After the Champions League, there is nearly two weeks of rest. For Chelsea, who have been in constant battles recently, this is really a rare opportunity to reorganize the army. After a full rest, Chelsea returned to the league and it was another massacre, with the weak Derby County.
How could they withstand the bloody storm caused by Chelsea who were dissatisfied and eager to fight? The Blues finally massacred Derby County 6:1 at home. The level of cruelty was comparable to that of the German Nazi concentration camp. The prince scored 2 goals and 2 assists, and Drogba scored 2 goals.
Lampard and Ballack assisted each other, but the goal was conceded at the last moment of the game. With the team leading by a big score, they relaxed their defense, 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 whole Europe are focused on the draw ceremony of this season's Champions League quarter-finals knockout matches 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’s inevitable that I’m a little uneasy
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 of the historical records can be analyzed theoretically.
, La Liga's weakness lies in its unorganized defense and often unsystematic whole. This is the strength of Serie A. The Italians have always been extremely accomplished in tactical restraint and defensive systems, so Italian teams can often achieve success through tactical changes and defensive tenacity.
Defeat the Spanish team, and English players are generally strong and powerful. The Italians' often very sophisticated tactics can resist the Spaniards' complex technical attacks, but they are often defeated by the relatively simple high-speed and high-power impact of the Premier League team.
, 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, the four major Premier League clubs have been extremely strong in Europe. For Platini,
In other words, it would be best to be able to kill a Premier League team through an Italian team; if he cannot kill it, the La Liga team he is trying to protect will lose an opponent with a competing style of play, regardless of whether his purpose of suppressing the Premier League succeeds.
, La Liga can always reap the benefits, 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, it can ensure that the La Liga team goes as far as possible
2. Principle of sending Barcelona to Barcelona
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 terms of viewing ability. Of course, this kind of viewing ability
It’s just for those so-called light users, that is, fans who don’t understand football at all and just want to watch and have fun. UEFA’s purpose is to let more and more people join the ranks of UEFA fans and watch.
Their games, so that they can reap greater benefits from advertising, live TV broadcasts, and sponsors, and the core fan base of each team has gradually become saturated, and there is almost no ability to attract football tactics.
Marginal fans join this ranks. The completely open, free and technical style of La Liga teams is the best choice. Maybe there are high-quality fans who can watch a game where tactics are constantly changing, mutual restrictions and counter-restrictions.
:0 and enjoy it, but a pseudo-fan who just watches the excitement will probably fall asleep immediately or change the channel. Among all the La Liga teams, Barcelona, which has the most obvious style in this aspect, is the most suitable to be Platini's "godson" Barcelona
As long as he 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 another deep-seated 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. The internal division was 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 the top clubs in Europe, 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 organization represents the 18 top clubs in Europe.
It has been seeking more benefits from the two major football federations and has been planning to establish a "European Super League" independent of UEFA. These have made UEFA panic. In May 2007, Platini demanded
g14 disbanded, but encountered 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
Yes, except for the public congratulations of Barcelona Chairman Laporta, other G14 members did not express any opinions. However, the words of G14 General Manager Kens are thought-provoking: "No one has understood many things, and there are still many things in this agreement."
"Details 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 Real Madrid, Manchester United, AC Milan and other teams. So for Platini,
Barcelona is the top 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 versus weak" that the global media is not very interested in. If there are not enough middle and lower league teams entering the top 16, then they will basically be non-traditional giants in the Bundesliga, France, and La Liga.
The team will share those championship teams from 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.
We 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
4Bayern’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 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 entire German economy.
The role of 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 among UEFA countries.
The biggest; 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 it will basically not suffer when it comes to lottery and referee issues.
5 Ambiguous attitudes 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 value.
It is also high, which can attract more viewers, and UEFA can gain 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 never trains its own players.
, only spending crazy money to poach other stars destroyed the balance of the football world. Real Madrid, backed by the Spanish royal family, government, and banks, was able to ignore the overall economic level of Spain and carry out crazy money-burning operations. Platini started from
In his heart, he wants to suppress such a team so as not to destroy the "balance" he advocates. Moreover, Real Madrid's chairman Frotino was the thorn in the side of the G14 organization at the time, so 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.
