Tackles: Postecoglou Super League Constructed By People Detached From Game
Ideas like as the European Super League, according to Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, often originate from those who are “detached from what this game is all about.”
Six English teams, including Spurs, signed up for the first Super League in 2021 but quickly withdrew in response to objections from supporters.
All six Premier League clubs participating in the last ESL have already distanced themselves from any effort to recreate the league, but UEFA is now required by a judgement from the European Court of Justice on Thursday to at least consider ideas for alternative competitions like the Super League in the future.
In addition, if elected prime minister, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “make sure the European Super League doesn’t happen.” However, Postecoglou thinks the ideas won’t work if supporters aren’t on board.
The Australian said, “Its initial reception is a fairly good indicator of where it sits within the footballing fraternity in general.”
That’s usually a reliable indicator. These ideas, in my opinion, are always carried out in a room with individuals who are sometimes disinterested in the main idea of the game.
Nobody will be shocked to learn that I tend to be cautious about these matters. I adhere to tradition. I don’t enjoy it when the game or the regulations change too often.
However, I can assure you that when these kinds of ideas are combined, I won’t be in that room. We’ll see what happens, but you have a pretty decent gauge of how the most significant people—the fans and football people in general—felt about it.
The adage “without the fans, football is nothing” may be a throwaway one, but Postecoglou said, “it does ring true in many respects.” It would be ideal if they could obtain a deeper understanding of the emotions of the key players in the game before making any further choices or suggestions. not just the fans but also the athletes.
“We’re placing so many demands on players that my biggest concern right now is that the saturation of the product we have will deteriorate.”
Following the other four “Big Six” members’ declarations on Thursday, Arsenal and Liverpool released comments on Friday reaffirming their support for the mainstream of European football.
Within hours after the ECJ verdict on Thursday morning, A22, the firm behind the original Super League idea, revealed plans for new “open and meritocratic” men’s and women’s championships. 64 teams would compete in the men’s tournament, with 20 spots awarded to teams each year depending on their success in their home country.
The format is “even more closed” than the one proposed in 2021, according to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, who mocked the proposals. However, A22 founder John Hahn told the PA news agency that the principles of promotion and relegation were consistent with domestic competitions across UEFA’s 55 member associations.
Principal backers of the 2021 initiative, Real Madrid and Barcelona, are on board. Two of the other twelve teams, Juventus and AC Milan, have not yet responded, but Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid, both in Spain, have fiercely opposed it.
Italian champions Napoli’s president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, said that his team was prepared to begin discussions over the new endeavour. Of the 12 teams that started the 2021 Super League, Napoli was not one.
Ceferin said at a news conference on Thursday that “football is not for sale.” Notably, officials from all the major stakeholder groups, including clubs, leagues, players, and fans, were there.
Since 2021, clubs have received a number of concessions. These include the introduction of a new Champions League format that will begin with more matches and the potential for even more in the future, as well as the creation of a joint venture with UEFA to manage business affairs related to the Champions League and other club competitions.
Although the verdict on Thursday gives clubs more control, rather than bringing about a revolution, it could serve as a short-term trigger for more reforms in their benefit.
The Premier League now essentially has a “Big Seven” when Saudi Arabian investors acquired Newcastle, but Magpies manager Eddie Howe said he opposed the notion of a Super League.
Howe said, “I like the structure as it is.”
“I think the big thing in England was that our football supporters expressed their emotions when this was previously brought up, and in the end, I think it’s up to them to decide how this plays out.”
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