Chapter 746: Commanding the Storm

Affected by the London Olympics, the scene staged by the Premier League President's Summit did not attract the attention of the outside media and fans, everything is still going on in an orderly manner, no one knows that the Premier League is already turbulent in secret, and a huge change is brewing.

Because Wembley Stadium is occupied by the Olympic Games, this season's Premier League Community Shield match was scheduled to be held at Birmingham's Villa Park Stadium. Kenyon met with the club's leadership from Aston Villa and Liverpool for in-depth discussions on a salary cap and debt cap plan.

The management was talking enthusiastically in the stands, but the players were invincible in the stadium.

Due to the impact of the Olympic Games, many of Tottenham Hotspur's main stars have had to be absent.

In this game, Ye Qiu still arranges 433 tactics, the goalkeeper is Cech, and the back line is Luke? Shaw, Nesta, Kompany and Cesar Azpilicueta, Pogba, Andrea Pirlo and Vidal in midfield, and Hazzard, Cavani and Messi in the front three.

Cesar Azpilicueta and Edinson Cavani both competed at the Olympics, but Spain and Uruguay both made it back to the group stage, so they returned early, while Great Britain also lost to South Korea a few days ago and Brazil lost to Mexico in yesterday's final, but neither Tottenham Hotspur players played in the Community Shield.

Francois Scarface Ribery also missed this game due to an injury in training.

Liverpool are strong in the absence of a number of key players from Tottenham Hotspur, with Rafael Benitez's side ambitious to make a difference in the Premier League and Europe this season, with the Community Shield being his first shot.

Both sides began to play relatively calmly, Tottenham Hotspur was mainly absent from many of the team's main players, especially a number of new players in the team, Ye Qiu did not adopt the tactics of rushing after the opening out of prudent considerations, but Benitez's team played the attack from the beginning, wanting to suppress the momentum of Tottenham Hotspur.

It was until the 42nd minute of the first half that Juan Mata broke through and Suarez stabbed home from inside the box to open the scoring for Liverpool, and the Reds kept the score until the end.

There were no substitutions for either side in the second half, but Tottenham Hotspur's performance improved.

In the 59th minute, Pirlo picked up a pass on the right side, Messi stopped the ball and cut the pass, Cavani followed up and volleyed directly and vigorously in the arc of the penalty area, hitting the dead corner of the Liverpool goal, 1:1, equalizing the score.

Tottenham Hotspur then continued to take the initiative against Liverpool, while Liverpool counter-attacked, and the two sides played inseparably until the 78th minute, when the goal came again.

Eden? Hazzard forced a break through Glenn with the ball on the left? Johnson, but after the break, Hazzard's low cross down the middle was cleared by Skrtel, but the ball didn't leave the danger zone and Pogba followed, his stop was a bit wide, because Scholes's kick was a clearance, not a pass.

Javier? Martinez's reaction was also very fast, and he moved to Pogba for the first time, wanting to stop the French midfielder from passing forward or hitting the goal directly, and when he saw that Pogba stopped the ball a little big, he subconsciously made a move to break the ball, but Pogba's reaction was faster, after all, he knew that he stopped the ball when he stopped the ball.

Just see Pogba tall and long-legged, grabbed Xavier? Martinez pulled the ball to the right to avoid Javier? After Martinez's break, he picked up his right foot and grabbed Lucas? Before Rewa blocked in place, he hit a powerful shot with his right foot, and the ball drilled into the goal guarded by Reina from the near post, 2:1!

The two goals in a row, both from the edge of the penalty area, and both were powerful and thunderous volleys, imbued with a violent aesthetic that made all Tottenham Hotspur fans who came to Villa Park celebrate wildly with excitement, because this goal represented the team's reversal of Liverpool.

Immediately afterwards, Liverpool was not to be outdone and played a round of crazy attack, but Tottenham Hotspur began to shrink the defense appropriately, in the 86th minute, Pirlo launched a counterattack with a diagonal pass, Hazzard tore Liverpool's defense again at lightning speed, and after winning the ball on the left side, he crossed low to the right side, Messi followed up and hit the direct push, 3:1!

Back-to-back goals allowed Tottenham to beat Liverpool 3-1 to win the Community Shield and get the season off to a flying start, which was Tottenham's first trophy of the season.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game and all the Tottenham Hotspur players rushed into the field to celebrate the team's victory, Ye Qiu waited on the sidelines for Peter to come down from the stands? Kenyon, who made an OK gesture towards him, and the answer was self-evident, and that was that he had managed to convince Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Sometimes, people are like this, if you want to be the boss, you must have a younger brother to serve you, no one to obey you, even if you are the boss, it is useless, so if Tottenham Hotspur wants to occupy a place in the power core of the Premier League, then it must have its own partners, not just Southampton.

