We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 116: Witness history and become history! A UEFA Cup that promotes the reform of the Champions League

In fact, the biggest reason why Camilo Sr. was able to become the head coach of the Italian national team was that Lippi stayed at Juventus.

The famous gossip newspaper The Sun sorted out the context of related events in recent years and came to a terrible conclusion.

The Sun: "He Tianqi played a big game!"

"The meeting between He Tianqi and Lao Kami was an accident, but it might also be inevitable."

"In the Italian Cup final between Parma and Juventus, everyone was optimistic about Juventus."

"As someone abandoned by Juventus and targeted by Lippi, He Tianqi had no reason to watch Juventus lift the trophy. And the reason why he showed up at the scene might be to get close to Camignani!"

"He may be trying to get an assistant coaching job through Camignani."

"But it is more likely that he wants to help old Kami realize his dream... Old Kami really wants to coach the national team and participate in major competitions at the national team level. His family and friends all know this. It is no secret."

"At the time, even though Lippi had returned to Juventus from Inter Milan, everyone knew that Lippi would soon take over the Italian national team."

"Lippi ruined He Tianqi's life, and He Tianqi will ruin Lippi's dream."

"With He Tianqi creating miracles in Palermo, his goal of blocking Lippi from becoming the Italian coach has gradually become possible."

"So this summer, He Tianqi used the player's selection for the Italian national team as an excuse to force Lippi to make a mistake."

"In order to eliminate the impact, Lippi had to say that he would only take over if the national team performed well, and wished Italy good results in the European Cup."

"As a result, the Italian national team rejected He Tianqi's pressure and did not call up any Palermo players, which led to a lack of depth in key positions in the team's lineup and led to the defeat."

"So far, Camignani has successfully intercepted Lippi!"

I have to say that this is the most high-quality article published by The Sun in recent years.

Although things are not exactly like this, He Tianqi did have similar considerations on several major motives and turning points.

Once Lippi becomes the head coach of the national team, Palermo under his control will undoubtedly be broken up.

The attraction of a place in the national team is too great.

Whenever Lippi says "priority will be given to players playing for big clubs such as Juventus and AC Milan".

Palermo was falling apart in a minute.

Players have to pay out of their own pockets to go to Juventus and Milan.

Don’t you see why Bayern’s appeal in the Bundesliga is always unparalleled? Just make a finger gesture and German geniuses will compete for it.

This has a lot to do with the fact that the German national team is "Bayern's choice".

Palermo wants to keep excellent players, and the large amount of money provided by Zamparini is one aspect.

Having a say in the national team quota is another thing.

Only by taking both approaches can we achieve perfection!
Unfortunately, because this issue of The Sun contained too much analytical content, it took up three pages of pictures of girls, and without those naked pictures of beauties, the sales of this issue fell sharply.

No one paid attention to the relevant content.

In addition, from Lippi's perspective, he did not feel that his opportunity was taken away by Camignani.

Because his competitiveness is far stronger than the latter.

The same will happen if he stays in Juventus for two more years, beats Palermo for two more years, and then goes to coach the national team.

On the one hand, the Italian team has aging players, backward tactical concepts, and lacks top strikers.

It is impossible for Camignani to achieve good results as the team leader and he may be fired at any time.

On the other hand, even if Camignani's coaching is okay, as long as Lippi opens his mouth, the Italian Football Association and Italian fans will definitely hand over the coaching position to him.

This is the style of the undisputed number one coach in Italy.

Unless Camignani leads Italy to win the World Cup, Lippi can sit in this position whenever he wants.

And the World Cup?

Let's not joke about it, that's not something the Italian team can think about.

So the situation seemed to be in line with He Tianqi's wishes, but in fact it was always under Lippi's control.

Commonly known as, win-win!
In order to dampen He Tianqi's popularity, Lippi also specifically instructed the player transfer department to keep an eye on Palermo.

As soon as Palermo makes any big move, we will be the first to intercept it.

We must not allow them to recruit talented players.

Soon, Lippi's layout also paid off.

……

"Palermo is interested in Egyptian Prince Ahmed Hassan Mido, He Tianqi calls him the most perfect center template!"

This news was published by Barbara's Column.

He Tianqi praised Mido in an interview, saying: "We played against Marseille earlier this year, and Mido played very well."

