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European Super League; Blame UEFA a bit
Since the announcement of the formation of the European Super League, 12 popular football clubs have become a filthy creature for many (even some of their fans). They are called "greedy, selfish, cruel, the killer of the football spirit, etc." But let 's keep our cool for 1xbet a moment and get everything through the lens of our intellect and logic again. Earlier in a note entitled " The Bourgeois Revolution in the Green Rectangle; Death of football or turning it into a luxury item? I criticized the formation of the European Super League and now I intend to extend this criticism to UEFA. Why did the big European clubs go to the Super League? Exclusive Pro | The issue of forming a Super League in European football is not a new issue at all, and it dates back to at least 2009; When Florentino Perez spoke of the need for a competition in which the best match the best. The only thing that accelerated the implementation of such a huge project was the issue of the economic crisis caused by the Corona virus epidemic.During his interview this morning, Florentino Perez emphasized that football is declining in the current situation and is gradually losing its popularity. He says the new generation would rather watch the best of football compete against each other than watch one-sided games. Looking at the TV viewers of the final of the 2018-19 Champions League season, we see that their number dropped from an average of 2 billion in previous seasons to 1.3 billion that year. In fact, under the current system, the Champions League final lost 35 percent of its audience within a year. Even the number of spectators in the Europa League final fell by 17%. Therefore, the concerns of club managers about the decline in the popularity of European competitions and, by nature, their incomes, are understandable. The way forward for them was to get help from UEFA to make changes that would inject new excitement into international competition at the club level. UEFA, which in recent years has been involved in projects such as the establishment of the Europa League so that its affiliates can be a source of income for the institution instead of friendly matches, has ignored the demands of the football greats for years. It was only at the beginning of this week that they unveiled their new plan for the Champions League (albeit a day later than the news of the formation of the Super League). But what did UEFA do with the Champions League? He added four teams to it, and again increased the number of games the teams were under enough pressure during the season due to the busy national and club calendars in order to earn a bit more revenue. But the truth is that the appetites of the greats of European football were greater than this. They believed that the UEFA plan only increased the quantity of matches and did not affect its quality, so it would not necessarily attract more spectators. Thus, the idea of the European Super League became more attractive than ever to clubs that, on the one hand, had suffered huge losses due to the Corona virus and, on the other hand, did not see a promising future with the current system. . In fact, the inflexibility of UEFA, their lack of attention to the needs of member clubs, the failed financial fair play project and the lack of updating of this institution in line with the growth of football, were the reasons that led to this coup.
What is the threat lurking in less powerful clubs?One argument of opponents of the establishment of the Super League is that such a closed system ignores the interests of other clubs. According to this group of people, members of the Super League, like a giant vacuum cleaner, devour all the assets of smaller clubs and in fact enslave them. Here, two aspects must be distinguished: 1- The chance of success of these clubs in gaining honors 2- Their ability to keep their stars. When it comes to pride, looking at the champions of several recent Champions League seasons, we see that this cup has been exclusive to the members of the Super League. In fact, in the 21st century, with the exception of the 2003–4 Porto season and, of course, Bayern Munich (which by no means are considered mediocre or weak), the trophy is always between seven clubs (now members of the Super League). It has been achieved and we cannot talk about making the competitions more competitive. In this regard, it is enough that once the champions of three consecutive Champions Leagues were Equator Bucharest, Porto and Eindhoven, respectively, but now the whole of UEFA has been summed up in the fact that Porto and Ajax can reach the final stages of the Champions League, and of course in the end. To be pushed aside by the same elders.But let's think about the second aspect. Basically, how much has the current system helped clubs keep their stars out of the hands of rich clubs? By mentioning a few more detailed examples, we will understand the facts. Consider Leicester City first; After the miraculous championship of this team in the 2015-16 season, how many of the stars of the team went to the bigger teams? Angulo Conte, Danny Drinkwater and Riyadh Mehrz left the team at various times, causing the team to feel in danger of relegation again in the following seasons, until the appointment of a number of qualified managers saved them from that situation.