At the very least, you have to win more than two-thirds of the votes!

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After Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 3-1, the London Olympics also came to an end.

The media across the UK immediately began to turn their attention to the Premier League, and at this time, the second meeting of the Premier League President's Summit was also held at the Zhenhua Hotel, which was attended by representatives of 20 Premier League teams.

This time, there was a vote on the terms of the salary limit, which was almost discussed last time, and now the Premier League has drafted a plan and framework, and the result is a one-time vote, and all the club representatives have no objections, after all, the salary limit is indeed a great benefit to the Premier League.

But it's still the same as last time, although this time there is a better preparation in terms of debt limiting, and Peter, who represented Tottenham Hotspur in the meeting? Kenyon also gave a very detailed plan, including a specific timetable for debt limitation and a specific debt ceiling, but the entire vote still failed by one vote.

Thirteen teams passed, one abstained, and six opposed, proportionally, Tottenham Hotspur won Liverpool and Manchester City, and this time the meeting was another failure, but Peter? Kenyon's other proposal was agreed, that is, to settle this clause before the first round of the new season, so the two sides agreed to talk about it in three days.

Peter? After Kenyon finished the meeting, he went straight to Theorebold to find Ye Qiu, in addition to explaining the results and process of the talks, he also put forward some constructive suggestions put forward by many club representatives in the meeting, and some terms Ye Qiu thought was also suitable to join, so Peter? Kenyon began to revise his proposal.

Two days later, Peter? Kenyon has visited Newcastle, West Ham, Swansea and Sunderland for in-depth analysis and communication on the terms of the debt limit. Kenyon showed his long-sleeved side, and he eventually managed to convince these teams.

Three days later, the 20 teams returned to the Zhenhua Hotel for another closed-door meeting.

Three consecutive closed-door meetings before the season, coupled with such intensive back-and-forth and meetings between the Premier League teams, the outside world has also smelled the special smell of it, so many British media have been stationed outside the venue.

The meeting was extended from three hours to six hours, and the final vote showed that Tottenham's proposal passed with 16 votes and 4 votes against, and the Premier League will formally sign an agreement with 20 Premier League teams to implement this clause.

That evening, Premier League CEO Richard ? Scudmore held an impromptu press conference in the conference hall of the Zhenhua Hotel to officially express his position to the outside world, but this time he did not mention who proposed the bill, only saying that the Premier League officially passed the salary limit clause and will submit it to the government's labor department and the players' union for consideration.

As long as it is confirmed by the government and the players' union, this clause will be implemented from next season, and strive to keep the liabilities of all Premier League teams within a reasonable range of controllable risks in 2018, five years after the clause is implemented.

This is a very, very big event for many teams, especially for teams such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United, which are so heavily indebted, and it is no less than a bolt from the blue.

But it was also at this press conference that Manchester City's representative Mubarak said, "This is an important step that will benefit the future of the Premier League, and only when the risks are controllable can the Premier League team maintain long-term stability." ”

Even Mubarak has said that the team will take a series of measures to control City's current debt, including selling some of the team's substitutes, cutting the team's salary costs, and actively investing in commercial development, but he also said that the plan to build a training base will not change as a result.

Richard? In his press conference, Skudmore highly affirmed the key role played by Tottenham Hotspur in this tussle, and he believes that Tottenham Hotspur is a benchmark and role model for all teams in the Premier League.

"We all know that the salary cap and the debt cap are not for any one team or any particular player, and we have only one purpose in this policy, which is to make our league better and so that all teams can enjoy the long-term benefits of the Premier League."

"We're not just going to limit salaries and limit debt, we also want more teams to think about the fans, because we all know that the price of tickets in the Premier League has been rising in the last few years, and according to the data we've got, the average ticket price in the Premier League has more than doubled in the last five years, and there are even a lot of fans who can't afford to pay for it."

"I have to mention Tottenham Hotspur here, they are a role model in the Premier League because they haven't raised the price of tickets even a penny in the last six years, from 2006 to 2012, six seasons, which is a very, very rare thing in the last few years, but Tottenham's net income has doubled or tripled."

"This proves one thing, even if there is no high ticket price, as long as the team operates properly, it can still remain profitable, this experience, this business model, it is worth promoting, it is worth learning from all Premier League teams!"

Skudmore's last remarks were more of an appeal, because it is impossible to include ticket price restrictions in the clause, after all, different regions have different consumption levels, and one size does not fits all, especially considering that ticket sales are basically the business of each team, and the Premier League should not interfere too much.

After this press conference, the British media immediately interpreted the new policy of the Premier League, and as they gradually excavated, a lot of truth gradually surfaced, and everyone was surprised to find that the original new policy was still led by Tottenham Hotspur, and this team relied on this new policy reform to successfully get the most important voice in the Premier League, even more than Manchester United, the old powerhouse.