"Chelsea took Drogba away for 38.5 million euros, but I think Mido is no less capable than the African beast. His ceiling is higher than Drogba, but the price is cheaper."

"There will be no more perfect center forward than Mido in the future. I am confident that I can help him become the best center forward in the world, just like Tony!"

Barbara then asked about Ibrahimovic.

He Tianqi: "Ibrahimovic is of course a very good player, but he was once Mido's substitute, you know what I mean? If Mido wasn't available, I would choose Ibrahimovic."

After the interview, Barbara used her intelligence and bumped He Tianqi's arm with the ball: "Since Mido is so good, why don't we AC Milan intercept Palermo?"

He Tianqi enjoyed the vigorous massage and shook his head helplessly: "You look so innocent, as if the person you intercepted is not the one I want."

Barbara was a little shy: "Who told you to flirt with Monica on social media? You can be so fickle. I just poached the person you wanted. Isn't this a small revenge?"

"I didn't cheat on you..."

It smells very vinegary.

He Tianqi pulled his hand out: "You can make an offer, but don't really take it. The atmosphere in AC Milan is very good now, and it's time for chemical reaction."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you are a strong contender for all titles this season. You just need to strengthen your team a little bit."

"But if you bring in Mido and he blows up the locker room, then you'll have nothing."

Barbara was surprised and asked, "So dangerous? Then you still want to buy Mido? He is not cheap now."

Mido's market value was 12 million euros when he transferred to Marseille last season.

And it was because there was a major conflict between him and the head coach of Ajax, otherwise the fee would have been several million euros higher.

This season, Marseille offered him 10 million euros.

His performance in Ligue 1 and the UEFA Cup is indeed worth the money.

Considering that his partner Drogba is worth nearly 40 million euros, Mido is so cheap, obviously because he had a falling out with the coach and manager of Marseille.

Teams such as Juventus and Roma also hope to get this Arabian horse, and they are confident that they can train the opponent.

So far, Palermo has not made any signings worth tens of millions of dollars.

As mentioned before, newly promoted teams have to pay a premium to buy players.

Palermo has to compete with Juventus and Roma, and if they want to sign Mido, they will definitely not be able to do it without 15 million euros.

If their transfer manager is a little bit more useless, 20 million euros is possible.

Because Palermo has Arteta to sell at a sky-high price, others will of course rip you off once they know you have money.

He Tianqi shook his head repeatedly: "Who said I want more rice?"

Barbara and He Tianqi have worked together so many times that she finally realized: "You want... Ibrahimovic? What you really want is Zlatan Ibrahimovic!"

Barbara was so surprised that she even forgot to cover her mouth.

This huge mouth of the abyss makes people want to give it a try.

However, He Tianqi shook his head again: "It's too late. Ibrahimovic's scorpion tail swing in this European Cup attracted everyone's attention. His value has risen to 20 million euros."

"Even if there are any problems between him and the club and he must transfer, the price will not be less than 15 million euros."

Barbara knew that He Tianqi was very good at judging people: "Ibrahimovic is not worth so much?"

He Tianqi: "It is definitely worth it, even if it doubles. But the problem is that it is not worth it for Palermo."

"And Ibrahimovic's problem is the same as Mido's, or even more difficult than Mido's."

"Mido has no brains, but as long as you coax him, you can at least let him play for the team for a few years."

"Ibrahimovic has his own ideas. He is very smart. He is not a player who is willing to sacrifice himself for the team. In my tactical system, the biggest characteristic of a center forward is to know how to sacrifice."

When a center starts to serve the team's tactics, he has already moved away from his strongest self.

The more perfect the tactical system is, the more responsibilities the center often has to bear, and it is the position with the greatest sacrifice in the frontcourt.

Just like Haaland in the future, after transferring to Manchester City, he even learned to pass the ball with his back and head the ball.

Tactically speaking, he has finally begun to adapt to Manchester City and will gradually become the shape Guardiola wants.

But from the perspective of his personal development, he is already one step away from the most shining Haaland.

His ceiling has dropped from the best player to a top star.

To quantify it, if Haaland's original score was 10, then the changes in Manchester City made him 12 points, and the team's threat also increased by 5 points.

He brought a total of eight points of variables.

