Chapter 904 is finally here!

"Ladies and gentlemen, today at the Premier League Chairman's Summit, I would like to convey some of the FA's decisions to everyone present here."

After Richard Scudmore's routine opening remarks, FA Chairman David Bernstein took the stage to speak.

Everyone, including Yang Huan, was mentally prepared for this.

"In view of the various bad behaviors against referees in the Premier League over the past period of time, we will adopt a zero-tolerance attitude and resolutely impose severe punishment."

David Bernstein spoke in a powerful and resonant voice.

Many people present looked unhappy, especially Abramovich.

Everyone can see that this decision was largely due to Chelsea.

Who made Chelsea have such a troublemaker?

"We all know that our league has a fast-paced and intense pace. The referees are human beings, and as long as they are human, mistakes are inevitable in such a fast-paced game, but this should not be a reason for the coaches to be dissatisfied, criticize or ridicule."

"There was a very prestigious head coach who thought his team was treated unfairly. He thought he was wronged. However, I specifically consulted the referee committee and we all didn't think there was anything wrong with the penalty."

"As I said just now, the referees are also human and they make mistakes. But you can't say that the last time the referees made a mistake, it was in your favor and you kept silent about it, but this time it harmed your interests and you are making a big fuss about it. What kind of thing is that?"

David Bernstein questioned everyone, and his tone made people feel unhappy, but who asked her to represent the English Football Association and the government?

"This rule will not only apply to the head coach, but also to all coaching staff, staff and team doctors. We will strike hard against those irrational behaviors. Not only will we give them red cards and send them off the field on the spot, but we will also impose additional penalties after the game depending on the severity of the circumstances."

At this point, David Bernstein slowed down his tone and said, "I hope everyone present here can learn from this and work together to maintain the atmosphere and order of the league."

While Yang Huan was listening, he was looking at Abramovich in front of him with a smile, and he found that the Russian's face was ashen, which was really too ugly.

In fact, Mourinho's approach is indeed unreasonable and has caused a lot of controversy even in the circle.

There is no doubt that the Portuguese madman is indeed very successful as a head coach, and he is also considered a top coach with considerable strength.

However, Yang Huan could not praise some of his actions.

Especially in recent years, perhaps because of his age and declining learning ability, he has become more and more obsessed with his own management philosophy and behavioral patterns, and there are even signs that it is getting worse.

From a personal perspective, he is indeed successful, but behind his success, the club needs to constantly clean up his mess, so now Abramovich and Chelsea are sitting on pins and needles in the Premier League.

The FA's resolution to protect the refereeing team is not worth making a fuss about.

Because UEFA has already made a corresponding resolution.

So, although a few Premier League teams have some opinions on this, most of them still support it.

But on the next topic, it is not so easy to get the approval of the Premier League team.

"With the rapid development of the league in the past few years, the number of foreign players has gradually increased, and the level of foreign players is also uneven. After our investigation, we found that there is even a sign of flooding of low-level foreign players playing in the Premier League."

When David Bernstein said this, almost everyone in the audience felt their hearts rise to their throats.

The labor certification reform is finally coming!

"Raising the threshold for foreign players, limiting the number of low-level foreign players, improving the level and quality of foreign players, and making more room for local players has become a major challenge facing us."

"After many consultations between the English Football Association, the Premier League and the Home Affairs Department, we have come up with a reform plan for the work permit. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to discuss it with you."

Yang Huan might have even seen this plan earlier than Schudmore.

Many people say that the FA came up with this plan because England was defeated in the World Cup in Brazil.

Actually not.

As early as the English Football Association implemented the Glorious Revolution youth training reform, labor permit reform was one of the topics.

Because for the English Football Association and the British government, the prosperity of the Premier League has not brought any benefits to the England national team. They believe that this is unreasonable and unacceptable.

So, don’t listen to the nonsense David Bernstein said before about improving the level of foreign players. The real reason is to limit the number of foreign players and make room for local youth players.

In addition, in the past one or two years, England has implemented the Glorious Revolution youth training reform. Although the results have not yet been seen, the system is now in place for the survival space of this group of youth training players.

Just think about it, if the young talents who come out of youth training become mediocre because they don’t get opportunities, wouldn’t that be a loss?

Don't ever say things like, "Good wine needs no bush," or, "Messi is Messi wherever he goes."

Whether a young player can succeed or not is determined by many, very complex factors.

This is like how a child is brought up.

Anyone who has been a parent knows how difficult it is.

Parental divorce, boarding school, changing schools, or even just changing the environment can affect a child's growth.

Just imagine, it is so difficult for a family to raise a child with all their heart, so how difficult would it be for a club to cultivate so many players at the same time?

If successful training can be achieved simply by giving opportunities or investing resources, then youth training would not be so difficult. Top teams such as Barcelona and Real Madrid could simply engage in industrial production in batches.

The dispute within the Premier League over the issue of British work permits has a long history.

There is a view that it is too strict and should be relaxed to allow more outstanding young players or high-level foreign players to enter the Premier League, bring about sufficient market competition, and drive the growth and progress of local players.

Wenger currently holds the mainstream view that Arsenal's youth training system has always attached great importance to recruiting high-level young players from outside England, so relaxing the work permit requirements will be beneficial to them.

There is also a view that the rules should be stricter. They believe that the proliferation of low-level foreign players has not only failed to bring much help to the Premier League, but has also greatly squeezed the living space of local players, which is not conducive to the development of youth training in England.

Those who hold the former view will refute the latter, arguing that it is because the prices of English local players are inflated that many teams can only choose cheap and good foreign players for cost-effectiveness reasons.

But the latter will also refute, believing that the reason why the prices of English local players are inflated is precisely because these teams do not attach importance to youth training, are eager for quick success, and want to buy cheap and good foreign players to improve the team's immediate combat effectiveness without considering long-term planning.

Of course, the former can certainly refute that the competition in the league is too intense, or something like that.

But the latter can certainly refute it.

In short, I've been talking about this kind of nonsense so many times that my ears are already callused.

Judging from the FA's move to further restrict work permits, they prefer the latter.

But this cannot be said to be wrong. It can only be said that they chose the latter path.

The key is not how to choose, but how to guide.

David Bernstein gave a detailed introduction to the FA's plans.

For example, to automatically qualify for a work permit, players from countries ranked in the top ten of the FIFA rankings must have played 30 percent of the time, players from countries ranked 11 to 20 must have played 45 percent of the time, players from countries ranked 21 to 30 must have played 60 percent of the time, and players from countries ranked 31 to 50 must have played 75 percent of the time.

In other words, the labor permit limit has been reduced from more than 70 to the current top 50. There are also strict requirements for the number of appearances and the control is more stringent. The level of foreign players introduced will definitely be higher.

However, in addition to this rigid regulation, there will be a special scoring system.

For example, if a player's transfer fee is higher than 75 percent of the valid transfers in the same period, he can get three points, and if it is between 50 percent and 75 percent, he can get two points; if his salary is higher than 75 percent of other valid contracts, he can get three points, and if it is between 50 percent and 75 percent, he can get two points.

If the player's current club is a top league team and the player plays more than 30% of the league time, one point will be awarded.

In the last twelve months, the player has played in the group stage of the continent's top cup competition and has one point.

If you get four points or above, you are eligible to be approved for application.

According to the English Football Association's definition, the top leagues include the top six leagues in Europe, which means that Ligue 1 and Portugal's Primeira Ligue are also included.

As for the continental cup competitions, in addition to the Champions League and Europa League, there is also the Copa Libertadores.

In addition, the same regulations have many detailed clauses.

David Bernstein read a lot on it, but it was not as clear as the PPT presentation behind him.

The owners and senior executives of the following twenty clubs all looked very serious, because they all knew that this policy would greatly change their existing business methods, especially the introduction of high-quality and low-cost foreign players.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with the FA's plan.

Because in their plan, if the level of foreign players introduced is high, the transfer fees will also increase. At that time, those teams that cannot afford it will naturally turn their attention to local players and youth training, which will gradually turn into a new class differentiation.

Top teams can completely stop promoting local youth training and focus on introducing high-level foreign players and the best local stars to maintain their own competitiveness, but they have to pay expensive transfer fees.

Mid-level teams appropriately introduce high-level foreign players, train outstanding local players, and then sell them to upstream teams in exchange for expensive transfer fees. The most typical example is Everton.

As for the lower-tier teams, it’s okay if they cannot introduce high-level foreign players. Just focus on cultivating local players and youth training, and they can still avoid relegation and still be sold at a good price.

Many people only focus on the Premier League teams and think that the prices of local players are too outrageous. But in fact, the English league now has five levels and there are so many professional players. The transfer fees of most players are relatively not as expensive as imagined, especially for the mid- and lower-level teams.

Of course, if you only focus on the signings of top teams, that’s another matter.

Because you have to know that the players they want to bring in are the best local players, or the players who have the greatest potential to become the top players.

Just ask yourself, such a player will be equally expensive no matter which country he is in!

It’s just that the Premier League is relatively richer.

It should be said that this plan of the English Football Association is quite benign, because now both La Liga and Bundesliga basically follow this model, so teams such as Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Dortmund and Atletico Madrid do not need to consider youth training and talent cultivation.

If you need it, just take out the money and buy it.

It’s just that the plan is beautiful, but the impact it brings is also huge.

So, as soon as David Bernstein finished speaking, it immediately caused an uproar.

Almost without exception, the voices of opposition prevailed.

Because for many teams, they used to be rich uncles who could just spend some money to buy good and cheap foreign players, but what about now?

This road is no longer viable.

Not only is it not feasible, but we have to switch to doing the hard work of youth training? Helping England train local players?

Nimei, I’m not a philanthropist, why should I help you?

So, the whole conference room exploded.

But David Bernstein was obviously mentally prepared for the situation and remained calm, as if he had already won.