At the same time, Peter, who personally participated in this reform and was assessed by Scudmore as having played a key role, was named a key player in the reform. Kenyon has also become hot in the Premier League and the FA, and the limelight has even overtaken David? Gil, after all, the latter's handling of things in order to protect the interests of Manchester United this time has made many people unhappy.

Dave, the FA's vice-president in charge of the league? Will Sir Richards step down and replace Dave? The Sir Richards position will be selected from among the twelve members of the Board.

Of the 12 board members, five are from the England national team, five are from the professional league, plus the FA president and general secretary, exactly 12, and more recently two non-executive directors, one of whom is the 56-year-old Millwall's vice-chairman, Ms Rabat, but neither of them is eligible to run for vice-chairmanship.

After this incident, the outside media analyzed, once Dave? Sir Richards is stepping down and his next replacement will be chosen from a pool of five existing representatives from the professional leagues, with the biggest favourite being David from the Premier League? Jill and Peter? Kenyon.

And no matter which of these two people is ultimately elected, will they become David? After Dunn, as the management of the club and the vice president of the FA, the real power figure in one, you know, David? Dunn stepped down in 2006 but until then, Arsenal had been favourites to win the title, and since then, Arsenal have not won the title for many years.

Therefore, many people also compare Arsenal's success that year with David? Dunn is linked to his role as FA vice-president.

This time, if Tottenham Hotspur's CEO Peter? Kenyon has indeed become the vice-president of the FA, and Tottenham Hotspur will undoubtedly dominate the Premier League.

It was when the media throughout the United Kingdom, and even around the world, were full of expectations and admiration for Tottenham Hotspur to take charge of the Premier League, and the new season of the Premier League finally ignited the fire.

With Tottenham Hotspur having completed an unprecedented four consecutive Premier League titles and winning 88 games unbeaten, whether Tottenham Hotspur will be terminated in the new season has become the focus of everyone's attention.

And this season's Premier League and even Arsenal have begun to spend a lot of money on recruitment, trying to strengthen their own strength with introduction, return to the top four in the league, and return to the Champions League, after all, for Arsenal, the loss of missing the Champions League is too heavy.

As in the Premier League in the past, although the Premier League schedule is random, almost every round has at least one major event, and the opening game of the new Premier League season is Reading at home against Stoke City, but the real highlight is Tottenham Hotspur away to Newcastle.

The broadcasters took the game on Saturday night to show how seriously they were taking it, and everyone was looking forward to the start of the new season for Tottenham Hotspur, with Newcastle announcing that they would play even better in the new season after bringing in coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Therefore, this battle has attracted the attention of fans.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur can be said to be the main force.

The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, and the backline is Marcelo and Thiago? Silva, Kompany and Kyle? Walker, with Ramsey, Andrea Pirlo and Vidal in midfield, Hazzard, Edinson Cavani and Messi up front, with Franck Ribery out injured.

At the beginning of the game, Tottenham Hotspur reversed the conservative tactics of playing Liverpool in the Community Shield, and actively adopted an attacking strategy, and Ancelotti was also very familiar with Ye Qiu's tricks, and knew everything about it.

The first half of the game was dull and the second half didn't change in the slightest, after all, it was the first round of the league and the players from both sides had not yet fully entered the rhythm of the league.

But in the 55th minute, Tottenham Hotspur made a series of passes after Messi retreated to receive the ball, Pirlo inserted it in the 30-meter area, and the kick was very low, almost worthy of the overhead pass that grazed the head of the opposing central defender Ziglinski, and fell to the left side of Newcastle.

Hazzard scrambled all the way to catch up and shook Davide after stopping the ball? Thornton, a low flat ball into the penalty area, Cavani in the back row in front of the goal with a powerful blast, for Tottenham Hotspur to score the first goal of the season, 1:0!

The goal spurred both players on both sides and ignited the flames of Tottenham Hotspur.

Less than fifteen minutes later, it was Andrea Pirlo who took the ball in the back row and passed straight to Ramsey at the edge of the penalty area, the Welshman stopped the ball and passed diagonally, and Messi cut into the box from the ribs between the opposing central defender and full-back after stopping the ball, creating a penalty.

The Argentine personally took the penalty shot, 2:0!

The two goals almost condemned Newcastle to death, but what left people more to reverie was the statistics left over from the game.

Tottenham Hotspur possessed 55. 1% with a pass completion rate of 90. 7 per cent, 28 shots on goal but only eight on target, two goals.

Pep Guardiola sat in the stands at St James' Park, he logged on to the OPTA data company APP, got this data, but his mind could not calm down for a long time, because it turned out that Cruyff was right!

And Sky TV's live broadcast captured Guardiola's appearance!