European fans were excited.
I thought this year’s highlight was only the Champions League.
Let's see, Bayern Munich has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for three consecutive years, and finally got what they wanted this year.
Or will Valencia, the bat team that suddenly emerged and reached the Champions League finals for two consecutive years, win the first Champions League trophy in team history.
As a result, I thought that the UEFA Cup was actually so interesting.
Even more interesting.
No matter who becomes the champion between Liverpool and Sporting Lisbon, it is possible to become another "Triple Crown" after Manchester United.
Of course, all this is based on the success of the final round of the Portuguese Super League four days later.
It is rumored that Sporting Lisbon has made an application to postpone the final round of the Portuguese Super League to fully prepare for the UEFA Cup final.
Because the two game days are only two days apart.
It's really too late.
But the application was ultimately rejected by the Portuguese Football Association.
The Portuguese Super League has its own considerations.
The final round will definitely start at the same time. Postponing all dozen games for one team is too costly.
And considering the ratings and attendance, it’s not cost-effective.
The Portuguese media "Equipmento" explained the schedule of the Portuguese Super League: "Although the Portuguese Super League only has thirty-four league rounds, based on past data analysis, related games close to the Champions League finals will have higher ratings and discussion. "
"This is also the reason why all leagues with fewer schedules almost end at the same time as leagues with more rounds, such as Serie A and La Liga."
"The last few games of the league are actually the most important. If these games are moved forward by half a month or even a month, the event organizers will suffer huge losses."
To put it bluntly, "end of season" is a collective collective consciousness.
People are still celebrating New Year's Day, but you are celebrating Spring Festival here. The latter's celebration obviously does not have the atmosphere that Spring Festival should have.
Only when everyone celebrates the Spring Festival, the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival will be strong enough.
Among the major leagues, only the Bundesliga has the courage to end the season early.
This has greatly reduced the value, discussion and recognition of the Bundesliga champions.
The Bundesliga has been ranked outside the top leagues for a long time, which has a lot to do with the schedule.
But this is what the Bundesliga does, because it leaves enough time for the Bundesliga teams to prepare for the European war.
Bayern has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for three consecutive years and reached the Champions League final twice in three years. The schedule advantage is a very important reason.
But only the Bundesliga dares to do this.
No one in other competitions dared to follow suit.
The Bundesliga mode and other secondary league modes are actually different gambling methods.
Most of the local giants in the minor leagues follow a black shop model, which requires a lot of attention to increase the value of the players in their hands.
Therefore, their league does not dare to end before the "championship wave" arrives, because then the traffic will be gone.
And what is the Bundesliga betting on?
The bet is that the Bundesliga teams, mainly Bayern, can reach the semi-finals of the European competition or even the finals and win the championship.
The traffic obtained in this way is more than that of the "Champion Tide", and it is almost monopoly on the traffic.
Not only can players appreciate in value, but the club's brand image and the influence of the league can also be improved accordingly.
But the premise is that to be able to take this step, you must be able to win European championships from time to time.
The former is a small gamble for pleasure and a safe business.
The latter is a big bet on wealth, life and death are determined by destiny, and wealth is in heaven.
The Bundesliga's brand power was once weak because this method of gambling did not win enough championships and semi-finals in the European competition.
But then the Bundesliga brand power skyrocketed, also because Bayern won enough Champions League titles through this gambling method.
The Bundesliga and Bayern have this foundation.
But the Portuguese Super League...does not have the qualifications for such a big bet.
The Portuguese Super League has the blood of the entire league, and at most it can only cultivate teams that can stably enter the knockout stages of the Champions League. It cannot get real large traffic, so it can only follow the route of "league championship tide".
Many Portuguese Super League fans cannot understand these things, so they always complain that the league schedule is not reasonable enough.
They have thirty-eight rounds, you have thirty-four, but you have to end it with them. The previous schedule is so procrastinating that it really takes away the time to prepare for the European competition.
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On May 22, the final round of the Portuguese Super League begins.
Deng Kai expressed his dissatisfaction with the Portuguese Super League schedule at the pre-match press conference: "I suggest that the Portuguese Super League optimize the league arrangements for next season."
"I know that the Portuguese Super League schedule has its own reasons, but the Portuguese Football Association must also face up to a phenomenon. That is that Sporting Lisbon is becoming a top-notch European team."
"This season, next season...and even longer, Sporting Lisbon will have the impact of the European semi-finals and finals. Including Porto, it is also possible to become a regular at the European knockout level."
"Then how to enable these teams to compete better in the European competition is an issue that the Portuguese Football Association must consider."
"I'm not saying to give these teams a green light, but these teams have won in European competitions, which is a good thing for the entire Portuguese football environment."
"Just imagine, if the Portuguese Super League's European Cup points surpass Ligue 1 and Bundesliga and become the fourth in Europe, will all the players, staff, club salaries and market value of our Portuguese Super League soar?"
“We don’t need the Portuguese Super League to facilitate the UEFA Cup final team, but at least we can’t hold it back!”
"The Portuguese Football Association, we should really consider the issue of the Portuguese Super League team winning the European Championship! This is a worry about happiness. You should be very motivated to solve it, right?"
There was a lot of laughter.
This way of giving opinions is quite advanced.
The key is to show off.
Because this is something only finals teams are qualified to say.
Deng Kai’s words were recognized by many Portuguese media.
They are the ones who feel it the most.
At this time in previous years, the most they reported was who the Portuguese Super League champion was or would be.
Except for the Portuguese, not many people pay attention to this. The influence of the Portuguese Super League is even weaker than that of the Eredivisie. After all, their ancestors are rich.
But this year is different. This year, all of Europe is paying attention to the state of Sporting Lisbon.
Even if the local media casually writes "During the passing training, Cristiano Ronaldo failed to stop Deng Kai's pass," the number of clicks and retweets will be more than ten times higher than before.
Even after being reprinted by other media, it will be derived from "C Ronaldo failed to receive the pass from Deng Kai, is in poor condition, may he be injured?" "," Even Ronaldo couldn't catch Deng Kai's pass. Is there another parallel midfielder in the Portuguese Super League? ", "C Ronaldo didn't pick up Deng Kai's pass, and the relationship between the two is suspected of cracking! ”, “Finally internal strife! Cristiano Ronaldo was dissatisfied with Deng Kai's toast after the Portuguese Cup final, and the two did not pass the ball to each other! 》 and other news.
(End of chapter)
