Chapter 511： Who is the godfather?

In Gao Shen's previous life, when it came to Guardiola's dream team, the fans and the media talked the most about the godfather.

The target is undoubtedly directed at UEFA President Platini.

As a fan, Gao Shen once thought so, but after he gradually learned about European professional football, he began to find that this is often only a superficial phenomenon.

A very simple question, if Platini is really the godfather of Barcelona, ​​why would other giants choose not to resist? Why not sue?

Don't say that Platini is just a word, but anyone who has a little understanding of UEFA's operating rules knows that this is basically impossible, because Platini used to win over everywhere, especially some small and medium-sized countries. Johansson, the former president of UEFA, was ousted.

To put it bluntly, Platini at that time could not do anything at all, and his power must be dispersed.

Just like the presidents of Barcelona and Real Madrid, unless it's someone like Florentino who is very good at writing, otherwise, whether it is Gaspart, Laporta and Roselle, Real Madrid's Calder The same goes for Long, who all split power when elected.

This was decided from the moment they ran for election.

That is to say, Platini has no way to say, blatantly touted any team, without being constrained.

So where is the problem?

Barcelona has indeed benefited from the referee's enforcement. It is unrealistic to say that UEFA does not know about it.

This involves an institution, the UEFA Referee Committee.

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Fans who are familiar with the Phonegate incident will surely remember that there was a person in the recording who told Juventus general manager Moggi that Juventus would face Ajax's referee assignment next, and this person was UEFA. Vice-Chairman of the United Referee Committee, Paileto.

And this person stepped down after the 2006 telephone door incident broke out.

After Paileto stepped down, the Italian Football Association officially recommended the person who took office to the UEFA Referee Committee, the famous bald referee, Collina.

At that time, Collina announced his retirement because of the endorsement of Opel, and Opel was the sponsor of AC Milan. They had entangled interests with each other, so he announced his retirement. After the phone call broke out in 2006, he was recommended by the Italian Football Association to the UEFA Referee Committee. .

The chairman of the referee committee is Angel Vilar, president of the Spanish Football Federation.

This is incredible, a professional player and a Spanish international. In 1988, when he was only 38 years old, he officially became the president of the Spanish Football Association. After that, he has been holding an important position in UEFA. Now his title is very long. .

President of the Spanish Football Federation and First Vice-President of UEFA and Chairman of the UEFA Referee Committee.

It is worth mentioning that as early as the first phase of Galaxy Battleship, Florentino had already publicly fell out with Bilal.

In Gao Shen's previous life, in 2009, the Spanish Football Association's centennial celebration was originally planned to be held at the Bernabeu, but because Florentino was elected president of Real Madrid, Bilal turned the venue for the centennial celebration into Karl's rival Atletico Madrid. Deron Field.

I believe that many people are still confused when they see this.

Don't you mean godfather?

How did it get so far?

No, you can go a little further.

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Gao Shen once said that every tactical change in the football world often comes from a change in the rules.

For example, the rise and prevalence of technical midfielders comes from changes in space brought about by changes in offside rules.

But this is the big rule.

A football game is made up of thousands of details, so what about the specific details?

One rule change that many fans are familiar with, but not necessarily so familiar with, is tackling.

The back tackle that people are familiar with was promoted by FIFA. It was implemented on a trial basis in the Confederations Cup in 1997 and officially implemented in the World Cup in France in 1998. The proponent of this rule is Prati. Ni.

This can be said to be a very significant benefit.

Because fans who have watched the Europa League in the 1990s will not feel unfamiliar, the tackles at that time were really fierce, and even many actions were aimed at people, not the ball, resulting in many talented stars throughout their careers. Dealing with injuries, like Ronaldo.

But few people know that the rules of tackling will gradually increase in the next few years.

From the prohibition of tackling behind the back, to the 2002 World Cup, it was proposed that the studs should not be illuminated in tackling, and then to the 2006, the feet must be on the ground when tackling.

So obviously, everyone can imagine that when a defensive player tackles the ball, he can neither tackle the ball behind his back, nor flash the studs, and his feet must be on the ground. The movement requirements are so high that defenders have to be careful when they move their feet.

This is like a confinement spell, so that defensive players need to consider when they tackle the ball, and their reaction is naturally slow. Sometimes they even need to adjust their body posture first, which will delay the fighter.

The tackle rule change is pretty bad for defensive players, but good for offensive players.

So, gradually, tackles began to decrease dramatically.

Of course, it's definitely a good policy from a player protection point of view.

Many people criticize Ramos, Pepe and others as butchers, but in fact, if you compare the defenders in the 1990s, even Nesta, who was later praised as elegant by countless fans, they are very elegant and restrained.

In 2007, after Platini was elected UEFA president, Angel Bilal became UEFA's first vice-president and chairman of the referee committee, which further restricted the movements of defenders.

The reason is to better protect talented players with excellent technology and ensure the viewing of football games.

Everyone knows that the law enforcement standards of each league in European football are different. The same set of actions may be nothing in the Premier League, not even a foul, but in La Liga it may be a yellow card.

