The Premier League is the most successful professional league in the world! Not one! It has high commercial value! Does everyone agree?
Tonight's final Premier League promotion place will come to Coventry City and Luton, two century-old teams who have made their way through the Championship promotion play-offs to the final of the Championship promotion. You may wonder why the match between the two Championship minor teams is played at Wembley Stadium in London? Will the value be the highest in the world? Because the winner of the final will qualify for next season's participation in the Premier League, the world's most successful professional league. The Premier League's share of prize money has always been the top in Europe, so do you know how tempting it really is?
The Premier League, like other European football leagues, is open and offers promotions and relegations at the end of each season. However, the Premier League did not fully implement the direct promotion system for the top three in the Championship, but designed the Championship play-off system. Every year, there are 3 promotion places in the Championship, the top two in the Championship can directly enter the Premier League, and the last place is played by the 3-6 places in the Championship. The winners of the two teams will play a tiebreaker in the middle (Wembley Stadium) and the winner will be promoted to the Premier League.
For Championship clubs, promotion to the Premier League will be a change in influence and business. The income distribution of the Premier League is relatively balanced, with little difference, and the difference mainly comes from the performance ranking bonus and the number of broadcasts. If according to the bonus sharing system of the Premier League last season, the bonus share that each team in the Premier League may receive this season, the champion Manchester City will earn more than 161.3 million euros, Arsenal ranks 2nd and will receive more than 159.8 million euros, Newcastle's bonus will exceed Liverpool's 3rd place, even the season bonus of the relegated teams in the Premier League is equivalent to the bonus income of Europe's top giants Barca, Real Madrid, Bayern, because the Premier League relegated teams can enjoy the protection of the "parachute" system. Even Southampton, a team that has been confirmed for relegation, will receive more than £100 million (about a billion yuan) in prize money!
What is the "parachute" system? That is, teams relegated to the Championship have a protective income in the next two seasons to ensure that small and medium-sized clubs can keep their squads and attack the Premier League again. Therefore, it is a natural dream for a Championship team to be in the Premier League. That's why every year the Championship promotion play-offs are fierce, as teams want to succeed not only in sports, but also commercially. So in the Championship play-offs, teams treat every match as a final, fight to the end, and never say die until the whistle blows at the end of the tournament!
Let's analyze the Championship promotion play-off final that starts tonight!
First, the strength value: Coventry's whole team is worth 40.35 million euros, ranking 5th in the Championship table this season; Luton Town is worth 35.85 million euros and is third in the Championship table this season.
2. Historical heritage of the two teams: Coventry was founded in 1883; Luton was founded in 1885. Both teams are century-old teams.
Third, the results of the match: According to historical records, Luton Town has an absolute advantage of 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat in the last 10 games between the two teams, and the Championship has drawn both home and away teams this season, but Coventry has not beaten Luton Town in the last 9 games.
To sum up, it can be seen that the two teams are equal, but Luton Town has a slight advantage in head-to-head results and league standings.
In the past few days, the editor has inquired a lot of relevant information, and there are two pieces of information that are key:
1. The vast majority of public opinion in the UK has now been unanimously optimistic about Luton's escalation in the past 2 weeks. I don't know if public opinion guides the wind, these days, some of our domestic media and "experts" also recommend Luton!
2, Luton Town is now home stadium: Knilworth Road Stadium is a hundred years old (built in 1905), and the hardware standards do not meet the requirements of the Premier League (minimum capacity of 15,000 people, as well as passages, broadcast cameras, lighting and other requirements)
Finally, we should also consider the possibility of a "round trip" after the team's promotion to the Premier League and the immediate unemployment of the player (manager) after promotion. If the management of the team has some business ideas or poor ability, these players (managers) may not necessarily benefit from helping the team to upgrade, and may even lose what they have now, so what will some players think?
Guys, what do you think about this game? Welcome to discuss and share!