"Master Huan, do you think there is something wrong with our league?"
Richard Scudmore stared seriously at Yang Huan, who was sitting opposite him, and asked seriously.
Yang Huan, who was still smiling at first, became a little serious after hearing this question and seeing Scudmore's serious expression, and frowned slightly, "Why do you ask that?"
Scudmore did not answer, but let out a long sigh.
"In the past two or three seasons, our European results have never been ideal.
If Southampton hadn't won two consecutive Europa Leagues and won the Champions League last season, it's hard for me to imagine our situation.
How bad would it be."
In the past few seasons, the Premier League's European wars have indeed been supported by Southampton.
This is also the reason why Southampton has become famous in the UK and won the recognition of fans across the country in just a few years, because the Saints have retained the last fig leaf for English football.
But behind this glory is the downturn of other Premier League teams.
Manchester City and Arsenal have stopped in the top 16 every year, and Chelsea is now stuck in the relegation zone.
Manchester United's performance has also plummeted after Ferguson retired.
As for Liverpool, not to mention, after Benitez left, the Red Army's European The battle was not easy.
This season, three of the four Premier League teams have qualified for the group stage, but only Southampton has entered the quarterfinals.
Arsenal was eliminated by Monaco, and Manchester City was completely beaten by Barcelona.
Except for Southampton, the other Premier League teams in the Champions League are simply examples of being taught by other leagues.
Not to mention encountering top teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, even teams such as Atletico Madrid and Dortmund, the Premier League's powerful teams have no chance of winning.
Nowadays, Arsenal can even lose to Monaco, how can it not be disappointing?
"Now the sponsors and broadcasters are having some issues."
When Yang Huan heard this, he actually smiled and said, "What opinions can they have?"
Before Scudmore could answer, Yang Huan sneered, "They make money by relying on the Premier League broadcast rights.
Even if the Premier League team is wiped out in the European war, they will still count the money until their hands cramp, and they still have opinions.
Shit" This is absolutely true.
In terms of current commercial value, the Premier League's broadcast rights are still underestimated, so the value of the next broadcast rights contract will be even higher.
As for whether it is a bubble, who knows and who can say clearly?
I really thought those broadcasters were all fools They are all big companies.
When formulating contracts, they go through extremely detailed calculations.
If they have no ability to recover the cost, they will offer such a high price.
Besides, the Premier League now makes money from all over the world, but the American Football League only makes money from North America.
If we really want to say that it is a bubble, wouldn’t it mean that the American Football League has more bubbles?
All those who are not professionals but think that Premier League broadcast rights are a bubble are fooling around.
Even back then, when the German Kirsch Group went bankrupt, it had something to do with the high price they paid for the World Cup broadcasting rights and the Bundesliga broadcasting rights.
That was because they had problems with their own operations, okay?
"But, Master Huan, you can't deny that in recent years, except for Southampton, we have indeed not achieved any good results in the European war.
But on the other hand, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A have all achieved a lot in the European war.
Europe The points are also getting closer and closer.
If this continues, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to keep the four Champions League places
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"
This is also an honest statement.
After Yang Huan heard this, he also frowned, showing a thoughtful look.
"Actually, the problems in the Premier League have nothing to do with other leagues, or whether our opponents are strong or not.
They are all our own problems, and we can only solve them by ourselves."
Scudmore nodded, knowing this.
It is also because of this that he will visit Southampton first, and then he will continue to visit other teams.
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He hopes to listen to the opinions of these teams and then try to find a development path for the Premier League.
"Many people now miss the feat when three Premier League teams reached the Champions League semi-finals for three consecutive years, but they completely ignore the fact that in those three years, we only won one Champions League championship, and at that time The final is still a civil war in the Premier League, which reflects the problems of the Premier League from another perspective.”
"That is, even when we were at our most glorious, we lacked an advantage in the European arena."
"Or it should be said that the teams in the Premier League at that time were at most about the same level as other European giants."
Scudmore nodded again, affirming Yang Huan's words.
