"Isn't it easy? What's not easy? ”

Yang Huan asked rhetorically with a smile.

But his eyes did not fall on Platini, but on the silver trophy in front of him.

Europa League winner's trophy

This trophy was just now, the captain of the last Europa League champion Porto, Elton, on behalf of Porto, sent the Europa League trophy to the exhibition hall of the National Stadium and held a handover ceremony.

This is also a routine before the final of every European competition.

This trophy will be on display tomorrow night

The trophy is called the Betoni Cup, which weighs 15 kilograms, has a silver body and a yellow marble base, and was formerly known as the UEFA Cup.

Compared to the Champions League, the Europa League is really not half a point.

But for some teams that can't play in the Champions League, the Europa League is undoubtedly their main battleground.

This trophy was unobstructed and placed in front of Yang Huan, making people want to reach out and touch it.

But Yang Huan resisted this tempting thought.

Legend has it that there is a curse in European football that the two teams participating in the European final are not allowed to touch the championship trophy before the game.

Whoever touches, dies

So whether it's the Europa League, the previous UEFA Cup, or the current European Cup and Champions League final, players won't touch the trophy before the game, which is considered ominous.

It has even extended to some domestic cups, such as the League Cup, FA Cup, Community Shield and so on.

It's a bit like the spell that women aren't allowed to enter the locker room, but it's not very well known.

Platini noticed Yang Huan's expression, walked back, and said with a smile: "It's charming, right?" ”

"Yes" Yang Huan was honestly unwelcome, "However, after tomorrow night, it will belong to Southampton"

In the more than 100 years of football history, the Saints have never won a single European trophy.

If he wins this one tomorrow night, it will set a new record in the history of Southampton's football.

That's why Saints fans are so fanatical

Platini smiled, he had heard early on that this young master Huan was sharp and a little scary

"It's a pity that the Europa League is not heavy enough"

Yang Huan also smiled faintly, "This is simple, if you announce that from now on, the Champions League champions and runners-up will directly enter the Champions League group stage, I guarantee that this cup will immediately become very popular."

Today's Europa League and Champions League seem to be inferior, but in fact they are very unequal.

The eight teams that finished third in the Champions League group stage will directly enter the Europa League to participate in the knockout stage after finishing the group stage.

But there is no way for teams in the Europa League to be promoted to the Champions League, which in itself is inequality

There is only one way to participate in the Champions League, and that is the league standings.

But there is a phenomenon.

That is the fifth team in the league, the strength is obviously stronger than some teams in Portugal, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey and other countries, but because of the quota limit, they have no way to participate in the Champions League, and the weaker ones can.

Although this is UEFA's consideration of the principle of fair distribution of interests, it does have some irrationalities.

At the very least, resources are not being fully utilized.

If the promotion channel between the Europa League and the Champions League can be opened, then the Europa League will not be as chicken as it is now.

Just imagine, if the Europa League can get two, or even four Champions League group stage qualifications, then the strong teams in the strong leagues such as England, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 will definitely do their best.

By that time, the competition in the Europa League was fierce, the attention of fans was high, and the commercial value was reflected.

Platini nodded approvingly and smiled, "What you think is about the same as what we think." ”

But soon, there was another sigh.

"But reform, it's not that easy"

This was said quite embarrassingly, and with a little helplessness.

I know it's a good thing, but it's hard to push, so what's the solution?

I'm afraid it's still on those weak countries.

After all, the Champions League place in the Europa League is a void for them, because they can't compete for it at all.

These places were originally reserved for strong teams, and they have nothing to do with them.

However, once the Europa League qualifies for the group stage of the Champions League, it will inevitably reduce the number of places in the Champions League qualifiers.

Those who participated in the Champions League qualifiers were all teams from weak football countries.

In Europe, the underdogs are the absolute majority of the 54 member states

In a nutshell, it's not easy to be a home

Yang Huan smiled faintly, whether the Europa League is reformed or not does have a little impact on Southampton, but it is not big.

The Saints' goal for the new season is to be in the top four, and the long-term goal is also to be in the top four.

It is Yang Huan's long-cherished wish to build Southampton into a top team in England.

Therefore, whether the Europa League is reformed, he is happy to see it, but he is not in a hurry.

Relatively speaking, he would prefer to see the rules of football change.

"I think the rules of football should be changed more appropriately"

Platini immediately laughed and pointed to the sand in the corner of the exhibition hall with interest.

"Let's go over there and sit down."

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 also happened to have a long-planned plan and wanted to talk to Platini.

As a result, the two sides talked happily.

"You know, we have a research department that specializes in the study and investigation of players' bodies, and we now, over the years, the improvement of players' physical qualities has been far from keeping up with the improvement of the intensity of football matches."

In short, what many media outlets call the pressure and overburdening of players.

The improvement of the player's physical element is a very large system project, which is definitely not a problem that can be solved by a football club or even in the field of football, which requires the participation of the whole society.

In other words, if you want to improve the body quality of professional players, you have to improve the average body quality of human beings.

For example, the average distance traveled by a professional player in a game is about 123,000.

