All the balls were kicked back into the basket one by one. Alvin calmed down and said goodbye to the referees.
When he turned around, he caught a glimpse of a fleeting figure on the opposite side.
It seems to be a female worker holding... a camera.
He was not familiar with the stadium, so he did not go over to check it out.
If that was a reporter and he caught the scene, it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, it will attract temporary discussion.
Even if there are unfavorable comments, it is the same to find a topic to cover it up.
He took a few steps and stopped again.
He has calmed down now, but the desire to play football has not disappeared. The system is playing dead, pretending not to hear anything he asks.
He had just tried basic training with a basket of balls. Although his feeling for the ball had become less familiar due to his lack of training in the past year, he seemed to have regained some of the feeling of playing football.
The discovery made him ecstatic.
Even though bouncing a few balls in place was nothing, it was worth his happiness.
Does this mean that...he is not hopeless in playing football?
He remembered that Capello's national team roster had not been completely finalized. After all, there were still nearly four months to go before the World Cup in South Africa, and there would be many variables during this period.
Properly increasing exposure and using it properly doesn’t seem like a bad thing?
As Alvin was thinking, he left through the side door of the stadium. Even though he was very low-key, he was still discovered by a few sharp-eyed reporters who were waiting there.
Several reporters were very excited. They had been waiting here for a long time just for the possibility of meeting Ivin. They had no chance to attend the post-match press conference, and the Championship matches were not as popular as the Premier League, so the topical referee Ivin was very worth interviewing.
At this time, they did not know that their colleagues had already captured even more headline-grabbing news, the effect of which would sweep across England at lightning speed, sparking topics ranging from the royal family to children.
They gathered around excitedly, but because they didn't want to make a sound, they asked questions very politely.
One of the tabloid reporters from The Sun spoke expectantly: "Mr. Devitt, congratulations on your first time officiating in the Championship. Can I ask you a few questions? It won't take up too much of your time."
Alvin looked around and found that no one was paying attention to this place, so he nodded in agreement.
These young reporters did not come in a threatening manner. Seeing that they were newbies and looked at him eagerly, Alvin felt that it would not matter if he answered a few questions.
He looked at the reporter who asked the question in a good mood: "Okay, what do you want to ask?"
Several reporters' eyes lit up, and the Sun reporter was the first to ask a question: "The result of Guardiola's appeal came out, and FIFA rejected his complaint. So Mr. Devitt, what do you think of the content of Mr. Guardiola's appeal? And Preston has a lot of complaints about your game, they think you are biased towards the home team. Can you tell me that when you made a more favorable penalty for Newcastle in law enforcement, was it out of consideration for the home team?"
The young reporter's words were very polite, but the content of his questions were not polite.
Ivan smiled and said, "I will not favor any team. If there is, I will take the initiative to resign from the Football Association. I am ashamed of their cultivation."
"As for the incident you mentioned about the Barcelona coach, if Mr Guardiola re-watched the game, he would probably have a different opinion. I have never made a mistake in my judgment on offside, and you should all know this."
The reporters were amazed. Who said that the referee in front of them was low-key and didn't like to cause trouble? The smiling face he showed to Manchester United manager Ferguson deceived everyone. He was not afraid of trouble, but he just didn't have the opportunity, or they didn't have the chance to see Ivan say harsh words.
"You are right about the offside issue. But there is another more controversial issue, which is Messi's 'diving'. In your opinion, did he dive or not?"
Ivan smiled and said, "Messi fell? It's hard to say. I don't know Messi's playing style, nor do I know under what circumstances he would fall. I can only roughly judge that the player defending him didn't stretch his legs to trip him intentionally. You can't arbitrarily determine who is absolutely at fault."
The reporter took out another newspaper and showed Irving the statement about Guardiola, which dominated the headlines of The Sun yesterday.
[Guardiola: We will use our absolute strength to prove to those referees how stupid their decisions are. 】
Ivan: “…”
He was sure that this statement was fabricated by the media, which was always the style of The Sun. Of course, it was not ruled out that Guardiola had said something similar, which was then polished by reporters and successfully turned into headlines.
Reporter: "This is Guardiola's dissatisfaction with the rejection of his complaint. Do you agree with him?"