Even Manchester United, which boasted superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Vidic, Ferdinand, etc., is almost on the same level as Barcelona and other European giants.
The difference is that at that time, Bayern Munich had not completely emerged from the downturn of German football and was still in the process of transformation.
Serie A was in collective decline due to the Calciopoli scandal, and the two most competitive teams in La Liga, Barcelona, were in the second dream team.
During the period of decline, Real Madrid was in a period of turmoil.
Therefore, this creates the glory of the Premier League.
But now Needless to say, La Liga is strong.
Barcelona has completed the formation of the third dream team in the hands of Guardiola, and they have not finished eating their money until now.
Real Madrid also ushered in the Galaxy under the command of Florentino.
Battleship Phase II.
Not only that, last season Atletico Madrid, led by Simeone, suddenly emerged and reached the Champions League final.
Coupled with the mid-range La Liga teams grabbing points in the Europa League, La Liga has become extremely strong.
The rise of the Bundesliga in recent years has also been very strong.
First, Bayern Munich achieved renaissance, and then Dortmund rose.
Now even teams such as Schalke 04 and Bayer Leverkusen are performing well, and they are likely to catch up from behind.
At the same time, Serie A has emerged from the shadow of the Calciopoli.
Juventus took the lead in reviving, and teams such as Naples, Roma and Fiorentina are also gradually rising.
This season, Inter Milan has suddenly emerged, and Serie A is also developing strongly.
Judging from the current European war points, La Liga ranks first, which can be said to be the best, but the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A are all stalemate.
As long as any party performs poorly, it may be immediately stepped on by the other two opponents.
Of course, judging from the situation, the Premier League and Bundesliga are more likely.
After all, Serie A's management is obvious to all.
But the problem is that the current Premier League is still supported by Southampton.
If Southampton collapses at any time, the Premier League will really be over.
No, there have been media rumors before that Bielsa will leave the Saints after the end of the season.
This is no longer just a matter for the Saints, but even Scudmore is worried.
In the past few years, if it weren't for Bielsa's hard work, how could the Saints have performed so well?
When everyone is expecting Bielsa to achieve the godfather status of Ferguson in the Saints, the Argentine madman is leaving.
What if, by chance, he leaves and the Saints suffer a sharp decline in performance just like Manchester United did when they lost Ferguson?
"If you want to talk about the current problems in the Premier League, I think there are many.
Generally speaking, they are nothing more than the two levels of management and competition."
Yang Huan tried to continue to analyze in depth.
"The first is the competitive level, which is nothing more than players and coaches."
When he said this, Yang Huan suddenly looked at Scudmore, "Richard, I don't know if you have noticed that starting from 2009, when Guardiola led Barcelona, they used their After the possession tactics swept Europa, the tactics of the entire European football have undergone tremendous changes. " "Guardiola's philosophy has brought great excitement to the world, so we can see that the Bundesliga has also taken the lead in transforming towards this trend in recent years.
Bayern Munich's Louis van Gaal and Dortmund's Klopp are both the first.
A typical case of transformation and success.”
Scudmore's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he vaguely captured what Master Huan meant.
“Serie A has been gradually transforming and developing towards this trend in recent years, but our Premier League is far behind other leagues in this aspect.
Chelsea was the first, but during the transformation process, they chose to give up.
Return to the traditional, power-oriented style of play established by Mourinho in the first term.”
Regarding this point, inviting Mourinho to the palace for the second time will undoubtedly make it more obvious.
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Of course, this does not mean that Mourinho's style of play is not good.
In fact, Mourinho's style of play is quite suitable for playing in the Champions League to a certain extent.
However, Chelsea's current player configuration is obviously incompatible with Mourinho's style of play.
"Manchester United has also tried to change.
Ferguson introduced Shinji Kagawa, who had this idea, but failed to succeed.
Later, Ferguson himself gave up pursuing this aspect, and Arsenal has not changed much over the years. , and there is no pursuit and lack of surprises.”
"The most aggressive team is Manchester City.
