"907 Yellow Cards" PL referee's confession, "This player was the hardest"…Mourinho confesses his love-hate relationship
"907 Yellow Cards" PL referee's confession, "This player was the hardest"…Mourinho confesses his love-hate relationship
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Jonathan Moss (54), who served as a Premier League referee for 11 years, revealed the most difficult player to deal with.
Moss has been one of England's most iconic referees for the past 25 years. He has hosted a total of 274 matches and given 907 yellow cards, which is about once every 3.4 matches. He has also taken out 14 red cards and declared 81 penalties.
After retiring from the top - league judging position, he was appointed as the elite referee manager of the professional game judging body (PGMOL). He later served as referee manager of the Australian Football Association.
The hardest part of refereeing is to maintain order of play by controlling players and coaches in stadiums. In response, Morse revealed who was the most difficult to deal with among the numerous star players he met during his Premier League umpiring career.
"The toughest player in the Premier League has undoubtedly been Kevin Nolan," Moss told the local British radio "Row Z FC Podcast." Kevin Nolan played for Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United and West Ham United. He currently serves as manager of Northampton town.
Moss argued that Nolan continues to argue, saying, "I can talk to myself even when I face the wall." Nolan added that he complained to Moss as soon as the game began and protested when he ordered a throw-in without any problems.
However, he informed Nolan that he was a 'really nice guy' before he stepped into the stadium. "We used to visit the club before the start of the season, and he would always come up nice and have a conversation," he explained.
He also talked about his relationship with the manager besides the player. "I have a love-hate relationship with Jose Mourinho. I sent Mourinho off three times. He's overzealous at times, but he's a fun guy for the team and the stadium." 먹튀검증
He also revealed an interesting episode with Mourinho. "Mourinho once shook off a player he was interviewing and said, 'The referee dominated the game today,'" Mourinho said after the game, which made him reminisce.