Football giants

Chapter 930
Yang Huan had a panoramic view of Richard Scudemore's expression, and secretly felt funny in his heart.

After all, the chief executive of the Premier League somewhat wants to let the horse run, but refuses to let the horse eat more grass.

On the one hand, I hope that the big teams can introduce more influential stars to enhance the influence and competitiveness of the Premier League, but on the other hand, they refuse to take care of the big teams in terms of policies and systems. It is really funny.

Think about it again, why didn't Manchester United spend a lot of money in the late years of Ferguson's coaching?

Ferguson's own factors are on the one hand, but in the final analysis, it is because Manchester United does not have that motivation.

The football teams in the Premier League are all companies, even listed companies, which must consider their operating conditions.

Let me ask, when Manchester United can maintain the team's operations and maximize the team's profits with a lower salary cost, where does Manchester United come from to sign up?
Oh, with the current group of players, they can basically guarantee the top four and win the championship. Why should I spend so much effort to sign up?
If you don’t believe it, then look at Manchester United’s financial statements for those years. The revenue and expenditure in it can clearly show that Manchester United is not without money at all, because it is profitable every year, which is very similar to Arsenal in recent years.

At the end of the day, they all lack motivation!

As for talking about being heavily in debt, it's all nonsense.

If Manchester United does not strengthen their signings and cannot keep the top four in the league, will the Glazer family make great efforts to sign them?

Look at the current Manchester United, isn't it also heavily in debt, but how much money has it been burned for the top four in the league?
It can be seen that debt is not a problem at all!

Yang Huan is also facing the same problem now, that is how Southampton will go next.

You know, Yang Huan's advantage as a traveler no longer exists, and it is basically possible for Southampton to introduce superstars like Hazard, Neuer and Varane at a low price next.

If you want to continue to maintain the current team's superstar strategy, you can only follow the routine of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and use a large amount of investment to introduce the highest level of players to ensure their own competitiveness.

This is not a big problem for Southampton.

But Yang Huan has another choice, that is, like Manchester United and Arsenal, to hold on to the stronghold of the Premier League and try to reduce costs as much as possible. As long as he maintains the competitiveness of the top four in the league, the rest will be ignored.

If it is the latter one, as long as Yang Huan sells a batch of stars in the team one after another, he will be able to recover at least two to three billion pounds steadily.

In other words, from now on, he can make money lying down.

"Richard, if it is true as you said, the transfer of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can drive the overall broadcast fee of the Premier League to rise by about 30.00%, then I would like to ask, what should be done about the salary and operating pressure brought by the introduction of these two superstars?"

When Yang Huan asked this question, his tone was very flat, but his expression was very serious.

Scudemore immediately realized that the problem was tricky.

The Premier League's current broadcast fee sharing plan is a bit like eating from a big pot.

And as long as you eat from a big pot, you will inevitably fish in troubled waters.

Even though the championship and relegation battles in the Premier League are very hot every year, in fact, every year, there are several teams that are more than enough than the top and more than the bottom, and there is no motivation at all.

They have only one goal, to stay in the Premier League.

As long as they can successfully relegation, they have no other desires at all.

From another perspective, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur really have no obligation to introduce these two superstars.

Because after raising the broadcast fee of the Premier League, all the profits have to be shared with the other [-] teams, which is completely out of proportion to their investment.

This is why Manchester United and other teams have no motivation to introduce superstars.

Yang Huan was amused when he saw Scudemore hesitating to speak, and continued: "Last time you asked me if there is any way for the Premier League teams to fail in Europe. I didn't answer you, but now, I can tell you, yes!"

Scudemore looked at Master Huan, and he vaguely guessed something.

"That is a clause in the Premier League that gives extra incentives to teams that perform well in the European leagues."

Scudemore frowned, Yang Huan's proposal was not beyond his expectations.

Because, this is also the call of the big teams.

In order to play in European competitions, big teams must be equipped with stronger lineups, deeper bench thickness, and higher investment.

But the problem is that no one can guarantee the results of the European war.

Even, if the results of the Premier League are affected because of the European war, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Therefore, in the past few years, the league has been the main business of the Premier League team, and the European war is just a part-time job.

As for the additional income from the Champions League, that's true, but the results of the Champions League cannot be guaranteed, but the investment is real.

When the player's transfer fee and salary are high, and the team feels that the cost of playing the Champions League is not proportional to the output, they will naturally make a choice.

Just like Arsenal, every year in the top [-], what do you do with him?
"Master Huan, what do you mean?" Scudemore asked.

Yang Huan took the time to chuckle and said, "My idea is very simple, to reform the overseas copyright sharing clause!"

As soon as these words came out, Scudemore's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he screamed secretly, as expected!

After all, the big teams have finally started to play the idea of ​​​​overseas copyright!

Many fans don't know that there are actually two different models for the Premier League broadcast copyright fee split.

One is local copyright, and the other is overseas copyright and other copyrights.

