In Premier League, Crisis Is a Constant

Chelsea sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday morning. Graham Potter, the coach of Brighton, was in touch with his current employer by dinner and agreed to take the job. Liverpool's performance against Napoli was arguably the worst of Jürgen Klopp's tenure. Liverpool won the game 2-0. The team is in crisis. Chelsea's summer spending was surprising. Jurgen Klopp won a Champions League final four months ago. He was asked if he was worried about being fired. It was a good day for the Premier League. Both Chelsea and Liverpool were in trouble. They were both in crises.

Celtic beat Real Madrid in the Champions League. The game was thrilling. Champions Leagues are about inequality. The League funnels more and more money to fewer and fewer clubs. It is an irony that the appeal of the League can be traced to its ability to take the consequences of imbalance and turn it into spectacle. In Premier League, Crisis Is a Constant.

The Premier League is in financial trouble. UEFA can regulate the amount of money that goes into the Premier league. It can also increase the number of players a club can send out on loan and investigate the idea of regionalized leagues. The alternative is that the major European clubs will decide to cut UEFA out of the equation altogether. The current situation is not ideal. But it is a cause for concern. Toni Kroos, a Real Madrid midfielder, is unconcerned.

Tim Lott is critical of the way the Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel's dismissal was reported. Erling Haaland's transfer fee was about $100 million. Tom Karsay makes a good point about the transfer reporting. The fee that is reported has always been the amount the buying club pays the selling club. It is time to discuss transfers in terms of their total cost. Tom also makes an interesting point on the issue of transfer fees. He suggests that the fee should be reported in the terms that reflect the total amount that a transfer is worth. This is the case with Ha aland.