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- Premier League restarts with great resistance
- 2020-05-02 09: 03: 55.0 Source: Xinhuanet
Author: Zhang Wei
The epidemic in the United Kingdom has “passed its peak,” and the Premier League, which is looking to restart in early June, appears to have seen more light. However, the “abrupt stop” of the Dutch and French leagues, medical treatment, explicit opposition from government officials and player panic made the Premier League seem difficult this season.
Despite repeated calls from UEFA to its federations, especially the major leagues, to end the match, football seasons in the Netherlands and France are declared halfway, as both governments have extended the ban on Large-scale public meetings until at least September.
Like any league, whether or not the Premier League can be restarted depends primarily on government policy in response to the outbreak. British Prime Minister Johnson announced on April 30 that Britain’s new crown epidemic “has peaked” and is “in the process of going downhill.” A detailed plan on how the UK will resume work and school and restart the economy will be released next week.
However, just as the Premier League formulated rules to resume collective training and strive to restart competition on June 8, opposition from all sides continued.
FIFA Medical Committee Chairman DeHoge has made it clear that, from the doctor’s point of view, he does not recommend that the season resume play to prevent the new epidemic of coronary pneumonia from entering the second wave of spikes. outbreaks.
The Belgian said bluntly: “In my long career, I have seen too many situations that require a balance between economy and health, and most of the cases are economic victories. If a certain point of view, the medical point of view should prevail. Economic argument, that is now. This is not a question of money, but of life and death, it is that simple. “
Liverpool Mayor Anderson believes the Premier League restart plan is “unrealistic”. In his opinion, even in closed-door games, fans will inevitably gather outside the stadium. Even if the remaining games are played at the neutral stadium, he still feels that there will be a lot of people running out of Anfield to celebrate.
Anderson frankly said that in good weather, it is very difficult for the police to go to the park to prevent people from gathering. If fans celebrated collectively, it would be even more difficult for the police to keep everyone socially separate. “The police are very concerned about this, and public health officials are also very concerned, so we ask the Premier League and the government to consider these concerns.”
Anderson recommends that you award Liverpool a 25-point championship trophy directly, and then declare the end of the season.
As for the great streaming rate, the Premier League and the clubs will obviously not give up easily. However, the protagonists on the field may not be as determined. Manchester City striker Agüero said bluntly: “Most players are afraid because they have children and families.” The 31-year-old Argentine said that once he really wants to return to the game, he and his teammates will definitely be quite nervous and will be exceptional. Be careful
Brighton forward Murray said a game is not as simple as the two player teams, but involves many people, so they are also threatened. Also, once you train or compete, there will be an ambulance on site, “Is it really appropriate to take up medical resources in this case? I don’t know.”
In any case, the Premier League 20 club will still meet on May 1 to discuss the restart plan, and some of the details revealed by the media to restore the collective training may be “very difficult” enough. For example, it is recommended that players wear masks or scarves to cover their nose and mouth. Murray thinks it is completely impossible. Another example is that staff must be “fully armed” to disinfect football, goal, corner flags, etc. It is not enough for providers to bluntly say that their protective clothing is for the medical system. Speaking of virus testing 48 hours before full training, the club will evaluate players twice a week. Even if the Premier League pays and buys through non-governmental channels, can it really guarantee a timely and sufficient quantity?
Today, the Premier League’s biggest expectation is to see the Bundesliga try to resume play in early May and then make a decision before the UEFA deadline set for May 25.
