Christmas ‘English style’

The countercurrent, it has always been the ‘English way’ of doing things, moving rooted in the past, with its own customs and traditions, in the opposite direction. Most countries rest on the days of Christmasbut that is not the case with United Kingdomwhich celebrates several unique days of party concentration, including the special afternoon of December 26, the Boxing Day, when eight games will be played. This is the day when Premier League turning English fields into a family club party, broadcast to the entire planet.

For that day marked on your calendar there will be a lot of focus for a Chelsea-Fulhamthe always intense and hot ‘derby’ of the southwest of Londonor two games that promise excitement, spectacle and goals because of their equality, such as Newcastle-Aston Villain Tynesideor the Nottingham Forest-Tottenham Hotspur, that will be played with an electrifying one City landon the bank of Trenta stadium with a lot of history and old European hits, now celebrating the surprising fourth place of the ‘tricky trees’, always with a lively atmosphere. Between December 26 and January 6, the fantastic English league will focus for three days on several days of different celebrations, around the passions that have awakened in football in United Kingdom.

This custom is related to an old British tradition whereby the servants of the wealthiest families were allowed to visit their families on the holiday of Saint Stephenbecause they had to serve in houses on Christmas Day. It refers to Boxing Day in that old custom of giving employees boxes of gifts, money and food to enjoy with their families on December 26. The celebration is founded in English football on familiar days of intense competition, this year that there is more emotion, because of the unexpected development of the English league. Just look at the unexpected crisis of those Manchester City, the four-time champion at his lowest hour, or a nervous and surprised one Manchester Unitedin 13th place, in the bottom half of the threatened clubs, something that in the day of Christmas This has not happened to the mighty ‘red devils’ since 1989.

This ‘winter English’, which was too demanding, confused the new coach of unitedthe Portuguese Ruben Amorim: “The inflexible schedule prevents me from communicating my ideas to the players,” says one concerned Amorim which saw his team fall humiliated again at Old Trafford (0-3) by Bournemouth of Andoni Iraolaestablished as one of the two great animators of premierbeside Nottingham Forest. This unusual ‘rebellion’ of the two ‘moderates’ in the Big Six shows a new trend that is causing the effects of the ‘fair play’ monetary policies of premier. The most powerful clubs had to level out their balance sheets and get rid of young talents. ‘Cherries‘ and forest They were able to take advantage of this, with powerful signings and better economics due to television revenue. Now they look down, from above, on City, United and Tottenham.

This growing and unexpected equality, behind a Liverpool highlighted, is another of the new incentives that increase the prestige of Premier League. At a time when most clubs are owned by foreigners, and even as members’ gatherings and protests over high ticket prices become constant, it is Christmas when identity returns. Spectacle and tradition come together in a unique party in all English stadiums.