The Football League was founded in 1886, and was originally in charge of all 92 professional clubs at all levels in England. However, after 20 teams defected from 1992 to form a parallel Super League, there were only 72 clubs left. Since the level of the club in charge is not the highest, the weight of speech is naturally not as good as before, and if you want the top clubs in the Premier League to participate in the Carling Cup, it is natural to look at other people's faces.
The status of the Carling Cup has been ranked behind the Premier League (before 1992 was League One) and the FA Cup. For top Premier League clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal, the Carling Cup is just a training substitute game. Of course, for these clubs, ignoring the Carling Cup is also a helpless move, because in addition to participating in the League, FA Cup and Carling Cup, they also have to participate in the lucrative European Champions Cup or UEFA Cup. If they get good grades all the way, like Liverpool, which won the triple crown, they can play nearly 70 games in nine months of a season and nearly two games a week, and the players are not made of steel.
The decline of the Carling Cup has its own reasons. In order to attract sponsors, the alliance sold the name of the UEFA Cup, first it became a milk cup, then it became a Coca-Cola cup, and it was sold to a brewer a few years ago. So in recent years, the name of the League Cup has become the Waddington Cup. When you first arrive in Britain, you will be puzzled by this cup, and the change of the cup name has made this 40-year-old traditional competition lose its appeal among fans.
There are also many clubs that support the Carling Cup, and their mentality is mainly divided into two types:
First, clubs in the middle reaches of the Premier League, such as Newcastle, Tottenham and Aston Villa, have long since failed to win the league title. They can win the Carling Cup without the attention of Manchester United and other clubs to boost their morale and use it as the second way to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Secondly, clubs in other three leagues besides the Premier League can use the Carling Cup to get the chance to compete with strong teams and get on TV and newspapers. When Crystal Palace played Liverpool last season, the mainstream media, which usually ignored Crystal Palace, greatly praised the team. Sky TV also broadcast the game live, which enabled the Crystal Palace team to gain TV broadcast income and expand its influence. In addition, if the small club accidentally broke the upset, it would be a great event for the fans, and the big club would not feel too sad about the failure of this kind of game, and each club also had its own position.
Of course, the second kind of club is the most important, because the Premier League club must concentrate more on the league, otherwise once the players who participate in the League Cup are injured and affect their state, they will be relegated. Even if they win the League Cup, they will just lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds, which is not worth the candle.
In fact, in addition to the League Cup, there is also the FA Cup, which are all hated by big clubs. In addition to 92 professional clubs, there are nearly 400 amateur teams that can participate in this world's oldest competition. It is conceivable that if Manchester United accidentally drew with the participating amateur teams, what would Manchester United think?
But in general, it is the "chicken ribs" such as the League Cup and the FA Cup that give small teams the opportunity to play against big teams every year, and let them see some hopes and hopes, otherwise the life of the "poor" will be even more sad.
Introduction of FA Cup Competition System: FA Cup Competition System
The FA Cup is divided into eight rounds. Except for semi-finals and finals, if each round is tied within 90 minutes, a rematch is required. If there is a tie again, it will be decided in overtime, which adopts the golden ball system. If there is still no winner in overtime, it will be decided by mutual shooting.
The semi-final is held in a neutral position. If the two sides draw within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the outcome. If there is still no tie in overtime, the winner will be decided by mutual penalties.
The final will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, to ensure that both teams have no home advantage and play against each other. If it is tied within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the winner. In the overtime stage, the golden ball system was adopted. If the winner is still undecided in overtime, it will be decided by shooting penalties at each other.
The English Football Association Cup (FA Cup for short) is a men's football cup named and sponsored by the English Football Association.
The FA Cup is the oldest football match in the world. Football clubs at all levels in England hold one-on-one knockout matches. In the FA Cup, it often happens that low-level clubs eliminate high-level clubs.
Game form
There is no seed team in the FA Cup, and the match and home and away games are completely decided by lottery. If the game is tied, the two sides will exchange home and away games. If it is tied again, there will be overtime and penalty shootout.
Every August, all non-league clubs affiliated to the FA with basic facilities begin to play the preliminary knockout. In 2004/2005, 660 clubs participated in the FA Cup, breaking the record of 656 teams in192122. After the extra preliminaries, there are preliminaries, four preliminaries and six official matches, and finally the semi-finals and finals. All league clubs and non-league clubs that have participated in FA trophies or FA vases and are currently participating in events that are considered "acceptable" are allowed to participate in the FA Cup, and all participating clubs must have suitable and safe stadiums.
High-level non-league and league clubs are allowed to skip some rounds at the beginning of the FA Cup. Clubs such as the Championship and Premier League are allowed to directly participate in the third round of official competitions.
Traditionally, the final venue of the FA Cup is Wembley Stadium in London. Due to the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final venue of the FA Cup was changed from 200 1 to Caldi Millennium Stadium. It is expected that the FA Cup final will be held again at Humble Stadium on May 6th, 2006. In 2005, two semi-finals were held in Millennium Stadium, and it is expected that the semi-finals in 2006 will also be held in Millennium Stadium, and the semi-finals after 2006 will be held in new wembley stadium. The final of the FA Cup is usually held at the end of May.
The team that wins the FA Cup can qualify for the first round of the UEFA Cup next year. If the team is qualified for the UEFA Cup because of its league ranking, the runner-up in the FA Cup will be qualified for the UEFA Cup instead of the champion. If the runner-up also qualified for the UEFA Cup, then the number of places in this UEFA Cup will be ranked according to the Premier League.
Winning team
So far, Arsenal and Manchester United have reached the finals 17 times, Manchester United 1 1 times won the FA Cup, Arsenal 10 times and Tottenham 8 degrees. Two teams won the championship for three consecutive years: Rangers 1( 1876-8) and Blackburn (1884-6). Leicester city was the most unfortunate team in the finals-they were all defeated after reaching the finals four times. Spurs F.C. (1901) is the only team in the FA Cup that played as a non-league club and finally won the championship.
Teams: All the member teams of the English Football Association (including Premier League, Group A, Group B, Group C and Amateur Group).
Competition system: The competition is divided into eight rounds. Except semi-finals and finals, if each round is tied within 90 minutes, a rematch is required. If the rematch is tied, it needs extra time to decide the winner (extra time in the first and second half, each 15 minutes). If overtime is still unclear, it will be decided by penalty.
Semi-final: The semi-final is held in a neutral position. If the two sides draw within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the outcome. (in the first half 15 minutes each. If the overtime is still not tied, it will be decided by 12 yards.
Final: The final will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, to ensure that neither team has home advantage, and it will be decided by one game. If it is tied within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the winner (first and second half paragraphs 15 minutes). If overtime is still unclear, the winner will be decided by penalty kick.
League Cup system:
The original idea of the English League Cup was put forward by Alan Hadako. He was the first to realize that the competition system decided by the results of two home and away games would be welcomed by the majority of low-level clubs.