Assume Mbappe is also 10 points.

But under the influence of technical players such as Neymar and Messi, he is no longer a pure speed player. The level of his playing style has increased dramatically, and his personal small skills and breakthrough threats have soared to fifteen points.

At the same time, it gave the team a one-point improvement, or even no improvement.

Overall, Mbappe brought a total variable of six points, which is lower than Haaland.

Because the tactical system of Manchester City, where Haaland is, is much more advanced.

But judging from the players' personal abilities, Haaland has made progress, but is obviously slower than Mbappe.

This is a contradiction that can never be reconciled between the collective and the individual.

It's not the difference between good and bad, but the difference between good and better.

To maximize benefits, we must start from the collective.

But we are all human beings, and we can only hope that we will not be the one to be sacrificed.

So Ibrahimovic will never appear in He Tianqi's team, which is a harm to both parties.

Unless He Tianqi has Ibrahimovic at the beginning, he can only build a tactical system with Ibrahimovic as the core.

But such a tactical system is not top-notch, and its upper limit depends on Ibrahimovic's personal upper limit.

Similar to Valencia to Vicente and Tottenham to Sun Kai.

Barbara kept guessing and gradually got closer to the correct answer: "You did this because you don't want Juventus to take Ibrahimovic! Do you think Ibrahimovic will bring about a transformation for Juventus?"

He Tianqi: "Yes! If we can't strengthen ourselves for the time being, we might as well try to weaken others. Only when the water in Serie A is mixed, we will have a chance."

Barbara's eyes were filled with tears: "You wouldn't do this to our Milan, would you?"

He Tianqi said firmly: "Are you stupid? If we weaken Juventus, won't Milan have a greater chance of winning the league title?"

Barbara: "So you are helping me? But you said before that you want to win the Serie A championship this season. Aren't you going to break your promise?"

He Tianqi: "When did I say we want to win the Serie A title? Our biggest task in Serie A this season is just to avoid relegation. The title I'm talking about is the Italian Cup."

"We have won two consecutive championships, and this season we have a chance to win three consecutive championships!"

Barbara was so moved that she almost cried: "He, since you are so kind, I have no way to repay you, I can only repay you with my body, how about we just..."

He Tianqi declined politely: "You wish. Meeting each other is fate, there's no need to be so polite. At most you owe me a favor, we'll talk later."

Barbara suddenly had an idea: "How about I ask my dad to help you with the Champions League?"

He Tianqi was stunned.

In fact, Palermo has not yet really qualified for the Champions League.

But He Tianqi's declaration after the team won the UEFA Cup, "Champions League, here we come" was not groundless.

This matter has been discussed for a long time in UEFA.

……

European football has never existed in isolation; it is filled with politics and capital.

Every change in the system is a competition among various groups.

The biggest reform in the history of the three major European cups, which began in 1999, is the result of the confrontation between UEFA and G14.

G14 can be seen as a collection of top clubs, and their current demand is to expand the Champions League.

Yes, the exact opposite of the future.

Because the attention to the Champions League is too high at this stage and its economic value is too great.

Everybody wants to play in the Champions League.

But before this, only league champions could participate in the Champions League. The champions of lower-level competitions and the champions of the top five leagues reaped huge profits, while the other strong teams in the top five leagues watched helplessly, which was very unpleasant.

Thanks to the struggle of G14, starting from the 1997-1998 season, the runner-up can also participate in the Champions League.

In the 1999-2000 season, the Champions League was expanded to allow the third and fourth place teams in the five major leagues to participate.

But in the five major leagues, only the top two can directly enter the group stage.

The third and fourth place teams will have to go through a Champions League qualifying match.

And this game will cause some giants to overturn.

For example, in the 2000-2001 season, Inter Milan was eliminated by Helsingborg and missed the Champions League group stage.

Ajax and Parma in 2001-2002.

Sporting Lisbon in 2002-2003.

Dortmund, Benfica, etc. in 2003-2004.

Next season, the well-known Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Deportivo La Coruna, Leverkusen, Monaco and PSV Eindhoven will all play in the Champions League qualifiers.

No one wants to fail in this kind of competition.

The key Champions League qualifiers are very early, usually in early August. At this stage, the players of major teams have either experienced a summer of indulgence and have not yet recovered.

