wouldn't have had a chance to officiate the knockout round. It's all because of the number of people in the World Cup.

But the Champions League is completely different. There are so many international referees in the Champions League, and when it comes to the knockout stage, even if you add up the entire knockout round, you don't need a few referees. At this time, although it is also necessary to balance, where is there so much air traffic control.

So many international referees, so many top referees are eyeing each other.

In terms of qualifications like Jack, he can't be ranked. Although Villar admires Jack, he will never offend those top referees for Jack's sake.

After all, those people are not easy to offend.

"It's fine. I'm very satisfied to be able to officiate in the first round of the Champions League group stage. ”

Jack, of course, was a little disappointed.

After all, Jack also hopes to officiate the second round of the Champions League group stage, and even the knockout round of the Champions League. But in front of Villar, he can't always show his disappointment. Villar had already helped Jack a lot.

And indeed.

In the current European football world, don't talk about referees with the same qualifications as Jack. Even those who have been qualified for four or five years, or even five or six years, are rarely able to officiate in the Champions League group stage. They are also in the League Cup.

"Jack, what do you think of the Enforcement League Cup?"

"League Cup?"

Villar's way of speaking was too jumpy. Just now I told Jack that he couldn't officiate the second round of the Champions League group stage, and now it's a matter of officiating the UEFA Cup.

Jack remembers that after the UEFA Super Cup, Villar said he didn't need to officiate the UEFA Cup.

"Yes."

"Of course I don't have a problem."

The UEFA Cup is also a European competition. For a referee like Jack, who has a completely blank foundation, the Law Enforcement League Cup is also a matter of accumulating experience, accumulating contacts, and even accumulating resume.

"It's not for you to officiate in the group stage, it's the knockout round. How is the Elixir League Cup knockout round? ”

"Is this okay?"

Jack asked Villar. After all, the knockout round is a knockout round, and the gold content will always exceed the group stage. Although the gold content of the League Cup is getting worse and worse, the League Cup knockout round is still not an ordinary competition.

The League Cup knockout round is still very golden. It is no worse than the Champions League group stage, and it should even be said that it is more gold than the Champions League group stage.

"Of course. Your qualifications for the Champions League knockout rounds are a big problem, but the UEFA Cup will not be a problem. ”

There are too many strong men in the Champions League, which of those top referees is easy to talk to. They are all eyeing the knockout rounds of the Champions League. And behind them is not one person, but a country's football association, a large number of referees.

Champions League matches are limited again, and these top referees are there to eat.

A little referee like Jack will get in and they will be repulsed. So Villar is not easy to do too obviously. But the League Cup is different, and the referees who enforce the law in the League Cup are the next level of international referees.

Those top referees Villar have some scruples, but these second-level international referees, Villar really doesn't care.

No matter how you say that you are the chief referee of UEFA.

"Of course."

"Thank you."

Jack is so thankful, thank you so much Villar. Because as long as he has officiated the UEFA Cup knockout round, then he will officiate the second round of the Champions League group stage next season, and no one will object to it with insufficient qualifications.

"The knockout stage is different from the group stage, you have to work hard."

"Yes."

Jack was delighted.

It turned out that Villar made a special trip to talk to him because of this incident. Although he can't continue to officiate the Champions League, he is still very happy to be able to officiate the League Cup knockout round. (To be continued......)