Zhuang Mingge also came to London with the team this time, and this time he traveled to London, not just to watch a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, he had more purposes.

When he was still on the plane, Zhuang Mingge followed several general managers of the line to pass the gas.

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"I said boss, this time the team is going to England to play, there is no need to call me and Giancarlo, right?" Sitting on the plane to London, Kenyon said helplessly, "I'm the general manager in charge of the club's commercial operations, and the game is not within my scope of responsibility." ”

"I mean, don't you want to see how commercialisation has been in the Premier League in the past two years? I've heard that this league is doing quite well. Zhuang Mingge smiled, turned his head, looked at Kenyon, and said, "Don't you want to come and investigate how clubs in England develop the market?" ”

"Boss, you have a point." Kenyon put away his helpless expression and said, "So, what do you think we should start with this expedition?" ”

"Hehe, Manager Kenyon, you should have known this about this for a long time, right? You don't have to worry about what disagreements might arise between us. In fact, I'm a complete layman when it comes to market development, so I'm only responsible for controlling the big picture, and you just have to do the specifics...... Before that happens, though, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the current state of football in England. ”

In response to the boss's seemingly casual question, the shrewd and cautious Kenyon did not dare to slack off, and after sorting out his thoughts a little, he replied: "As the birthplace of modern football, England has always occupied a pivotal position in shijie football, and English football is the representative of English football. But the Heysel and Hirtsburg massacres, which shocked Shijie, led to a five-year ban on their clubs from FIFA and UEFA...... Far from the centre of European football, the level of English football has fallen sharply in those years, and many established English clubs have begun to decline. At the same time, because of the long-term ban, there has been a fault line among England's outstanding local players, which has also implicated the results of the England national team. The England national team, which withdrew from the list of the top teams in Europe, did not even qualify for last year's Shijie Cup in the United States......"

"That's why the British were forced to start the Premier League?" Zhuang Mingge interrupted Kenyon's memories and asked curiously.

"Yes, in a sense, before the Premier League, English football was really at the end of its rope."

"Uh, I see......"

Although Zhuang Mingge had also heard reports and introductions about the various reasons why the old-fashioned British founded the Premier League in the first place, he had always regarded it as the sudden enlightenment of the English, determined to break the established pattern and create a new situation.

Unexpectedly, under the explanation of Kenyon, an Englishman, Zhuang Mingge was able to understand how embarrassing English football was at that time.

Where is this to break new ground? It's just a desperate reveal!

Thinking about the miserable situation of English football at that time, it seems that it also gave the British, who have always regarded themselves as gentlemen, the courage to break the boat, and they have completely put down their own shelves and launched a new set of league operation models.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Mingge's brain suddenly flashed, and he felt as if he had grasped something.

"Kenyon, what you just said has given me some inspiration, and I think I've figured out what I should look at on this trip to London." Zhuang Mingge patted the general manager beside him and said.

"Well, what's it, boss?"

Looking at the people who were seriously aroused by their desire to learn, Zhuang Mingge did not directly answer the answer that came to mind at his moment, but once again threw a question to Kenyon:

"Do you know what is the biggest difference between the Premier League and our Serie A professional league?"

"Well, this, it's like the Italian Football League includes all the teams in the Serie A and Serie B leagues, and the Premier League only includes twenty-two, no, twenty teams that participate in the Premier League." Antonioni thought for a moment and replied.

(Note: The Premier League had 22 teams before the 94-95 season.) ）

However, when he saw Zhuang Mingge smiling and shaking his head, he knew that his answer was incorrect.

Kenyon, who had been thinking for a while on the other side, replied:

"Strictly speaking, the Italian Football League, as an organization, has a relatively loose system and is more like a career-oriented management organization; The Premier League, on the other hand, is a commercial company that aims to make a profit. The company is completely out of the FA's jurisdiction in terms of management, and has achieved self-management and self-financing, and in such an organizational form, the twenty Premier League teams have become a strong whole. They are like a community of interests built with a lot of money, gathering 20 fists of Liliang, advocating healthy competition internally, and even more so externally...... And Serie A, in the major leagues, although it is still in a leading position that no one can shake, but the overall function of the league has not been fully utilized, and even in many cases, our Serie A teams are fighting separately, sometimes even tearing each other down. ”

"That's a good point!" Zhuang Mingge is deeply convinced of Kenyon's statement, "In time, the Premier League team will definitely become the biggest opponent of our Serie A team, but unfortunately, I have not done my best to change this. ”

"Boss, do you want me to report to the Italian Football Federation......"

Before Antonioni could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zhuang Mingge:

"Not yet, Giancarlo, don't you know our Football Association? To the extent that they are unreliable, they can firmly rank first in Europe! ”

"So we're just watching the Premier League teams catch up with Serie A little by little?"

"So, you're in a hurry right now, Giancarlo." Zhuang Mingge was a little speechless about the general manager's patriotism, but he could still understand it, "There is no basis for words, we must let all Serie A teams see the benefits of the Premier League model, and unite everyone together to force the Football Association to agree to this proposal." ”

"Forced? You mean......"

"If it weren't for the fact that League One is so desperate, how do you think the FA could have relinquished control of the top flight in their country?" Zhuang Mingge felt that Antonioni had done a good job in terms of athleticism, but in some aspects, he really lacked a little wisdom, "Serie A does not have the predicament of England back then, and face-to-face negotiations will definitely not work." ”

"Well, that's true." Antonioni also agreed with Zhuang Mingge.

"So, there are two main things that we're going to look at in London next, and that's the stadium and the rights!" Zhuang Mingge waved his hand and determined the direction for this inspection trip, "It is the two largest revenues of the Premier League, and it is even an exaggeration to say that these two points can be regarded as the two most significant symbols of the new Premier League!" ”