There are various transfers, veterans leave, and the abilities of new players are unclear, making the team's strength very unstable.

Moreover, many teams are having commercial friendly matches and warm-up matches at this time, and they are making money at that time. Why are you setting up such a life-and-death game?
Compared to this untimely Champions League qualifier, everyone is more willing to give the important power to determine a season's Champions League qualification to the league rankings and important tournament results.

Therefore, G14 strongly demands that the top four teams in the top leagues enter the Champions League group stage directly.

But in this case, what should the small league teams that have made it through three rounds of qualifying do?

The previously mentioned Champions League qualifiers are just one round, but before that many clubs from smaller leagues will have to play several rounds of Champions League qualifiers.

This is a large and complex group, and it is the expectation of many fans in small places.

The Champions League should not necessarily belong to all clubs, but it should belong to all fans. Many fans in Europe belong to small clubs and are supported by community culture.

Therefore, the only way is for the Champions League to continue to expand and meet the requirements of everyone, which will become a reality in the future.

But twenty years later, the giants that originally demanded expansion are now demanding layoffs in the Champions League.

Because at the beginning they felt that there were not enough games and they could not maximize the commercial benefits, but now they have too many games and the players can hardly continue.

The bullet fired by the wealthy club twenty years ago finally hit him right in the middle of his eyes many years later.

Back to the present, the Champions League can no longer accommodate the clubs, so it is necessary to divert the clubs to the UEFA Cup, the second-level European competition.

But everyone is not stupid. We all come here for the Champions League. Who will play in the Europa League?

Although there was not much difference between the Champions League, UEFA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in the early days, with the expansion of the Champions League and the improvement of commercial development, the 80/20 rule emerged.

The Champions League dominates.

Even if the previous UEFA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup were added together, they could not attract everyone.

So some people have suggested that the champion of the UEFA Cup can directly enter the Champions League group stage, so as to increase the passion of major clubs to participate in the event.

Because if this event collapses, it would be equivalent to the collapse of the US NCAA.

The NBA may be a cash cow, but the NCAA is the root of American basketball.

The relationship between the Champions League and the UEFA Cup is similar.

Given a direct spot in the Champions League from the UEFA Cup, teams that were eliminated in the Champions League qualifiers will definitely not give up this new opportunity.

The fifth and sixth place teams in major leagues, which could only participate in the UEFA Cup, now have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League in case of unfavorable league conditions.

The giants that were eliminated in the Champions League group stage can also make use of their remaining energy and continue playing in the game.

Otherwise, once a giant club is unexpectedly eliminated from the Champions League, it will completely lose its commercial value and have no gains for the whole year, which is neither reasonable nor moral.

In short, top clubs, small league clubs, UEFA and fans have been repeatedly negotiating over the issue of the Champions League.

Compared with the Champions League reform that affects the entire system, the proposal of allowing the UEFA Cup champion to directly enter the Champions League is the breakthrough point that many parties have the most unified opinions on.

So UEFA has actually passed the relevant proposal a long time ago, but there has always been a lack of a team that meets the requirements.

What they are waiting for is a team that does not have a Champions League spot in the league but can win the UEFA Cup and enter the Champions League in this way.

However, Porto, Feyenoord, Liverpool and Galatasaray, which won the UEFA Cup in previous years, all qualified for the Champions League through their performance in the league.

There is no need to use the direct qualification for the UEFA Cup.

In this case, if the UEFA Cup direct qualification is used, it will affect the Champions League quota determined by its league ranking, thus causing an overall change in the Champions League quota system.

In other words, European football associations want to conduct a pilot project before popularizing it.

But the teams that appeared in the first few times skipped the pilot and went straight to popularization.

UEFA felt it was too uncontrollable and kept refusing.

This has made the G14 and the small teams very dissatisfied. If this continues, everyone will oppose UEFA again.

As a result, at this time, Palermo, a team that perfectly meets the requirements, appeared.

He is simply UEFA's savior.

In fact, in reality UEFA did not wait for this benefactor, and the problem was directly triggered after Liverpool won the Champions League in the 2004-2005 season.

At that time, Liverpool won the Champions League but ranked fifth in the league. It was ridiculous that the defending champions of the Champions League missed the Champions League next season.

UEFA had no choice but to abandon the pilot program and start reform directly.