This is already the limit

If you want to improve again, you can, there is a way

Players aside, better training and better diet......

All of this can be done, but the number of areas involved is staggering

That's not a player's business anymore, it's a human thing.

On the one hand, with the rapid development of football tactics, the intensity of football matches is constantly increasing, especially for teams like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, which rely on player pressing and coverage to make up for the lack of skills, and the intensity of football matches is amazing.

But on the other hand, the player's physical quality is very slow.

This contradiction is not unsolvable

On the one hand, there are high-level players who play football with stronger control power.

It's like Barcelona with the ball, you run, I pass, I have less energy than you, you can only last 70 minutes, but I can play the full 90 minutes, that's my advantage.

But what Yang Huan wants to say is something else.

"You mean, increasing the number of substitutions in the game?" Platini frowned.

This mention is not unfamiliar, someone has already mentioned it.

Almost every time a professional player has an accident in a game, this mention yì will be taken out and exposed.

"I don't think I can't give it a try," Yang Huan nodded.

"Of course, I insist that all substitutions have to be made without affecting the flow of the game."

Football is real-time, substitutions can't interrupt the game, that's the bottom line.

"But many people feel that increasing the number of substitutions will lead to the stronger the strong team and the weaker the weak team."

Platini voiced a sense of concern.

After Yang Huan heard this, he shook his head and laughed, "This is simply impossible."

"Who says it's impossible?"

Not far away, an angry voice came from a menacing voice.

This voice startled both Yang Huan and Platini, and when they looked up, they were now 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 silver championship trophy, and they didn't seem to care about the so-called curse at all.

Or, they don't even know that there is a so-called curse.

And the one who speaks is Qian Duoduo.

"Mr. Platini" and the two walked over and greeted Platini first.

Platini immediately stood up and shook hands with them, "Hello, both"

After shaking hands, Qian Duoduo immediately looked at Yang Huan with ill intentions.

"You said you should increase the number of substitutions, right?"

"Yes" Yang Huan is not afraid to admit it.

"Then have you ever thought that the bench thickness of a giant team is the same as that of a non-giant team?"

After a pause, he didn't feel like he was finished.

"Teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, even if they are substitute players, are first-class stars, but in a team like Atletico Madrid, how can the strength of the substitute players compare with the giant teams?"

"In this case, increasing the number of substitutions, isn't that widening the gap between the two sides in the game? At that point, how can we compete with the big teams? Is this fair for a weak team like us? ”

Qian Duoduo's sad and indignant words really made him seem to have become the spokesperson of the weak team

Yang Huan didn't see it, Qian Duoduo was still a fan, and he was quite knowledgeable about football.

But I obviously didn't understand the key point

After listening to Qian Duoduo's words, Platini nodded at first, but after pondering, it didn't seem quite right.

Yang Huan even laughed 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 football has no need to play at all, because the strength of the players of the giant team is definitely better than that of the non-giant team, so what is it better than?"

Qian Duoduo didn't understand very well, "What we're talking about now is the substitution rule"

"Yes, I just want you to understand that football is not only about the strength of the team, but also on a very important factor, which is tactics"

Platini couldn't stop nodding.

Anyone who really knows football knows that in the modern football environment, tactics determine how much a team can use.

"There are no two players in this world who are exactly the same, substitutions are themselves changing the existing tactics, adding substitutions is equivalent to improving the role of tactics, and the weak team wants to beat the strong team, you have to rely on tactics"

"If you don't rely on tactics, the weak team can't beat the strong team for the rest of your life"

With a squad configuration like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, how can it be better than Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid?

But why are these two teams able to stay out of the power dialogue?

Even, can Dortmund overpower Bayern Munich?

Isn't it because of tactics?

Without Klopp's set of tactics, based solely on the strength of the players and the swing on the field, Dortmund could beat Bayern Munich?

Yang Huan didn't give Qian Duoduo a chance to refute.

In fact, the latter cannot be refuted.

He's just an ordinary fan with limited knowledge of football.

And Yang Huan has been in the inner circle of football for at least two years, and he often has nothing to do, so he discusses with senior old fans and professionals such as Marcus O Du O Satoi, Howard O Wilkinson, etc., and there are obviously more goods in his mind.

"I'll give you the simplest example, Barcelona playing Atletico Madrid"

"It's not that I look down on you Atletico Madrid, in terms of player strength, you can't beat Barcelona all your life, in the case of full fitness, Barcelona's possession can sneak you like a dog, do you know what Barcelona's regular training program is? Monkey walker"

"You're the ones who slipped"

Yang Huan pointed at his nose and ridiculed him like this, and Qin Yongming and Qian Duoduo suddenly became angry in their hearts.

But they couldn't refute it

"But so many times, why are you able to play on a par with Barcelona?"

"One reason is that under the tactical effect of high-intensity pressing and pressing, you can fight and run and grab, which can limit Barcelona"

"But there is a dead knot that you can't solve even now, do you know what it is?"

Yang Huan asked with a sneer.

For this kind of teasing that takes the initiative to put his face up and smoke himself, Yang Huan will not be polite

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