Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 20 Judicial Issues

In the 18th minute, Blackburn Rovers trailed Burton Albion 0-1.

The home fans found it hard to accept that the ball was conceded in such a comical way during such an important match.

With fans struggling to find an outlet for their frustration after a season of continuous losses, they turned their anger towards the unfortunate goalkeeper.

"What's going on? The game wasn't paused, and the goalkeeper just went to get a drink of water?"

"What kind of goalkeeper are you if you can't even guard the goal?"

"Could this kid have been bribed like that Pamo?"

The waves of shouts and curses forced the opposing head coach to personally come out and calm the fans down.

The players' mentality wasn't good to begin with, and they mostly played through the pain in this match.

If you get yelled at by your own fans at home and it breaks your spirit, that would be a really bad joke.

Stop laughing and focus on the game!

"The opposing team has already proven with facts that we need to focus on the competition!"

Li Yanqing shouted to his players, "How can you be distracted during the game?"

But actually, he laughed for a while, because this scene was just too similar to the famous scene of the Chinese goalkeeper drinking water back then.

If I remember correctly, Drinkwater ended up dragging the whole team down and was fined a lot of money.

Blackburn's goalkeeper is in an even worse situation; if he's unlucky, it could directly lead to the team's relegation!

At this moment, his face turned deathly pale, and his condition deteriorated rapidly, changing from "preference" to "extremely poor".

Li Yanqing certainly noticed this detail. The other party was under a lot of pressure, and this was a good opportunity for them!

"Keep attacking! Don't be afraid of them!"

"Shoot if you get the chance!"

The opposing goalkeeper is in poor form, and Quinn, with her "Piercing Arrow," could pose an even greater threat at this moment.

After all, English goalkeepers have a long-standing tradition of butterfingers.

What he didn't expect was that, seemingly to make up for his mistake, the referee began to intentionally or unintentionally favor the other side in his calls.

Williamson made a similar defensive move as before, but this time he decisively showed a yellow card.

This made Burton's team play somewhat hesitantly.

Finally, in the 32nd minute, the opponent found an opportunity and broke through Burton's goal.

The score has been tied!

"That bastard, he's trying to find balance!"

"Bradford is too scared to make a move!"

"What kind of lousy whistle is that?"

Li Yanqing smashed the water bottle on the ground again, and the situation that had been going so well was now back to square one.

Even if the referee is no longer biased towards the other side, Burton's team has clearly suffered a great loss.

Williamson has a yellow card on him!

Blackburn also seemed very dissatisfied; from their perspective, they could have taken the lead.

Palmer no longer cared about the beer cans that occasionally flew towards him, and rushed to the sidelines to yell.

"Attack! Increase the pressure!"

"Now's the time! Let's press on with this momentum!"

"Make them pay the price for their despicable behavior!"

Finally, he gave Li Yanqing a provocative look.

Although the Blackburn players didn't quite trust Palmer, his words still had an effect.

Taking advantage of a conflict to launch a sneak attack is undoubtedly a very "despicable" act in their eyes.

For a moment, Blackburn even pushed their formation up to Burton's goal.

"Don't be afraid of them, the referee has already found the balance, push them back!"

"Shovel it if it needs to be shoveled!"

Not to be outdone, Li Yanqing immediately told his players to continue playing freely.

If this referee continues to favor the opposing team, he will probably write a complaint letter to UEFA after the match.

As long as Williamson plays carefully and doesn't get sent off, there's not much danger.

The tension on the field intensified once again, but the referee no longer ignored minor fouls as he had before.

In less than ten minutes, he had already shown four yellow cards.

Two on each side.

They probably wanted to prevent a repeat of the previous situation.

However, this has left both teams' players, coaches, and even fans extremely dissatisfied.

The two goals in this match were largely due to the referee's fault.

Now, because of him, the competition has become intermittent.

Have you ever seen a referee who completely changes his attitude before halftime?

The first half ended amidst the jeers and shouts of the fans.

The referee walked nervously through the players' tunnel; he had just been on the sidelines when he was nearly hit by objects thrown by fans several times.

"It's alright, the opponent isn't very strong."

"We haven't even used our killer moves yet. We'll show them what's what in the second half!"

Li Yanqing reassured his players, saying that the first half had been quite frustrating.

However, as he said, with their best players not on the field, the game was evenly matched, and the opponent will definitely be in more danger in the second half.

It's a good thing that the refereeing standards have become more lenient. Speedy wingers like Jami are very fragile and are most vulnerable to aggressive defense.

Chris temporarily returned to the team, taking over the head coach's duties and arranging tactics for the second half in the locker room.

Anyway, he's already very skilled at it.

Li Yanqing found an empty room and dialed a number.

"Burton's Press Office? I'm looking for Miss Maggie..."