After the Champions League, there is nearly two weeks of rest. For Chelsea, which has been in constant battles recently, this is really a rare opportunity to regroup. And after a full rest, Chelsea returned to the league and it was another massacre, a weak derby.
How could County withstand the bloody storm caused by Chelsea who were dissatisfied and eager to fight? The Blues finally massacred Derby County 6:1 at home, with a level of brutality comparable to the German Nazi concentration camps. The prince scored 2 goals and 2 assists, Drogba 2
The ball, Lampard and Ballack assisted each other, and the goal conceded was at the last moment of the game. The team relaxed its defense with a big lead, and Derby County seized the opportunity to score a consolation goal.
In fact, this big victory is not too eye-catching. At present, the eyes of the entire Europe are focused on the draw ceremony for this season's Champions League quarter-finals knockout rounds that will be held the next day.
It should be said that the prince is not interested in this, because he has the memory of his previous life and can clearly remember the situation of this draw, but he is also afraid that his small wings will bring about unimaginable changes.
So it is inevitable to feel a little anxious.
As for the inside story of the Champions League draw, thanks to the development of the media in his previous life, the prince can be said to be very clear, and he also deeply agrees with the "Platts Lottery Explanation" that is widely circulated on the Internet.
First, let’s review the time when Platini came to power: January 26, 2007, which means that the UEFA Champions League draw for the 2006-07 season was not under Platini’s control, because Platini was still campaigning at that time.
; After Platini took office in January 2007, he must spend some time sorting out the rules within the organization. He must purge or neglect or recruit a group of former veterans, so at this time, his impact on the draw of the top 8 of the Champions League
The power should not be strong; before the 2007-08 Champions League draw, Platini had nearly a year to sort out the relationship network within UEFA after the change, redistribute the rights and interests, and use his own people to control many
Departments should be controlled, and the disbandment of g14 on January 21, 2008 was a considerable political achievement of Platini. Since the establishment of g14 organization in 2000, it has been a major concern for UEFA and FIFA. This organization
The disbandment also established Platini's prestige on the power stage of European football organizations.
1. Principles of Premier League vs. Serie A:
This is probably the most famous rule. Every time Platini encounters the top 16 or top 8 draws, he always spares no effort to promote the all-out competition between the Premier League and Serie A. From the perspective of the conflicting styles of football in history, the three major European leagues have
A relationship of mutual restraint: that is, Serie A restrains La Liga, La Liga restrains the Premier League, and the Premier League restrains Serie A. Of course, this rule does not absolutely conform to every pairing situation, but it just means that in general, most historical records are like this. It can also be analyzed theoretically.
Generally speaking, La Liga's weakness lies in its unorganized defense and often unsystematic whole. This is the strength of Serie A. Italians have always been very accomplished in tactical restraint and defensive systems, so Italian teams can often improve their defensive performance through changes in tactics.
Tenacity beats the Spanish team, while English players are generally strong and powerful. The Italians' often very sophisticated tactics can withstand the Spaniards' complex technical attacks, but they often lose to the relatively simple high-speed and high-power tactics of the Premier League teams.
Impact, but the English's high-speed confrontation ability often suffers when encountering the Spaniard's foot skills, because the Spaniard can often control the rhythm, leaving the English unable to exert their full strength; of course, with the introduction of foreign aid, this mutual conflict has
The rules are no longer so absolute, especially when Premier League teams have fully supplemented their technical and tactical weaknesses through foreign aid and foreign coaches. In recent years, when the four major Premier League clubs have been extremely strong in Europe, for Prati
For Nigeria, it would be best if he could kill a Premier League team through an Italian team; if he cannot, the La Liga team he is trying to protect will lose an opponent with a competing style of play. Regardless of his purpose of suppressing the Premier League
Succeed or not, La Liga can always reap the benefits, so why not?
Behind this law is Platini's biggest theme in the Champions League: the suppression is becoming more and more powerful, and it has almost formed a top-four monopoly in the Premier League. His pawn is the unlucky Serie A team. In the possible Premier League versus Serie A,
In the confrontation pairing, he will also choose the pairing that is most unfavorable to the Premier League; and even if the Serie A team fails to stop the Premier League, he can ensure that the La Liga team goes as far as possible.
2. Principle of sending Barcelona home
Among all the La Liga teams, Barcelona is undoubtedly Platini's favorite, known as Barcelona's godfather. Spanish teams generally pay more attention to offense and technology, and have a natural advantage in viewing. Of course, this kind of viewing
Sex is only for those so-called light users, that is, fans who don’t understand football at all and just watch the excitement and have fun. UEFA’s purpose is to let more and more people join the ranks of UEFA fans.
Watch their games so that they can reap greater benefits from advertising, live TV, and sponsors. However, the core fan base of each team has gradually become saturated, and there is almost no ability to attract football tactics.
For fringe fans to join this ranks, the completely open, free and technical style of La Liga teams is the best choice. Maybe there is a high-quality fan who can watch a game with constant changes in tactics, mutual restrictions and counter-restrictions.
0:0 and relish it, but a pseudo-fan who just watches the excitement will probably fall asleep immediately or change the channel. Among all La Liga teams, Barcelona, which has the most obvious style in this aspect, is the most suitable to be Platini's "doer"
"Son". As long as Barcelona lives, Platini will be able to make more money from TV broadcasters and advertising sponsors.