Ivan thought for a few seconds, then looked at the reporter in front of him steadily, making him blush, and replied, "Sorry, the game is not played for the referee. I don't know if this is what he said, I just said this to you, the referee is just a part of the field, to some extent, their nature is no different from the goalpost. So is it necessary to play the ball to prove it to the goalpost?"
"A foul is a foul. A team cannot deny its mistakes just because their mistakes will harm their interests. The referee's job is just to remind them."
"If you have to use the team's strength to confront the so-called referee's 'conspiracy', then I can only say this: if it were me and I did nothing wrong, I would also use my strength to confront those who questioned me."
Several reporters gasped, "Oh my god!" They felt like they had gotten some big news.
They were very excited: "Can we understand that you mean that you are absolutely confident that you will not make mistakes in the past, present, or future?"
They thought that such aggressive words would make the protagonist in front of them change color, but unexpectedly he was very calm: "Who can predict the future? Of course, I haven't made any mistakes at the moment. If you are interested, you can find out if I have made any mistakes in judgment in the past. You are welcome to point them out."
The reporters were so happy that they almost fainted. Their hands holding the recorders were shaking slightly, as if they saw an opportunity for promotion and salary increase right in front of them:
"One last question, Mr. Devitt. The match you commented on earlier, the Chelsea vs. Barcelona match that was played at the same time, was later called the Stamford Bridge tragedy by fans. Chelsea fans have been dissatisfied with the referee of that match for a long time. You said you would not make mistakes easily, so do you think the referee on duty made a mistake?"
They were so excited that their questions became more and more demanding.
To be honest, they didn't expect Alvin to answer this question directly.
They recorded Ivan's words word for word in a recorder, and posted them verbatim on major news media websites the next day.
"I didn't participate in the commentary, nor did I pay special attention to the specific situation, so I don't know. But are you too harsh on the refereeing profession? No one is perfect."
Alvin looked at them with an air of confidence in making headlines and shook his head.
Talking about colleagues is a taboo in the refereeing circle, and these reporters obviously have no experience in setting traps.
As for that incident, the referee on duty did act inappropriately, but referees are also human beings, and humans make mistakes. Why can players and coaches make mistakes, but why can't referees make mistakes?
As long as he did not do it on purpose, he should be given appropriate understanding.
It seems to be a strange vicious circle nowadays to completely deny an excellent referee because of a single mistake, as if the team can win by blaming the mistake on the referee, instead of identifying their own problems.
Trust, understanding and respect are indispensable between referees and players.
This will minimize unpleasantness.
Several reporters left excitedly. They couldn't wait to go back and organize the interview content to grab the headlines for the next day.
In fact, they are still too young. Soon, they will find that the real owners have too many headlines and their stories cannot account for the majority of the attention.
After yesterday's game, on Twitter, in addition to the good figures shown by Ivan and Alan when they changed jerseys, which attracted the attention of all female fans and a small number of male fans with different sexual orientations, the fans had a heated discussion about Ivan's eagle-eye judgment - the goal was valid, and they built a topic building.
The next day, the entire media panel completely changed its tone.
All those who were secretly preparing to praise or criticize Ivan were prepared for Ivan's "arrogant" answer, and wanted to occupy the headlines happily, but they only became a small dish before the news became hot.
They promoted the popularity of several animated pictures of Irving's divine penalties, but all the things he really wanted to express were ignored.
The English Football Association doesn’t care about the statement [Alvin: The Championship buried me, I should referee the Champions League]. They highly recognized Alvin’s refereeing of his first senior league match, and the referee committee almost unanimously voted to recognize Alvin’s excellent performance.
They know the nature of the media very well. They like to watch the fun and are happy when someone gets into trouble.
On the contrary, after Irwin's interview was posted online, it was forwarded crazily, and more people supported him, overwhelmed the few people who thought he was arrogant.
The facts are in front of us, Alvin is absolutely right, he has the right to be proud.
Young people should have this kind of fighting spirit. It is not a shortcoming. Moreover, what he said did not make any mistakes and the whole thing revolved around himself.
When Guardiola heard his words, surprisingly, he didn't say anything. He even laughed in front of the puzzled Barcelona players.
Of course, his original words were not as misinterpreted by the media, but they were almost the same. There have been countless cases where powerful and wealthy teams have been cheated by referees. Do they have to argue with every referee? They have also gotten the upper hand because of the referee's favoritism.