It was announced that the Champions League champions would qualify for the Champions League regardless of their league ranking, and this move was subsequently improved from top to bottom and extended to the UEFA Cup.

Fortunately, this change did not trigger an uncontrollable butterfly effect.

Then Chelsea tried it out in the 2012-2013 season, and it was finally confirmed in the 2015 season. Then in the 2018 season, the Champions League and Europa League champions were designated as "Champions League seed teams".

So, before the UEFA Cup final between Palermo and Valencia, the discussion had already been sparked within the professional community.

This is also one of the great significances of that game.

But as a fan group and ordinary media, they don’t know this.

Even if they knew about it, no one would report it because no one pays attention to these rules.

In fact, before that game, all the professionals knew that if Palermo won, they would appear in the Champions League next season, setting a precedent for the UEFA Cup to go directly to the Champions League!

What Barbara meant by asking his father for help was mainly the issue of at which point Palermo should enter the Champions League.

Some teams believe that Palermo should start from the first qualifying round of the Champions League.

There are three rounds of Champions League qualifiers. The previous statement that the third and fourth place teams in the top leagues will play in the qualifiers refers to the third round of qualifiers.

But if Palermo starts from the first round, it means they will have to play four more games.

In July, play four more games.

Then there would be no holiday at all in Palermo.

The team that will win the UEFA Cup in the future is likely to be a top league team. Which team is willing to start the game in July? Will the players agree? If the team does not want an off-season, the first half of the season may collapse.

UEFA made this rule in the hope of finding a feasible way, not to play a prank on anyone.

So some people think that Palermo can just start from the third qualifying round like the third and fourth place teams in other major leagues.

There are also radicals who believe that Palermo should go directly to the group stage without playing in the qualifying rounds.

"It's really not necessary." He Tianqi said to Barbara, "The final result will most likely start from the third round. I am satisfied with this."

But Barbara was a real bitch.

She really asked her father to stand up for Palermo.

Berlusconi then spoke out, saying that Palermo should start from the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, and that this matter should be settled as soon as possible to give Palermo players time to prepare.

Moreover, he said that this spot in the UEFA Cup should be the same as the third and fourth place qualifications in the top leagues, rather than the ones for teams that qualify from the first or second round.

The difference is that Palermo's opponents should be small league teams that have advanced from the first or second round, rather than the third or fourth place in the top five leagues.

Otherwise, if we meet Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus and Inter Milan, what will happen?
Coincidentally, these demands are also the ones applied for by Palermo.

It is also the mainstream demand of all parties.

So soon, UEFA held a press conference on the matter and informed Palermo about its Champions League qualification.

Many fans who didn’t pay attention to this kind of thing were instantly furious.

I thought Palermo was very well connected.

I thought it was Berlusconi's influence.

But in fact, all of this has long been on the agenda for people in the industry.

The shocking moments for the industry and the public are mostly misplaced.

The mood of the fans at this moment is the same as the mood of the professionals when Palermo faced Valencia a few months ago.

Some media outlets caught onto the inner needs of fans during this period and exaggerated, saying bluntly that "there are UEFA Cup and Champions League champions every year, but there has only been one champion in decades that has pushed for reforms to the Champions League system"!
Some people also called He Tianqi the "whistleblower of the Champions League reform" and "the man who conquered UEFA and G14 single-handedly."

At this point, it is difficult to judge whether it is the times that create heroes or heroes that create the times.

Or in other words, it is the times and the heroes that make each other successful.

UEFA and He Tianqi need each other.

The authoritative media "Barbara Column" also opened a special topic for this purpose, interviewing a series of relevant figures including He Tianqi, Zamparini, Berlusconi, Camignani, senior officials of the Italian Football Association, and senior officials of UEFA.

A "documentary" was compiled to present the reform in detail to the fans.

The main point is that after Palermo won the championship, UEFA became anxious in order to allow them to play in the Champions League. It held several rounds of meetings and passed several temporary decisions, fearing that Palermo would not be able to play in the end.

Life is like a play, and life in Europe and the United States is even more like a play.

Alzheimer's disease, criminals, actors, cooks, all kinds of weird people gathered together and would do anything for votes.

This incident brought a huge impact to the country.

