Ivan, whose name was mentioned, had no idea what was going on. He had already entered the stadium with his grandmother Zhou Wen, a fan, and sat in the VIP seat.
"Doudou, how do you feel about officiating in the Championship for the first time?"
Time has left traces on Ms. Zhou's face, but it has also added a touch of elegance and charm to her.
Doudou is the nickname Zhou Wen gave to her grandson Aiwen, hoping that he would be filled with love from the whole family, even though he grew up without fatherly love.
Neither she nor Ivan's mother Grey knew who Alvin's father was. He was the father of Grey during her rebellious period. She went to the bar and did not come back all night because she did not accept the discipline of Grey's father who was still alive at the time.
By the time we found out, the child was already 5 months old. My daughter was a staunch supporter of non-marriage, so she simply let Ivan take the DeWitt family name.
The child Alvin is completely different from his mother's wild personality when he was a child. Sometimes he is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
"Very good. The referee took good care of me in that game. He trusted my judgment." Ivan smiled and concealed the siege of players caused by an offside controversy so as not to worry Zhou Wen.
Although referees have great power to make decisions on the court, it is actually an extremely thankless job.
Every referee needs a big heart.
Only those who have been referees can fully understand this point. Many people simply cannot persevere if they don't really like this profession.
He just obtained the first-level referee qualification half a month ago.
This matter has been kept secret from Gray for the time being.
Zhou Wen didn't ask any more questions, but just patted Ivan's shoulder encouragingly.
Ivan gave her a dependent smile: "I'll leave my mother's place to you~"
"I'll try my best." Zhou Wen wanted to keep a straight face, but she couldn't help laughing.
The VIP seats were not full, but rather sparsely occupied. Due to the excellent view, the camera lenses turned towards the auditorium could easily capture the scenes here.
"The game is about to start in five minutes and our players haven't entered the field yet. The showdown between the two rivals is going to be very exciting and the fans seem to be much more enthusiastic than usual," said commentator Andy with a smile.
"There are many beautiful sights. It can be seen that the ladies today have dressed themselves up carefully. Hahaha~" Richard agreed.
Andy exclaimed, "Oh, look what an old friend I found! Does this young man look familiar to you?"
Richard looked over and said in annoyance, "Hey, I just knew my daughter would probably appreciate it!"
"Wait, isn't this Alvin DeWitt!?"
The young man in front of me had short, smooth chestnut hair and a face that looked like it had been kissed by God.
His fair skin was flawless, and his deep, charming blue eyes seemed to hide an ocean.
When he noticed the camera was turned towards him, he was stunned for a moment, then he broke into a smile that made countless British women's hearts tremble.
The two dimples seemed to be filled with intoxicating liquor.
The female fans in front of the TV couldn't help but scream.
oh! God! It’s really Alvin!
He smiles like an angel!
After not seeing him for a few months, I had already gradually gotten used to his absence. Now when I see this sweet smile again, I suddenly realize that the games without him really lacked a lot of expectations.
Richard belatedly explained to the already exploded message board: "Evan Devitt, 19 years old, former Chelsea player, striker, disappeared for a while after retiring, it turns out he switched to being a referee!"
Andy read the new information sent by the backstage: "He served as an assistant referee in the Northern England League and the Championship this month. Last Wednesday, he participated in the first game of the Championship and correctly called two offsides that were difficult to judge with the naked eye."
After reading it, he asked Richard in surprise: "Haven't you noticed before? I saw the news about him switching to refereeing on Twitter the day before yesterday. With the encouragement of female fans, he has attracted a lot of attention."
"Man, this is something you can't even envy. Even if you were 20 years younger, you would never have this kind of treatment." The person he questioned immediately grasped the point and retorted.
"Take back what you said just now and we can still be friends! Richard!" The friendship boat capsized in an instant.
Richard laughed a few times and changed the subject: "Devitt is sitting in the Arsenal stands. Is he here to watch Arsenal? Speaking of which, the referee of this game, Weber, is known for his fair judgments."
"Maybe he's here to relive the Premier League and learn from Webber."
Looking at the message board again, it has gone completely crazy:
"Oh my god, I saw a living Ivan!"
“I thought I’d never see him again!”
"My boyfriend is an Arsenal fan and he's also at the game. Should I sneak over and meet him by chance?"
"Ten thousand people signed a petition in blood requesting Ivan to officiate the Premier League!"
"If he doesn't want to play football, then don't play! It would be nice if I could watch him run!"
Men's focus is completely different:
"Weber is a rare referee who is not blind~"
“Totally agree!”
"Devitt is an Arsenal fan? Funny."
Referee McDean, who is known as a "die-hard Tottenham fan", showed the Gunners unparalleled "love" last Friday. He and his assistant referee disallowed two goals in the name of offside.
Arsenal Club is nicknamed the Gunners. It originally started out as an Arsenal factory, so it is also nicknamed "Broken Factory" by fans.
No wonder Professor Wenger has been so irritable recently.
Fortunately, the Gunners faced Webber today, not Arsenal haters like referee Atkinson.
After the two commentators talked seriously for five minutes, the players from both teams entered the field.
"Okay, then let's introduce the lineups of both teams..."
