Football giants
Chapter 388
Chapter 388
"Not simple? What's not simple?"
Yang Huan asked back with a smile.
But his eyes did not fall on Platini, but focused on the silver championship trophy in front of him.
Europa League trophy!
This trophy was sent to the exhibition hall of the National Stadium on behalf of Porto, and a handover ceremony was held just now.
This is also the routine before the finals of every European competition.
Because, this trophy will appear at the game site tomorrow night!
The trophy is called the Bertoni Cup. It weighs [-] kilograms. It has a silver body and a yellow marble base. Its predecessor is the UEFA Cup.
Compared with the Champions League, the weight of the Europa League is really not 01:30.
But for some teams that cannot participate in the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League is undoubtedly their main battlefield for fame.
This trophy was unobstructed and placed in front of Yang Huan, making people want to reach out and touch it.
But Yang Huan held back this tempting thought.
Legend has it that there is a curse in European football. The two teams participating in the European finals are not allowed to touch the championship trophy before the game.
Whoever touches it will die!
Therefore, whether it is the Europa League or the previous UEFA Cup, or the current European Super Cup and Champions League finals, players will not touch the championship trophy before the game, which is considered ominous.
It has even now extended to some domestic cups, such as the League Cup, FA Cup, Community Shield Cup and so on.
This is somewhat similar to the curse that women are not allowed to enter the dressing room, but it is not well known.
Platini noticed Yang Huan's expression, walked back, and said with a smile: "It's very charming, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Yang Huan was honest and blunt, "However, after tomorrow night, it will belong to Southampton!"
In the Saints' more than 100 years of football history, they have never won even a European championship trophy.
If this one is won tomorrow night, it will create a new record in Southampton's football history.
This is why Saints fans are so fanatical!
Platini chuckled. He had heard early on that this Young Master Huan was so sharp that it was scary!
"It's a pity that the weight of the Europa League is not heavy enough!"
Yang Huan also smiled lightly, "That's simple. If you announce that from now on, the Europa League champions and runners-up will directly enter the UEFA Champions League group stage. I guarantee that this cup will become very prosperous immediately!"
Today's Europa League and UEFA Champions League seem to be superior and inferior, but in fact they are very unequal.
The No.3 eight teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage will directly enter the Europa League to participate in the knockout round after the group stage.
But the teams in the Europa League have no way to advance to the Champions League, which itself is unequal!
There is only one way to participate in the Champions League, and that is the league ranking.
But there will be a phenomenon.
That is the fifth team in the Premier League. It is obviously stronger than some teams in Portugal, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey and other countries. However, due to the quota limit, they cannot participate in the Champions League. The weaker teams can.
This is of course UEFA's consideration of the principle of fair distribution of benefits, but there are indeed some irrationality.
At the very least, resources are underutilized.
If the promotion channel between the Europa League and the Champions League can be opened up, then the Europa League will not be as tasteless as it is now.
Just imagine, if the Europa League can get two or even four places to advance to the Champions League group stage, then the strong teams in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue [-] will definitely do their best.
At that time, the competition in the Europa League will be fierce, the fans will pay more attention, and the commercial value will be reflected.
Platini nodded and smiled approvingly, "What you think is similar to what we think."
But soon, there was another sigh.
"But reform is not that easy!"
This was said with embarrassment and a little helplessness.
Obviously knowing it is a good thing, but it is difficult to promote it. What can I do?
I'm afraid it still comes from those weak countries.
After all, the Champions League places in the Europa League are useless to them, because they have no way to compete.
These quotas were originally prepared for strong teams and have nothing to do with them.
But once the Europa League has won the Champions League group stage, it will inevitably reduce the number of Champions League qualifiers.
The teams participating in the Champions League qualifiers are all teams from weak football countries.
In Europe, among the 54 member states, weak teams are the absolute majority!
In a word, being this home is not easy!
Yang Huan smiled lightly. Whether the Europa League is reformed or not will have a little impact on Southampton, but not much.
The Saints' goal for the new season is the top four, and the long-term goal is also the top four.
It is Yang Huan's long-cherished wish to build Southampton into England's top team.
Therefore, he is happy to see whether the Europa League is reformed, but he is not in a hurry.
Relatively speaking, he is more happy to see changes in football rules.
"I think the rules of football should be changed appropriately!"