It dominated the social hot news for several weeks and also caused heated discussions within the official circle.

In this era, sheepdogs were still very popular, and reader Yilin was at his most popular.

Foreign countries are severely beautified.

Rumors such as "the spirit of contract", "perfect system", "humanitarianism" and "no connections" are just like the current views of our country abroad, especially in the third world, which make us feel ashamed.

But the special treatment of He Tianqi and Palermo made the Chinese people realize that as long as you are strong enough, there will be great scholars to debate for you.

This also provides more templates for the country's foreign policy.

The faction that wanted to lower its profile and actively integrate into the West was gradually overwhelmed by the faction that advocated self-reliance and local development.

A big chess game begins.

……

How happy Palermo is, how unhappy Lippi is.

Because some Palermo fans actually shouted the slogan "Palermo = Juventus".

To mock Lippi's defeat in the league last season.

Juventus, who ranked third in Serie A last season, will play in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, just like Palermo.

This is also the reason why Lippi previously publicly stated that Palermo should start from the first round of Champions League qualifiers.

What's your level?
Playing the same game as me?

In this situation, Lippi took action.

Turin Sports Daily: "Eleven million euros! Juventus strongly won the Egyptian Prince Mido!"

Kicker: "Juventus chose the latter between Swedish Prince Ibrahimovic and Egyptian Prince Mido, and He Tianqi's opinion became the dominant factor!"

Bild: "Informed sources said Ibrahimovic is closer to Juventus, but Lippi's opinion is the key, he wants to intercept He Tianqi!"

Gazzetta dello Sport: "He Tianqi's ability to identify people is well-known in Europe. Like Wenger, the people he likes are snapped up by other wealthy clubs!"

But the person who was most angry in this deal was not He Tianqi, but Ibrahimovic who was abandoned by Juventus.

Ibrahimovic said in an interview: "Juventus made a huge mistake! Lippi will pay a heavy price for his arrogance! Zlatan is angry!"

Afterwards, Roma began to contact Ibrahimovic intensively.

At the beginning, their target was Mido, but that didn’t mean they didn’t think highly of Ibrahimovic. It was just that Roma thought they couldn’t compete with Juventus.

Unexpectedly, Juventus made a feint and took down Mido.

Isn't this cheap for the Romans?
In the end, after a summer of fighting, the Red Wolves won Ibrahimovic for 15 million euros.

While playing chess, Camignani and He Tianqi murmured: "Juventus has introduced a locker room bomb, and the weakening is certain."

"The Red Wolves got a big center to strengthen their team."

"Milan is more mature and the depth of the squad has increased."

"Inter are strengthening while also reducing the burden and alleviating the problems in the dressing room."

"Jiang Zuo He Lang, what are you balancing?"

"Do you really want Serie A?"

"He, don't mess around, it will cause the team to collapse. This time is different from before!"

A newly promoted team winning the championship is definitely one of the most beautiful myths in football.

Palermo won the championship for two consecutive years as a newly promoted team, and last season they won the league title undefeated.

Such inertia is enough to make fans expect them to continue to create miracles in Serie A this season.

But the top league is different from other leagues.

Serie A is even more different from other top leagues.

This is not a barrier, this is a natural moat!

It is impossible for a newly promoted team to win the championship here.

It was impossible in the era of the Seven Sisters of Serie A, and even more impossible in the era of the Northern Three.

Veterans of football such as Camignani could feel the referee's favor towards Juventus.

That's not normal.

It also allowed them to win the championship in the past two years.

It was not until last year that their three consecutive championships were interrupted by AC Milan.

But AC Milan also has this problem, but it is not as obvious as Juventus.

The league strategies of relegation teams, mid-table teams and championship teams are different.

Camignani absolutely believes that Palermo has the strength to avoid relegation, but if Palermo's goal is to win the championship, then it is highly likely that they will be relegated after the end of the season.

He Tianqi shook his head: "Why do people think we will compete for the Serie A championship? I repeat, our biggest task in Serie A is to avoid relegation."

"We went to the Champions League just to let the players experience a top-level competition."

"Winning the Italian Cup three times in a row is our ultimate goal. We want to create an Italian Cup dynasty! This lonely Serie A is more topical."

"But I looked at our schedule this season and I have to say, it's very unfriendly."

(End of this chapter)