Whether it is Ferguson, Wenger, Guardiola or Mourinho, the coaches' verbal provocations all have their own purposes.
#A coach who doesn’t know how to use the media to play psychological tactics is not a good coach.
It was just a mild slap in the face, Guardiola doesn't have the time to care about it.
They have to prepare for the upcoming Champions League semi-finals and various competitions.
The draw for the Champions League semi-finals has not yet begun. In this year's Champions League, Mourinho's Inter Milan has made a high-profile breakthrough into the semi-finals, and they are very likely to face off against each other.
This year's Champions League semi-finals are no longer like last year, with three Premier League teams among the four teams. All the Premier League teams were eliminated this year, and the top four teams were Barcelona from La Liga, Inter Milan from Serie A, Lyon from Ligue 1 and Bayern from the Bundesliga.
Manchester United without Ronaldo was defeated and eliminated by Inter Milan led by the unstoppable Mourinho, but Real Madrid with Ronaldo also failed to advance. They are still the Real Sixteenth Round this year and stopped in the round of 16.
Kaka is injured and does not have the amazing performance like before in AC Milan. The whole team is still in the process of running in and the defense is still a problem. Even if the Portuguese performs well, he cannot lead other teammates who are performing slightly poorly.
The madman Mourinho led Inter Milan to win the double championship within one year of arriving in Serie A. They are determined to win the Champions League title. No one does not want the honor of the triple crown.
That's definitely a tough opponent.
This year there is the World Cup in South Africa, and all competitions are squeezed together, including national team training and club competitions. In order to make time for the World Cup, all coaches and players are very busy.
They have not stopped playing since this year's shorter winter break.
Having said that, with the unprecedented support and enthusiasm for this rising star in the refereeing world, an alternative video has brought all discussions about Irvin to the forefront.
That has nothing to do with his identity as a referee, but rather involves his former identity as a player.
It was a video shot in the player tunnel at Newcastle Stadium two days ago.
The person who posted the video is Maggie, a female reporter active in the sports section of The Sun, who is well known to many people.
In the video, Ivin's skills are as charming as he once showed to the fans.
Two years have passed, but there is no sign of unfamiliarity.
The shooting distance was a bit far, so people couldn't see his expression clearly, but it did not prevent them from feeling the longing emanating from the young referee as he looked up intently at the ball he had kicked.
He is like the rest of us, he misses his playing days.
He was far from accepting his fate as calmly as he usually appeared, although, in some ways, he was luckier than most geniuses who became ordinary people at a young age.
Many sentimental female fans played this video over and over again. They laughed as they watched, and cried as they watched.
This video not only set off a sensation in England, but also caused considerable attention and sensation throughout Europe.
The style of the major media pages in England is as follows:
[The retired golden boy still has his charm, as a referee, his heart is on the court]
【All the people in England are crazy! The regret of losing the demon star may be compensated]
[The English Football Association recently revealed that Capello’s World Cup squad has not yet been determined]
The painting styles of various European countries are as follows:
[Are the referee's skills better than the players'?] Active players should have a sense of crisis. 】
【shock! England's youngest referee's football skills amazed Twitter users! 】
[The most shocking football event in history: referees may join the national team and compete in the World Cup]
Most people are basically afraid of chaos in the world, but English fans are different from them. They are full of expectations. Others don’t take it seriously, but they do!
God! If everything is true, if Ivan can really continue to play football, they don't mind putting pressure on the English Football Association. If there is no precedent, let them England create this precedent!
It's not that they have no confidence in this year's World Cup. On the contrary, they have the famous coach Capello, and their national team has Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, Terry, and Barry. They are full of talents, but England's midfield has always been a problem that everyone is worried about!
If we give their current national team lineup 80 points, then with a full-court dispatcher like Ivan, it would get full marks!
If nothing had happened to Ivan, if he had continued to play football, if he had joined the team to compete in the World Cup... giving them a healthy Ivan, they would be halfway to winning the World Cup!
All Capello lacks is an Alvin DeWitt!
But then something happened that really got more than just a few hopeful England fans excited.
Another video was posted on Twitter by a Frenchman who has a lot of fans.
This French video was like pouring a pot of water into an already boiling oil pan. Overnight, the entire Twitter account in Europe went crazy.
After that, both the believers and non-believers in England went crazy.
Our Alvin!
The handsome young man who became famous with one goal in England!
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