After hearing this, Platini laughed immediately, and pointed to the sofa in the corner of the exhibition hall with great interest.
"Come on, let's sit over there!"
Yang Huan also smiled and walked over.
He was invited to participate in the championship trophy handover ceremony, but unexpectedly, after the ceremony, Platini took the initiative to come to the door and asked a lot about Southampton.
It can be seen that he has a strong interest in what Yang Huan did in Southampton.
And Yang Huan happened to have a long-planned plan, and wanted to have a good talk with Platini.
Ever since, the two sides talked happily.
"You know, we have a research department that specializes in the research and analysis of players' bodies. We found that in the past few years, the speed of improvement of players' physical fitness has been far behind the speed of improvement in the intensity of football matches."
In short, what many media say is that players are under too much pressure and burden.
The improvement of players' physical fitness is a very large systematic project. It is definitely not a problem that can be solved by a football club, or even in the football field. This requires the joint participation of the whole society.
In other words, in order to improve the physical fitness of professional players, it is necessary to improve the average physical fitness of human beings.
For example, the average running distance of current professional players in a game is about [-].
This is already the limit!
If you want to improve, you can, there is a way!
Physical factors aside, better training, better diet...
All of this can be done, but the fields involved are astounding!
That is no longer a matter for players, it is a matter for all mankind.
On the one hand, the ever-changing football tactics have led to the continuous increase in the intensity of football matches, especially for teams like Dortmund and Atletico Madrid who rely on players to press and cover to make up for their lack of skills. The intensity of football matches is astonishing.
But on the other hand, the improvement of players' physical fitness is very slow.
This contradiction is not unsolvable!
On the one hand, it is to use high-level players to play football with stronger control.
It's like Barcelona's possession of the ball, you run, I pass, my energy consumption is less than you, you can only last 10 10 minutes, but I can play [-] [-] minutes, this is my advantage.
But Yang Huan wanted to talk about something else.
"You mean, increase the number of substitutions in the game?" Platini frowned.
This proposal is not new, it has already been mentioned.
Almost every time a professional player has an accident in a game, this proposal will be brought out for the sun.
"I don't think I can give it a try!" Yang Huan nodded.
"Of course, I insist that all substitutions must be made without affecting the fluency of the game."
Football is played in real time, substitutions cannot interrupt the game, this is the bottom line.
"But many people think that increasing the number of substitutions will make the strong team stronger and the weak team weaker!"
Platini voiced a concern.
After hearing this, Yang Huan shook his head and laughed, "This is simply impossible!"
"Who says it's impossible?"
An angry voice came from not far away.
Yang Huan and Platini were startled by the sound. When they looked up, they found it was Qin Yongming and Qian Duoduo.
They represent Atletico Madrid.
At this time, the two of them were standing in front of the Europa League championship trophy, reaching out to touch the shining silver championship trophy, as if they didn't have any scruples about the so-called curse.
Or, they simply don't know the existence of the so-called magic spell.
And it was Qian Duoduo who spoke.
"Mr. Platini!" The two came over and greeted Platini first.
Platini also stood up immediately, shook hands with them, "Hello, two!"
After shaking hands, Qian Duoduo immediately looked at Yang Huan with malicious intentions.
"Did you just say that the number of substitutions should be increased?"
"Yes!" Yang Huan was not afraid to admit it.
"Then have you ever thought about the thickness of the benches of rich teams and non-rich teams?"
After a pause, he still felt that he hadn't finished speaking.
"Teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, even if they are substitute players, are all first-class stars, but how can the strength of substitute players in our team like Atletico Madrid compare with the giants' teams?"
"In this case, increasing the number of substitutions will not widen the gap in strength between the two sides of the game? At that time, how can we compete with the rich teams? Is this fair for a weak team like us?"
Qian Duoduo's sad and indignant criticism made him seem to be the spokesperson of a weak team!
Yang Huan didn't realize that Qian Duoduo was still a fan, and he knew a little about football.
But obviously did not understand the key issue!
After hearing Qian Duoduo's words, Platini nodded first, but after thinking about it, something seemed wrong.
Yang Huan laughed even more on the spot.
"Your way of comparing is to turn football into a simple one-plus-one game. If you follow your way of thinking, then there is no need for football competitions at all, because the players of wealthy teams are absolutely superior to those of non-rich teams. What is the comparison?"
Qian Duoduo didn't quite understand, "We're talking about substitution rules!"