The distribution mode of the local copyright is known to the fans. Half of it is divided equally among the twenty teams, 20.00% is divided according to the league ranking, and the remaining 20.00% is divided according to the number of broadcasts.

This clause has been passed since the establishment of the Premier League to the present, and it is also the most talked about by Premier League fans.

But I am afraid that not many fans know that the overseas copyright of the Premier League and the copyright of other platforms are not divided according to this set of models, but a complete package, with twenty teams equally divided!

The reason for this is that when the Premier League was established, and even during the turn of the century, the overseas copyrights of the Premier League and copyrights on the Internet and other platforms were not popular, and there was not much income at all, so that all teams focused on local copyrights.

Just ask, ten years ago, who would have thought that overseas copyright would rise to the present level?It's almost on par with the local copyright!
But the problem is that overseas copyrights and copyrights on other platforms are more supported by the influence of big teams.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, as well as the rise of Southampton, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in recent years, these teams have created the popularity of the Premier League overseas.

Especially with these years, the Premier League powerhouses have split up and are increasing their influence in North America, Asia and the Middle East.

However, when they are increasing their influence, the income from the overseas copyright of the Premier League has increased by leaps and bounds, but they must be shared equally with those mid- and lower-level teams that do not have much influence overseas. This is very problematic.

For a long time, many Premier League teams, including Manchester United, have had opinions on the overseas copyright distribution model, but due to the obstruction of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, they failed to reach an agreement in the end.

Now, it is evident that the Saints intended to make this opinion again.

"Frankly speaking, Richard, I personally think that the Premier League's distribution model is reasonable, but overseas copyrights and copyrights on other platforms should not be shared equally by twenty teams, but should follow the Premier League's local distribution model."

Yang Huan knew very well in his heart that it would not work to exhaust the pond.

It is impossible to distribute copyright income completely according to overseas influence.

This interest is too great, and the growth rate is too fast, it is impossible for the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League to agree.

However, if it is carried out according to the Premier League's local distribution model, it is tantamount to a compromise solution.

He and Ron Gourley made a preliminary estimate. Judging from the current overseas copyright income of the Premier League, according to the local mode of distribution, and according to the average distribution, the difference between Southampton's ranking should be about 2000 million pounds.

After a year, there will be about 5000 million pounds, not the current 3000 million pounds.

Even, if the number of rebroadcast sessions is liberalized, Southampton's overseas copyright share can be even higher.

As for the middle and lower reaches of the team, although they have lost a bit, it is not completely unacceptable.

After all, in terms of overseas copyright development, they are indeed incomparable with powerful teams.

Richard Scudemore also understands in his heart that for a team like Southampton that has a huge influence overseas, the benefits they can obtain will be greater if they distribute overseas copyright revenue according to the local model.

And those mid-lower teams will be affected to a certain extent, but not very much.

After all, they have many games against strong teams every season.

It can also be said that it is indeed a relatively fair approach to distribute overseas copyright income according to the local model.

Scudemore nodded after hearing Yang Huan's words, "Master Huan, we will seriously consider your proposal."

After a pause, Scudemore continued: "As for the rewards for Premier League teams participating in European competitions, this has always been something we have been studying, and we may come up with a plan in the near future."

"That would be the best!" Yang Huan said with a faint smile.

Whatever Scudmore said now, it was of no use at all.

In the final analysis, he is just a steward, helping the [-] teams in the Premier League, or more than a dozen teams in the Premier League, in charge of the Premier League. When it comes to specific actual power, it depends on the vote of the Premier League chairman summit.

Therefore, Scudemore's statement is just a first step.

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While Yang Huan and Scudemore were communicating eagerly in the stands, the two teams facing off on the court still maintained a high-pressure stalemate.

Even though the score on the field was still zero to zero, in fact, the atmosphere was very tense.

Both sides adopted high-intensity oppression and pressing tactics, resulting in people coming and going on the court, fighting for every inch of land, which was very intense.

Both Guardiola and Bielsa are constantly adjusting their tactics in order to create loopholes in their opponents, but both sides have done quite well in terms of on-the-spot command and targeted tactics.

It is not difficult to see from this point that the two head coaches have done quite meticulous preparations before the game.

Because if there is no deep enough understanding of the opponent and enough plans are prepared, it will be difficult for the head coach to make such targeted adjustments in a short period of time in the face of so many emergencies.

Bielsa and Guardiola are undoubtedly leaders in this regard. Their preparations before the game have always been talked about by insiders and fans.

This time I was even more prepared than usual!

Because, tonight's game is the Champions League final!

The on-site commentator sighed, "Just for the preparation before the game, this game is enough to become a textbook for professional coaches and a model for all head coaches to study."

But there is a saying that goes well, no matter how perfect the tactics are, there will always be loopholes.

When the two sides are evenly matched at the tactical level, what determines the performance of the game is the level of strength of the players of the two teams.

The stalemate of mutual targeting and restraint between the two sides lasted for just over half an hour, and the balance on the field was finally broken.

And the first to break the situation is...

(End of this chapter)