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The Times article immediately pushed FWA Chairman Dunn to the forefront, and journalist Winter, as a member of FWA, was praised by the public for his selfless image. More and more people have begun to question the selection criteria of PFA and FWA, and even ask to learn from the current Golden Globe Awards, which are more authoritative and fair.
"It's time for reform." FA President Dick said: "The Premier League is the world's most commercialized and influential professional football league, and it is incredible that the annual awards of the season are presented by three companies. This will seriously relegate the authority of the award that represents the highest honor of the individual league, and a high-level award should be unique, so I suggest that the three awards be combined to reformulate the selection rules more fairly, just and openly, and if it goes well, the new Premier League award of the year will start next season. ”
Inadvertently, the emergence of Qiansheng upset the balance between the FA, PFA and FWA. The two presidents of the PFA and the FWA were eager to kick the perpetrator out of England and never set foot in England for the rest of his life.
As a representative of the reformists, FA president Dick is bent on changing the Premier League's predicament in Europe.
La Liga has been the best in Europe in recent years, with La Liga clubs winning 47 of their last 50 knockout rounds in Europe, a 94 per cent win rate. The Bundesliga has also continued to consolidate its advantage in the second place in the European standings with the excellent performance of Bayern and Dort. Only the Premier League, after Chelsea won the Europa League for the last time, seemed to have used up all their luck and has been languishing on the outside world ever since.
Napoli and Juventus in Serie A have beaten last year's Intercontinental Cup. The Premier League's seemingly solid European points advantage has become loose. At that time, after the final release of the Champions League round of 16 and the Europa League round of 32, Serie A temporarily overtook the Premier League in 2017 in UEFA's instant European points rankings, which means that if this season ends with such points, the fourth Champions League place in the Premier League from 2019 will be lost to Serie A.
Fortunately, Manchester City and Liverpool have risen strongly in European competition this season, relying on two teams to reach the Champions League and Europa League semi-finals. The Premier League has made great efforts in the late stages, surpassing Serie A by 2.75 points in European competition this season, and also regained the third place in 2017, and the points gap with the previous Bundesliga is gradually narrowing.
However, due to the turmoil in the Premier League this year, Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur will be added to the Champions League next season, and it may be difficult for the Premier League to make a big breakthrough in Europe. As president of the FA, Dick sees it clearly. Without the traditional giants Manchester United and Chelsea, relying on the two new teams and Manchester City and Arsenal, what will happen to the European points next season? If Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League, the Champions League will be less fortunate next season.
Fortunately, Qiansheng appeared and appeared at the London giants Arsenal. Every year he enters the Champions League, but every year he is eliminated in the first round of the knockout round. Dick's affection for Arsenal is one of love and hate.
And this time, Dike has a trip to Arsenal for next season's Champions League. Full of infinite expectations, he is eager to know what kind of results Arsenal will achieve in the Champions League if they can transfer and strengthen in the summer.
There is an old saying in Huaxia that if you go outside, you must first settle inside. Dick knew that if the Premier League was to return to its glory as the first league it was back then, it would have to be reformed. Don't look at the commercialization of the Premier League is very successful, but the downturn of the English national team and the decline of the Premier League in the European rankings, even if you make more money. Nor can it save the Premier League from the humiliation of being reduced to the third league.
In addition to the new labor certification system, which began last year, has his eye on the best of the season awards. As the Premier League Season of the Season award has been presented to three companies, the Premier League Official, the PFA and the FWA. But in many cases, PFA awards often represent the official, much to the FA's displeasure. However, the long history of PFA and FWA, combined with the alliance between the two sides, has formed a monolith. As long as they don't make too many mistakes, the FA can't find a chance to do it.
Thanks to this Chinese genius, his appearance gave the opportunity to unify the official awards. The unification of official awards will not only enhance the authoritative image of the FA, but also allow Dick to be more hands-on to make more changes to English football.
In a few years' time, if the reform of English football can be effective, maybe Qiansheng will win the contribution award. Although for Qiansheng, he was unintentional, but Liu Chengyin relied on unintentional insertion.
In the last week of the Premier League, there were four midweek make-up matches, which worried the hearts of fans on both sides of the game. Because the teams in these four games, wins or loses, are all related to whether they can qualify for Europe and whether they can succeed in relegation.
The first kick-off is Tuesday night's European qualification clash between fifth-placed West Ham United and sixth-placed Manchester United. They are just two points clear of fourth-placed Manchester City and have a game in hand.
Either side wins, it will get the first chance to qualify for the Champions League, after all, in the final round, whether it is West Ham United or Manchester United's opponents, it can be easily beaten, so this game is very important for both sides.
The two sides have met three times this season, with Manchester United drawing 0-0 in the first leg of the league, 1-1 at home in the FA Cup and a narrow 2-1 away win in the repertoire. Manchester United seem to have the upper hand, but the Hammers are at home in the league, how many strong teams have planted here, and can the FA Cup be compared to the league?
The Hammers and the Red Devils battled it out at Upton Park, and after 90 minutes, both sides wasted plenty of chances before scoring a goal each to draw 1-1.
This draw is a lose-lose game for both sides, and in the final round, Manchester City's away opponent is the Welsh Swansea Swansea, who have no desire to succeed in relegation, and with the strength of Manchester City, the Champions League place has been in the bag. However, West Ham United are firmly in fifth place in the league on goal difference, and as long as they maintain this position, West Ham will participate in the Europa League next season. If Manchester United want to participate in European competition, they will either play big in the final round and hope that West Ham will draw or win by a small score to win by goal difference, or they will win the FA Cup to qualify for the Europa League.
And this draw between the two sides made Manchester City's owner Mansour put down the stone in his heart, and also made the world-famous coach Pep Guardiola, who is about to become Manchester City, feel what it means to think of hell and heaven.
He announced in a high-profile manner that he would coach Manchester City next season, and if Manchester City could not participate in the Champions League in the end, it would be a joke for all of Europe to pretend to be forced.
On the evening of the second day, Liverpool, who had already known in advance that the league had no hope of qualifying for Europe, in order to compete for the Europa League and qualify for next season's Champions League, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp made a big rotation, rested the main team, replaced the substitutes and young players, and played a typical Premier League style game with Chelsea, who also trained for next season, at Anfield Stadium.
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