"Yes, I just want you to understand that the victory or defeat of football depends not only on the strength of the team, but also a very important factor, that is tactics!"
Platini couldn't stop nodding.
Anyone who really understands football knows that in the modern football environment, tactics determine how much strength a team can exert.
"There are no two players who are exactly alike in this world. Substitution is itself changing the existing tactics. Adding substitutions is equivalent to improving the effectiveness of tactics. If a weak team wants to beat a strong team, it must rely on tactics!"
"If you don't rely on tactics, the weak team will not be able to beat the strong team for a lifetime!"
With a lineup like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, how could it be possible to beat Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid?
But why can these two teams not lose in the strong dialogue?
Even, can Dortmund overwhelm Bayern Munich?
Isn't it because of tactics?
Without Klopp's set of tactics, if it is simply based on player strength and on-the-spot performance, can Dortmund beat Bayern Munich?
Yang Huan did not give Qian Duoduo a chance to refute.
In fact, the latter cannot be refuted.
He is just an ordinary fan with limited football knowledge.
And Yang Huan has been in the core football circle for at least two years, and he often has nothing to do when he has nothing to do. He discusses with senior fans and professionals such as Marcus du Sartoy, Howard Wilkinson, and obviously has more dry things in his mind.
"I'll give you the simplest example, Barcelona playing Atletico Madrid!"
"It's not that I look down on you Atlético de Madrid. In terms of player strength, you can't beat Barcelona in your lifetime. With plenty of physical strength, Barcelona's possession of the ball can make you run like a dog. Do you know what Barcelona's regular training program is? Swipe a monkey!"
"It's you who slipped away!"
Qin Yongming and Qian Duoduo were instantly annoyed when Yang Huan pointed to his nose and ridiculed them face to face.
However, they couldn't refute it!
"But many games, why can you play evenly with Barcelona?"
"One reason is that under the high-intensity pressing and oppressive tactics, you can fight, run and grab, which can limit Barcelona!"
"But there is a deadlock that you can't solve even until now, do you know what it is?"
Yang Huan asked back with a sneer.
Yang Huan will not be polite to this kind of teasing by bringing his face closer to himself!
(End of this chapter)
"Not simple? What's not simple?"
Yang Huan asked back with a smile.
But his eyes did not fall on Platini, but focused on the silver championship trophy in front of him.
Europa League trophy!
This trophy was sent to the exhibition hall of the National Stadium on behalf of Porto, and a handover ceremony was held just now.
This is also the routine before the finals of every European competition.
Because, this trophy will appear at the game site tomorrow night!
The trophy is called the Bertoni Cup. It weighs [-] kilograms. It has a silver body and a yellow marble base. Its predecessor is the UEFA Cup.
Compared with the Champions League, the weight of the Europa League is really not 01:30.
But for some teams that cannot participate in the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League is undoubtedly their main battlefield for fame.
This trophy was unobstructed and placed in front of Yang Huan, making people want to reach out and touch it.
But Yang Huan held back this tempting thought.
Legend has it that there is a curse in European football. The two teams participating in the European finals are not allowed to touch the championship trophy before the game.
Whoever touches it will die!
Therefore, whether it is the Europa League or the previous UEFA Cup, or the current European Super Cup and Champions League finals, players will not touch the championship trophy before the game, which is considered ominous.
It has even now extended to some domestic cups, such as the League Cup, FA Cup, Community Shield Cup and so on.
This is somewhat similar to the curse that women are not allowed to enter the dressing room, but it is not well known.
Platini noticed Yang Huan's expression, walked back, and said with a smile: "It's very charming, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Yang Huan was honest and blunt, "However, after tomorrow night, it will belong to Southampton!"
In the Saints' more than 100 years of football history, they have never won even a European championship trophy.
If this one is won tomorrow night, it will create a new record in Southampton's football history.
This is why Saints fans are so fanatical!
Platini chuckled. He had heard early on that this Young Master Huan was so sharp that it was scary!
"It's a pity that the weight of the Europa League is not heavy enough!"
Yang Huan also smiled lightly, "That's simple. If you announce that from now on, the Europa League champions and runners-up will directly enter the UEFA Champions League group stage. I guarantee that this cup will become very prosperous immediately!"
Today's Europa League and UEFA Champions League seem to be superior and inferior, but in fact they are very unequal.
