In terms of audiences, the Premier League script has drawn perfect chapters to break all tracking records. There is no better possible poster for English viewers or for television channels than the last two months of competition on the horizon. The success of Arsenal and the bond between Liverpool and City of Manchesteron a rainy but spectacular Sunday afternoon at Anfield, now cementing ‘a three-way fight’, attracting millions of spectators, not only in Europe, but also in the US and Asia.
The emotion and interest aroused by the English league benefited the ambition of the technicians to establish themselves as Mikel Arteta, Ange Postecoglou either Roberto De Zerbi, will go, however, parallel to an irregular calendar, subject to the scheduling requests of television stations, and to the dates of UEFA competitions. The European interests of the irregular Chelsea of Mauricio Pochettinowho managed to win on Monday night at Stamford Bridge by Newcastle (3-2), include the stressful situation of the English league, with pending matches, which have to be played in the overloaded month of April.
The ‘blues’ from south-west London did well in two English cups (finalist in the Carabao Cup and quarterfinalist in the FA Cup) forcing them to postpone their match at Stamford Bridge against Tottenham Hotspur, a confrontation that has a lot to say in resolving the positions that give the right to play in Europe. This situation of uncertainty is progressing Aston Villa, Brighton, Manchester United, West Ham, Wolverhampton and Newcastle, which is also fighting for positions between fourth and seventh. The ‘revalued’ Chelsea-Tottenham it cannot be played at the end of February, as it was done in Town of Liverpool-Luton, as it was selected for Sky Sports’ coverage in the United Kingdom and could not match TNT Sports’ Champions League coverage. Also determined by the pressure of the television.
The FA Cup quarter-finals and semi-finals will now clash with Premier League matches and will be played next weekend (March 16 and 17), bringing six new postponements to the English league. European tournaments dates are on the sidelines, with six English clubs still competing. This saturation situation will last until April 20, when, due to the rules of the Premier competition, the last five rounds will be played, with all matches on the same day and in the afternoon, until May 19. When the international break on March 18, seven teams have played 29 games, 12 will play 28 and Chelsea will play only 27.
In the urgent rescheduling of matches, the Premier must consider UEFA’s exclusivity demands, as is the case with Sky Sports broadcasts. So, if the Chelsea manages to reach the final rounds of the FA Cup, there will be only four free dates to update the competition, which will gather large audiences around the planet, but it will not remove a bad image that has been formed in this chaotic and improvised finale.
Source: La Verdad
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