In addition to the perspective of protecting players, the law enforcement standards are mainly different in terms of physical confrontation.

For example, in the Premier League, in many cases, after the defensive player approaches the ball carrier, the first choice is to use his body to squeeze and press it. This is called a reasonable collision, which requires all players who play in the Premier League to have excellent physical fitness. .

If your physical fitness is not good, if you are hit by the opponent, let alone dribbling the ball, you will lose your balance and fall to the ground, and the referee will not even look at you.

But what about in La Liga?

A slightly larger body collision may be a foul, a yellow card, or even a red card.

As a result, in La Liga, defensive players generally do not choose to use physical confrontation to press opponents, but instead choose to guess the opponent's ball path.

Let's take a closer look at Messi's five-player match against Getafe. After repeated scrutiny, why did Getafe's players choose not to use physical confrontation, but always grab Messi's ball?

Can't keep up with Messi?

This does not exist.

With so many people along the way, how could it be impossible to stop Messi?

Getafe's coach at the time, Schuster, said that the team's defenders were too loose, giving Messi a chance.

Then why not use the body?

Because defenders are afraid of fouls.

In the face of the rules, they are afraid of fouls, so they choose to guess the ball path, while Messi is short, low center, flexible in shifting, skilled in dribbling, and quick enough to react to confuse and mislead opponents to misjudge his path. , so they passed one by one.

This is an offense that best reflects the rules of defense.

If it is in the Premier League, if two defenders are in the middle, even if the ball passes, you will not be able to pass.

Think again, why can't Messi play in the national team?

Because in national team games, including the World Cup, the scale of reasonable physical collision is relatively loose.

The most serious ones are La Liga and the Champions League.

why?

Because of UEFA President Platini, UEFA First Vice-President and UEFA Referee Committee Chairman and Spanish Football Federation President Bilar.

The rules are what they make and enforce.

Therefore, many people say that Messi is less of a threat in the Premier League, in Serie A, and in other leagues.

This actually makes sense.

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I believe that everyone who sees this will definitely understand what the real godfather is.

The tackle reform initiated by Platini is a major benefit, but this kind of protection for skilled players in the Champions League is a matter of opinion. It does make the game better, but it also causes unfair.

Barcelona is the beneficiary of the change in the rules. As for whether there is anything tricky behind the revision and formulation of the rules, this is not something outsiders can know.

In the telephone door, the reason why Moji wanted to arrange a referee that was beneficial to Juventus was precisely because the referee had the right to interpret the law enforcement standards and rules.

It can be seen that the controversy surrounding the referee has a long history, and it does not start with Platini, nor will it end with him.

Seemingly small adjustments can easily lead to earth-shaking changes in a football game.

In almost every major competition, especially the Champions League, the selection of referees often represents a variety of interests and public relations.

For example, this year's Champions League final.

Naples communicated with the Italian Football Association early on, and through Collina, hopes to win a better referee, at least not too biased towards Barcelona.

To be honest, on the basis of the law enforcement standards of the Champions League, if the referee is more inclined to Barcelona, ​​Naples simply don’t have to play and go home directly.

Because there will be red and yellow cards flying all over the sky by then, Messi, Iniesta and others will take turns dribbling the ball to hit the Naples defense line.

Naples is over!

In today's European football, there are not many international referees who are qualified to enforce this level of competition. There are only a few, and they cannot be Spanish or Italian, so it is even less.

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Collina went to the hotel where he stayed in Naples before the game to explore the camp, which was actually allowed by UEFA rules.

Because before the game, they all have to explain the referee's law enforcement standards and standards to the players on both sides, which actions are allowed, which are resolutely attacked, and which are controlled by the referee...

These are all presented by the UEFA referee committee, which is communicated to the opposing sides before the game.

Specifically, it is necessary for both sides to conduct a step-by-step test in the game.

Collina, the vice-chairman of the UEFA referee committee, played such a role, taking the team to the hotel to explore the camp, patiently explaining, and answering the players' questions.

Everything is in strict accordance with UEFA's official procedures. What he says and what he does represent UEFA, and he does everything well.

Just before leaving, Gao Shen vaguely expressed his concerns about the referee's law enforcement.

Collina was serious enough to let him not have to worry, UU reading www.uukanshu. com soothed a word.

"The referee this time is Howard Webber. I believe that he is a very fair referee in law enforcement. He has been highly praised in the past few years. He has been in the Premier League for many years and has a wealth of law enforcement experience. Tonight will also be A high level of enforcement."

Collina didn't come by himself, and he was accompanied by UEFA officials. Every word he said may be recorded, but the expression and eyes when he spoke to Gao Shen face to face, only Gao Shen can understand .

"I hope so, thank you, Pierluigi." Gao Shen smiled and shook hands and hugged Collina.

He already got the answer he wanted.

Corina's eyes also flashed a glimmer of admiration. He was worried that he was young and tall, and that he would need to put in some effort, but he didn't expect it to be clear at all. What a smart person!

Gao Shen kept sending Collina away before returning to the room, and immediately called the coaching staff over for a meeting.

In this battle tonight, he is more certain.