The No.3 eight teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage will directly enter the Europa League to participate in the knockout round after the group stage.
But the teams in the Europa League have no way to advance to the Champions League, which itself is unequal!
There is only one way to participate in the Champions League, and that is the league ranking.
But there will be a phenomenon.
That is the fifth team in the Premier League. It is obviously stronger than some teams in Portugal, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey and other countries. However, due to the quota limit, they cannot participate in the Champions League. The weaker teams can.
This is of course UEFA's consideration of the principle of fair distribution of benefits, but there are indeed some irrationality.
At the very least, resources are underutilized.
If the promotion channel between the Europa League and the Champions League can be opened up, then the Europa League will not be as tasteless as it is now.
Just imagine, if the Europa League can get two or even four places to advance to the Champions League group stage, then the strong teams in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue [-] will definitely do their best.
At that time, the competition in the Europa League will be fierce, the fans will pay more attention, and the commercial value will be reflected.
Platini nodded and smiled approvingly, "What you think is similar to what we think."
But soon, there was another sigh.
"But reform is not that easy!"
This was said with embarrassment and a little helplessness.
Obviously knowing it is a good thing, but it is difficult to promote it. What can I do?
I'm afraid it still comes from those weak countries.
After all, the Champions League places in the Europa League are useless to them, because they have no way to compete.
These quotas were originally prepared for strong teams and have nothing to do with them.
But once the Europa League has won the Champions League group stage, it will inevitably reduce the number of Champions League qualifiers.
The teams participating in the Champions League qualifiers are all teams from weak football countries.
In Europe, among the 54 member states, weak teams are the absolute majority!
In a word, being this home is not easy!
Yang Huan smiled lightly. Whether the Europa League is reformed or not will have a little impact on Southampton, but not much.
The Saints' goal for the new season is the top four, and the long-term goal is also the top four.
It is Yang Huan's long-cherished wish to build Southampton into England's top team.
Therefore, he is happy to see whether the Europa League is reformed, but he is not in a hurry.
Relatively speaking, he is more happy to see changes in football rules.
"I think the rules of football should be changed appropriately!"
After hearing this, Platini laughed immediately, and pointed to the sofa in the corner of the exhibition hall with great interest.
"Come on, let's sit over there!"
Yang Huan also smiled and walked over.
He was invited to participate in the championship trophy handover ceremony, but unexpectedly, after the ceremony, Platini took the initiative to come to the door and asked a lot about Southampton.
It can be seen that he has a strong interest in what Yang Huan did in Southampton.
And Yang Huan happened to have a long-planned plan, and wanted to have a good talk with Platini.
Ever since, the two sides talked happily.
"You know, we have a research department that specializes in the research and analysis of players' bodies. We found that in the past few years, the speed of improvement of players' physical fitness has been far behind the speed of improvement in the intensity of football matches."
In short, what many media say is that players are under too much pressure and burden.
The improvement of players' physical fitness is a very large systematic project. It is definitely not a problem that can be solved by a football club, or even in the football field. This requires the joint participation of the whole society.
In other words, in order to improve the physical fitness of professional players, it is necessary to improve the average physical fitness of human beings.
For example, the average running distance of current professional players in a game is about [-].
This is already the limit!
If you want to improve, you can, there is a way!
Physical factors aside, better training, better diet...
All of this can be done, but the fields involved are astounding!
That is no longer a matter for players, it is a matter for all mankind.
On the one hand, the ever-changing football tactics have led to the continuous increase in the intensity of football matches, especially for teams like Dortmund and Atletico Madrid who rely on players to press and cover to make up for their lack of skills. The intensity of football matches is astonishing.
But on the other hand, the improvement of players' physical fitness is very slow.
This contradiction is not unsolvable!
On the one hand, it is to use high-level players to play football with stronger control.
It's like Barcelona's possession of the ball, you run, I pass, my energy consumption is less than you, you can only last 10 10 minutes, but I can play [-] [-] minutes, this is my advantage.
But Yang Huan wanted to talk about something else.
"You mean, increase the number of substitutions in the game?" Platini frowned.
This proposal is not new, it has already been mentioned.
Almost every time a professional player has an accident in a game, this proposal will be brought out for the sun.
"I don't think I can give it a try!" Yang Huan nodded.
"Of course, I insist that all substitutions must be made without affecting the fluency of the game."