"The next player to appear is Manchester United's No.7, who was nominated for the 2008 European Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo~~~~"
"His hairstyle today is so different, I bet he used up half a bottle of hairspray again."
The dark golden hair ends were fixed on the top of his head with hairspray. From a distance, Ronaldo seemed to be glowing.
The camera gave him a close-up, and he grinned very skillfully, revealing eight big white teeth.
In just one second, he transformed from a playboy to a silly boy next door.
…
In the stands.
Irvin, who didn't care about the players entering the field, lowered his head and opened Twitter.
He logged into his account and found that the number of fans had increased again in the past few days, approaching 10 million, probably all of them were attracted by his career change.
The latest photo was taken after he officiated a game last Wednesday.
Alvin read the messages from beginning to end and found that most of the messages were asking him to post photos of himself on the scene.
Alvin, who dotes on his fans, blinked, thought for a moment, raised his phone, and took a photo with Zhou Wen.
Click Upload.
Today is a fresh start for Ivan XD
My grandmother and I
【picture】
After a few seconds the interface refreshes.
Message interface
"sofa! Ahhhhh it really is little Alvin! 』
"What a coincidence! I was also watching the game today. Angel Alvin, would you like to date me? I know you are an adult now."
』
"My grandmother is also very beautiful. She really has good genes~"
"I love your dimples! 』
…
On the court, with a whistle from referee Weber, the game began.
Turn off Twitter and put your phone back in your pocket.
Manchester United kicks off.
Ronaldo, who was positioned as a free man in the frontcourt, and Rooney, who was in a retreating position, made a wonderful combination less than a minute into the game and headed straight for Arsenal's goal.
"C Ronaldo, C Ronaldo goes straight into the penalty area! It's not easy to shoot from this angle, he decisively passes the ball to Rooney... Beautiful choice! Rooney shoots!!! Goal!!!!!! The ball goes in!!"
Arsenal players loudly signaled to referee Webber that Rooney was offside.
Richard was surprised and said, "Huh? The linesman raised the flag and he made an offside move? Let's check the replay."
"Well, in this action, when Ronaldo passed the ball, Rooney and Arsenal's defenders were almost in the same line. Rooney's head seemed to be closer to the front, but his body should still be a little behind..."
In this situation, whether it is offside or not depends entirely on the mood of the referee.
Andy shrugged his shoulders: "Well, it seems that Manchester United's luck is a bit bad today."
The camera turns to the benches of both teams.
Wenger shook his head in his seat, and then his expression of unable to hold back laughter was captured completely by the camera.
On the contrary, Sir Alex Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines and preparing to celebrate, did not look so good. He turned around and cursed.
The two commentators couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, Wenger seems very pleased that his arch-rival has suffered the same treatment."
Richard described the situation on the field to the audience in all seriousness: "From Weber's angle, it was not clear that Yue was offside... He chose to believe the two linesmen."
"Unfortunately, this lightning fast break was canceled. Both sides are still at the same starting line."
There was a huge booing in the Manchester United stands.
Many Red Devils fans had grim looks on their faces, and cursed the referee loudly and angrily at the shitty decision.
Because it was Arsenal's home ground, Alvin sat in the stands on the Arsenal side and was not disturbed by the small-scale boos over there.
He saw clearly the suspected offside move just now. The dynamic vision in his mind automatically analyzed from multiple angles and came up with the same result as he thought.
——The goal is valid.
In fact, we can't blame the linesman entirely. During the class, their teacher mentioned that in a match between two teams of equal strength, especially a match between top clubs, when it is not entirely certain whether the ball will go in, it is best to call it a no.
Once a controversial goal is discovered to be offside after the game and is not called, the linesman will be held responsible and it will seriously affect his future development.
…
There was no goal scored in the first half. Because of the first ball that was called off, Manchester United players were a little angry. The two sides exchanged shots, but none of them yielded results.
The chances of shooting on target or hitting the goal post are frighteningly high.
"The referee blew the whistle to end the game. The first half ended 0-0."
"In such an exciting first half, there was not a single goal! Except for the one at the beginning." Andy sighed.
The broadcast studio turned away the camera, but an unexpected situation occurred on the court.
Linesman Trim walked towards Weber with a pale face.
"I'm sorry Mr. Weber, I may not be able to continue."
He and another linesman had a casual lunch together at noon, and both of them had stomach upsets in the afternoon.
The two looked at Weber, knowing that they had failed in their duty.
Webber called the fourth official and the substitute assistant referee in a headache, but this time something went wrong with the two of them. The substitute assistant referee was still in the internship period and had no experience as a Premier League linesman. Who will fill the vacant position?
If only one person cannot hold on, the fourth official can replace the linesman, and the substitute assistant referee will take the position of the fourth official.
But now there are not enough substitutes, one is still missing.
The chance of two referees getting into trouble at the same time is too low.
However, he actually encountered such a rare thing.
It is obviously too late to ask the Referee Association to send someone over, and the half-time break is only 15 minutes. Does this game have to be suspended and continued at another time?
The team cannot be suspended unless it is absolutely necessary. It is not fair to the team and he will have a hard time explaining himself if he is blamed by his superiors.
Weber was so worried.
He looked up at the sky, wishing there was a ready-made referee, someone who had served as a linesman and whose level was higher than the current assistant referee.
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