From Mancini to Pellegrini, Manchester City's goals are quite clear, and their style of play focuses on possession of the ball.
However, Pellegrini's team only has possession of the ball.
The ball, in terms of pressing and pressing, is very poor, which makes it difficult for them to gain anything in the Champions League.”
Manchester City's defense is not good, this is an indisputable fact.
A large number of ball-controlling players were introduced, and they played seemingly advanced ball-handling.
However, firstly, the offense lacked threats and the routines were too simple.
Secondly, there was no support from pressing and pressing, and the defense was very loose.
In the Premier League, Manchester City's offense relies solely on Nasri, David Silva and other players holding and passing the ball at the front and sides of the penalty area.
It should be said that Pellegrini's style of play is very popular in the Premier League, because the Premier League's defense is very loose and lacks a rigorous defensive system.
Therefore, when Manchester City held and passed the ball at the front and sides of the penalty area, pulling the defense back and forth, Aguero found every opportunity to beat the opponent.
But after encountering Southampton or some teams with tight defenses, especially strong teams in the Champions League, Manchester City's approach was restricted and they couldn't play anymore.
You know, the defensive improvements made by Europe's top teams in the past few years are quite amazing.
In particular, Mourinho's Inter Milan, Heynckes' Bayern Munich, Klopp's Dortmund, and Simeone's Atletico Madrid are all quite outstanding in terms of defensive tightness.
Not to mention teams like Barcelona and Southampton that emphasize rigorous collective offense and defense.
"Since returning to European competition in the 1990s, the Premier League has rarely produced tactical masters.
Ferguson is relatively unique, but people like Wenger, Mourinho and Benitez all achieved success on the European continent.
After success, come to the Premier League.”
"However, it has only been four or five years since Guardiola succeeded.
During this period, although there have been coaches like Klopp and Simeone, they have formed a new set of tactical concepts through their own understanding of them.
A new tactical style has been introduced, but in general, more head coaches are still exploring and adapting.”
"So, we can also see that after Bayern Munich failed in Klinsmann and Van Gaal's transformation, although Heynckes was successful in terms of results, they still chose Guardiola and actively transformed."
"Real Madrid, after Pellegrini's short-term coaching, Mourinho failed to reform and chose Ancelotti, but we can also see that Ancelotti is also facing a dismissal crisis this season.
After all, The reason is also that they are unable to bring a stable tactical system to Real Madrid that is in line with the new football development trend.”
Scudmore finally understood what Master Huan meant.
When the vast majority of head coaches are still groping and adapting, the transformation of Premier League teams is even more difficult to talk about.
Because, with such fierce competitive pressure in the Premier League, which team is willing to let the head coach try and explore, especially those head coaches who have not proven themselves?
Why did Guardiola resolutely choose Bayern Munich despite numerous pleas and invitations from teams such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United?
Isn't it because of the fierce competition in the Premier League that he wants to go to the relatively loose Bundesliga to continue to explore and improve his tactical concepts?
It can even be said that Klopp and Simeone can emerge in Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, but in the Premier League, it is almost impossible for Klopp and Simeone to appear because there is no such soil.
Although there have been head coaches with more advanced playing styles such as Rogers, Martinez, Laudrup and Villas-Boas, they are still more in the middle and lower reaches of the team, and they themselves are not mature enough now and need to further improve. and improve yourself.
As for the wealthy teams, let alone serving as a testing ground for new head coaches, even Wenger, would he dare to use Arsenal as a testing ground?
When Ferguson was still there, would he dare to use Manchester United as a testing ground?
On the contrary, when Manchester City formed the team, it happened to catch up with the rise of Barcelona, so their team formation concept is more in line with the current trend.
However, Pellegrini himself is not good at playing with the ball and is still groping.
Just among them.
Only in Southampton, Yang Huan relied on the advantage of an unpredictable traveler to lock Bielsa from the first moment, supported Bielsa unconditionally, and formed a team that met Bielsa's requirements.
Because he knows that in terms of football concepts, there is only one person who can keep pace with Guardiola, and that is Bielsa: