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At the same time! In the same place! The two major competitions overlap, Tuchel pointed out that Liverpool and Arsenal benefited the most

In the next few weeks, the newly restructured first Club World Cup is being staged. Careful fans may find that the distant American continent, at the same time, is holding two major events in the same place. Why is this?

This Club World Cup is scheduled to be held in the United States. Miami International led by Messi and Suarez participated in the opening match as host. At the same time, the Golden Cup in Central and North America and the Caribbean (hereinafter referred to as the US Gold Cup) is also in progress. The United States won five goals in the first round, and there were special invitations to participate in the same group. Saudi Arabia from Asia also got a good start.

Therefore, everyone sees a very interesting story. The United States holds two competitions in the Club World Cup and the US Gold Cup. The Club World Cup is generally arranged to be held in coastal cities in the eastern and western United States, while the US Cup is mainly arranged to be held in western and central United States cities, as well as Vancouver, Canada.

Although Western cities in the United States hosted two competitions, only Los Angeles has both the Club World Cup and the US Gold Cup. It can be seen that as the host, the United States, is unable to hold it together, and can only be distributed in various cities across the country and work together to complete it. The Club World Cup is the first competition after FIFA's restructuring. A total of 32 teams from all continents around the world participated. It is known as the World Cup in the form of a club, starting from June 15 and ending on July 14. The US Cup is an intercontinental competition, which can be regarded as the "European Cup" in Central and North America. It is a very important national team event, starting from June 14 and ending on July 6.

Obviously, the time of the two major events is almost perfectly coincidental. Therefore, a few months ago, Saudi journalist Nawaf revealed that FIFA's attitude is that players participating in the Club World Cup will not participate in the US Cup, and the club is given priority rather than the national team.

Two events are held at the same time and in the same place, which is relatively rare in the history of world football. In fact, this summer, there have been two rounds of World Cup qualifiers on various continents. 13 teams including Five Star Brazil have already qualified for the World Cup in advance. The European arena also held the final stage of the European League and the ongoing European Youth Championship. Although summer is a rest period, it is quite busy for many players.

For example, in the Champions League final that was only held on June 1, the 20-year-old player Duai, who scored twice, soon appeared in the UEFA semi-finals a week later, and started in the Club World Cup earlier. In just 16 days, Douai rushed to three major competitions. Similarly, Dembele, known as the Golden Globe favorite, had to follow Paris to the United States even if he was injured in the UEFA Nations League to see when he could make a comeback in the Club World Cup.

The new English coach Tuchel said toughly that he would not let the players leave early because of the Club World Cup. The training of the national team is very important. It is only one year before the World Cup. Why should he let people go? Since the club has a higher priority than U21, Drapp, who has just transferred to Chelsea, would rather participate in the Club World Cup and give up representing England in the European Youth Championship. Tuchel can only express respect, helplessness and disappointment in this.

Paris and Inter Milan, who participated in the Champions League final, Real Madrid and Bayern, and Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League, if they go further in the Club World Cup and even compete for the championship, they will definitely continue until mid-July. The Premier League has just announced that the new season will start on August 16, and the opening matches of major leagues are almost the same. It is impossible to rest!

At the same time, Tuchel, who is very familiar with the Premier League, also pointed out that he once led Chelsea to win the Club World Cup, and the competition system at that time was quite simple. The Club World Cup is really too long today, and the waiting hotels and long-distance travel are all worrying. Liverpool, Arsenal, and even Newcastle will surely become the beneficiaries and will have a huge advantage in the Premier League championship in the new season, because their preparation period must be very sufficient.

It seems that the better team and the better players, the less time to rest.