Football is played in real time, substitutions cannot interrupt the game, this is the bottom line.
"But many people think that increasing the number of substitutions will make the strong team stronger and the weak team weaker!"
Platini voiced a concern.
After hearing this, Yang Huan shook his head and laughed, "This is simply impossible!"
"Who says it's impossible?"
An angry voice came from not far away.
Yang Huan and Platini were startled by the sound. When they looked up, they found it was Qin Yongming and Qian Duoduo.
They represent Atletico Madrid.
At this time, the two of them were standing in front of the Europa League championship trophy, reaching out to touch the shining silver championship trophy, as if they didn't have any scruples about the so-called curse.
Or, they simply don't know the existence of the so-called magic spell.
And it was Qian Duoduo who spoke.
"Mr. Platini!" The two came over and greeted Platini first.
Platini also stood up immediately, shook hands with them, "Hello, two!"
After shaking hands, Qian Duoduo immediately looked at Yang Huan with malicious intentions.
"Did you just say that the number of substitutions should be increased?"
"Yes!" Yang Huan was not afraid to admit it.
"Then have you ever thought about the thickness of the benches of rich teams and non-rich teams?"
After a pause, he still felt that he hadn't finished speaking.
"Teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, even if they are substitute players, are all first-class stars, but how can the strength of substitute players in our team like Atletico Madrid compare with the giants' teams?"
"In this case, increasing the number of substitutions will not widen the gap in strength between the two sides of the game? At that time, how can we compete with the rich teams? Is this fair for a weak team like us?"
Qian Duoduo's sad and indignant criticism made him seem to be the spokesperson of a weak team!
Yang Huan didn't realize that Qian Duoduo was still a fan, and he knew a little about football.
But obviously did not understand the key issue!
After hearing Qian Duoduo's words, Platini nodded first, but after thinking about it, something seemed wrong.
Yang Huan laughed even more on the spot.
"Your way of comparing is to turn football into a simple one-plus-one game. If you follow your way of thinking, then there is no need for football competitions at all, because the players of wealthy teams are absolutely superior to those of non-rich teams. What is the comparison?"
Qian Duoduo didn't quite understand, "We're talking about substitution rules!"
"Yes, I just want you to understand that the victory or defeat of football depends not only on the strength of the team, but also a very important factor, that is tactics!"
Platini couldn't stop nodding.
Anyone who really understands football knows that in the modern football environment, tactics determine how much strength a team can exert.
"There are no two players who are exactly alike in this world. Substitution is itself changing the existing tactics. Adding substitutions is equivalent to improving the effectiveness of tactics. If a weak team wants to beat a strong team, it must rely on tactics!"
"If you don't rely on tactics, the weak team will not be able to beat the strong team for a lifetime!"
With a lineup like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, how could it be possible to beat Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid?
But why can these two teams not lose in the strong dialogue?
Even, can Dortmund overwhelm Bayern Munich?
Isn't it because of tactics?
Without Klopp's set of tactics, if it is simply based on player strength and on-the-spot performance, can Dortmund beat Bayern Munich?
Yang Huan did not give Qian Duoduo a chance to refute.
In fact, the latter cannot be refuted.
He is just an ordinary fan with limited football knowledge.
And Yang Huan has been in the core football circle for at least two years, and he often has nothing to do when he has nothing to do. He discusses with senior fans and professionals such as Marcus du Sartoy, Howard Wilkinson, and obviously has more dry things in his mind.
"I'll give you the simplest example, Barcelona playing Atletico Madrid!"
"It's not that I look down on you Atlético de Madrid. In terms of player strength, you can't beat Barcelona in your lifetime. With plenty of physical strength, Barcelona's possession of the ball can make you run like a dog. Do you know what Barcelona's regular training program is? Swipe a monkey!"
"It's you who slipped away!"
Qin Yongming and Qian Duoduo were instantly annoyed when Yang Huan pointed to his nose and ridiculed them face to face.
However, they couldn't refute it!
"But many games, why can you play evenly with Barcelona?"
"One reason is that under the high-intensity pressing and oppressive tactics, you can fight, run and grab, which can limit Barcelona!"
"But there is a deadlock that you can't solve even until now, do you know what it is?"
Yang Huan asked back with a sneer.
Yang Huan will not be polite to this kind of teasing by bringing his face closer to himself!
(End of this chapter)
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