In addition to the consideration of interests behind the scenes, there is also a deeper reason that Barcelona is a contributor to Platini. In the process of the collapse of the G14 organization, Barcelona was Platini’s number one contributor.
The first club to rebel within the organization gradually led other clubs to divide g14 from within, and internal divisions were a very important internal reason for the dissolution of g14. For a long time, g14 has been the biggest concern of UEFA and FIFA.
In 2000, 14 of Europe's top giants clubs, including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, etc., established the G14 League. In 2002, they absorbed 4 more clubs to join, but the name remained unchanged. This represents the 18 top clubs in Europe.
Club organizations have been seeking more benefits from the two major football federations, and have been planning to establish a "European Super League" independent of UEFA. These have made UEFA panic. In May 2007, PBU
Platini asked G14 to disband, but met with strong resistance. After eight months of hard work, Platini finally succeeded. On January 21, 2008, the organization reached an agreement with the two major football federations and announced its dissolution...
…But it is worth noting that except for Barcelona Chairman Laporta’s public congratulations, other G14 members did not express any opinions. However, G14 General Manager Kensi’s words are thought-provoking: “There are many things that everyone has not understood, and in this
There are still many details in the agreement that must be discussed." Insiders have long revealed that Barcelona led some G14 members to carry out separatist activities within the organization, forming two opposing factions with teams such as Real Madrid, Manchester United, and AC Milan. So for
For Platini, Barcelona is the primary contributor to his greatest political achievements.
3. The principle of ensuring that at least 2 non-traditional giant teams enter the top 8
This is the simplest. This is Platini’s promise to the mid-tier leagues or small leagues outside the five major European leagues when he ran for UEFA president: to give them more opportunities; so after Platini came to power, the Champions League
During the draw of the top 16, there will inevitably be some "weak and weak confrontations" that the global media are not very interested in. If there are not enough mid-to-lower league teams entering the top 16, then they will basically be non-traditional giants from the Bundesliga, France, and La Liga.
The team will compete with the champion teams of the middle and lower European leagues. Anyway, this advantage will definitely not be reserved for teams in the Premier League or Serie A. Specifically, the Bundesliga except Bayern, the French Ligue 1 except Lyon, and the La Liga except Real Madrid and Barcelona.
The team will often draw teams from mid-to-lower leagues outside the five major leagues, which is basically the same pattern.
Examples of this pattern in the 09-10 season this year are Bordeaux versus Olympiacos, Sevilla versus CSKA; the 08-09 season is Atletico Madrid versus Porto, Villarreal versus Panathinaikos; the 07-08 season is
Sevilla vs Fenerbach, Schalke 04 vs Porto.
Behind this rule is Platini's promise to mid-lower leagues and non-rich teams when he campaigned for UEFA president to ensure that they have the opportunity to go far enough. As long as they can go far, they can win the Champions League 8
Highly valuable bonuses and TV broadcast fees
4.Bayern’s principle of not suffering any losses
Maybe Bayern rarely gets a lot of advantage in draws and referees, but one thing to note is that Bayern rarely suffers. In this regard, it may be because Bayern has a certain say in the high-level power structure of UEFA, although it may
It is not dominant, because it is difficult to think of examples of him profiting from it or walking. But from the perspective of tradition and history, the Germans have always been difficult to mess with in various fields. This should not only be the role of Bayern, but the German economy and
The role of all German fans. First of all, Germany’s economy should be the best among the European football powers; secondly, German teams have a large number of fans; thirdly, Germany’s TV broadcast revenue is the largest share of UEFA.
The largest share in the country; therefore, it is impossible for him to let the Germans take the whole situation so early; and as the flag of the Bundesliga, Bayern is more unique in diplomacy than other Bundesliga teams, and can guarantee that there will be basically no problems in terms of draw and referee issues.
Suffer.
5. Ambiguous attitude towards Real Madrid
For Barcelona, UEFA's attitude is to give away. For Premier League teams, Platini's attitude is to suppress. For other La Liga teams, Platini will try his best to give opportunities to break into the top eight, but for Real Madrid,
As a Spanish team, UEFA's attitude is much more ambiguous. I think UEFA is also quite contradictory in this regard: on the one hand, Real Madrid adheres to the style and characteristics of the Spanish team, with more so-called stars and idols, and commercial
The value is also high, it can attract more viewers, and UEFA can get more benefits from it; but on the other hand, UEFA is dissatisfied with Real Madrid, a super state-owned enterprise monopolized by the Spanish government, and believes that it has never cultivated its own products.
Players only spend money like crazy to poach other stars, which destroys the balance of the football world. Real Madrid, which is backed by the Spanish royal family, government, and banks, can ignore the overall economic level of Spain and carry out crazy money-burning actions. Platini
From the bottom of his heart, he wants to suppress such a team so as not to destroy the "balance" he advocates, and Real Madrid's chairman Frodinho was the thorn in the side of the G14 organization. Therefore, UEFA's attitude towards Real Madrid is often very ambiguous.
: I want them to advance, but I also want to give them some hardships. Sometimes if the hardships are too much, they will be eliminated directly.
This "Platts Lottery Explanation" is of course based on the Champions League draw situation in the prince's previous life. It is easy to understand. If we still follow this script, then Chelsea may really encounter the best among the top eight.
The weak Fenerbahce, of course, the prince also hopes so. After all, if they can advance without losing a fight or with less effort, it will definitely be an unexplored thing for Chelsea with a dense schedule.
