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Chapter 162 The Undercurrent of the Premier League

When Leicester City was full of scandals because of the scandal, Rossi took his girlfriend to visit Redknapp.

Mrs. Redknapp opened the door and gave them a warm welcome.

"Luo, Harry and the others are waiting for you in the house, come in quickly."

they?

"Is there a guest?" Rossi asked in a low voice, "Will it be inconvenient?"

Although Lao Lei is idle at home, due to his reputation in the Premier League, many people come to visit him.

"It's okay, you go in and sit down first, and I'll pour you tea."

Rossi took Pixie to the living room, and Lao Lei's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Look, who is here!"

Lao Lei was about to get up, but the two men who were sitting next to him hurriedly stood up and helped him.

The man on the left is about 40 years old. He looks like an old Lei. He is wearing a casual suit. It can be seen that he is in good shape.

The man on the right, Rossi, saw it at first glance. It was the former Chelsea midfielder, Frank Lampard.

Rossi also hurriedly stepped forward to help, after all, it was too much etiquette for an old man to stand up to greet him.

After several people sat down, Lao Lei introduced, "This is my son Jamie."

Jamie Redknapp made his debut at Tottenham and then moved to Bournemouth. Because of his outstanding performance, he moved to Liverpool in 1991 and started a ten-year career in the Red Army.

He returned to Tottenham in 2002, went to Southampton in 2005, and announced his retirement shortly thereafter.

Now he is often invited to participate in football commentary guests.

"Frank, you saw it in the game."

Lampard stretched out his hand and said, "Ro, nice to see you again."

Rossi politely returned the salute and said, "I'm honored too."

Lao Lei glanced at Rossi and said with a smile, "Luo, don't you want to introduce the girl next to you?"

"My girlfriend, Pixie-Lotte!"

Although Pixie was in charge of the big scene, it was the first time she appeared as Rossi's girlfriend, and her heart was like a deer.

"Mr. Redknapp, hello... I often hear Luo mentioning you..."

Pixie looks down on herself a bit, she usually chatters, but now she can't speak clearly.

"Luo, congratulations!" Lao Lei said slowly, "Congratulations to your team for creating a miracle of relegation. Your performance is the best."

After Rossi spoke modestly, Lampard sighed: "Now it's your young people's world, I should consider retiring."

Last year, Lampard left Stamford Bridge on a free basis to join the MLS.

However, he returned to the Premier League on loan and joined Manchester City.

In one season of Manchester City, he represented the team in 38 games, scored 8 goals and assisted 4 times, which was a good performance.

"Steve also left Liverpool and went to the MLS. With David's leadership, many players will choose the United States at the end of their careers."

The David in Jamie's mouth is naturally David Beckham.

In the summer of 2007, after winning the long-awaited La Liga championship with Real Madrid, Beckham chose to join the Los Angeles Galaxy.

In the United States, basketball and American football are popular. The joining of Beckham undoubtedly expanded the influence of football in the United States.

Although some people say that Beckham joined for his own business plan.

But it is undeniable that after he joined, more and more professional players will choose to play in the United States at the end of their careers.

Steve Gerrard, the eternal captain of the Red Army, also went to the United States after this season.

"Actually, the football atmosphere in the United States is good, but it is overshadowed by the light of basketball. The US team is also a frequent visitor to the World Cup."

Lampard is full of confidence in the new journey.

"Whether it's the United States or other countries' leagues, as long as you can continue to play football and show your passion for football, it's good."

Lao Lei took a sip of his tea and continued: "Football is discovering too quickly now, and other leagues have also improved their overall capabilities year by year. Thinking about the current Champions League, it is no longer the time for us to dominate the semi-finals."

Before 2010, Premier League teams occupied at least the second and third places in the Champions League semi-finals.

But it has failed in recent years. Only Chelsea and Manchester United have become the last fig leaves of the Premier League.

And this season's Champions League, the Premier League team did not even enter the quarterfinals.

Jamie said: "Football actually depends on the youth training system. Those gold dollar footballs, even if there are big-name players joining and improving their performance in a short period of time, the essence has not changed much."

Chelsea also became the top four of the Premier League after more than ten years after the owner Abramovich took over.

Manchester City's rise in a short period of time and becoming a so-called giant is that there are strong funds behind it to introduce players.

But they did not win the Champions League, which shows that the team's own background is insufficient.

Lampard said: "Now the best players in the world are in La Liga. Our loss of the Champions League also proves that we are gradually losing our position in the first league."

Lao Lei sighed, the strength of the two giants in La Liga is already unstoppable.

There are also Europa League champions Sevilla and the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid, all of which are comparable to the strong teams of the Premier League.

Bundesliga Bayern has always played an important role in world football.

Dortmund, the youthful storm, also often swept the European war.

Juventus, after experiencing the "Phone Gate" incident in Serie A, also entered the European war step by step.

Porto, Marseille, Lyon, and Paris in Ligue [-] are also aggressive.

Premier League teams are gradually losing their European advantage.

"I always have a feeling." Lao Lei pondered for a long time before saying, "Next season's Premier League will definitely not be peaceful."

After hearing this, Jamie and Lampard couldn't agree.

Among the traditional giants of the Premier League, although Manchester United has declined after Ferguson retired.

However, Dutch coach Van Gaal has entered the team, and I believe there will be a change next season.

Liverpool's situation is similar. Although they fell out of the top four, they are at least in the top six.

Arsenal and Chelsea have relatively stable results, plus Tottenham and Manchester City.

This is basically the current Premier League BIG6, and there will be little change next season.

The two of them didn't know why Lao Lei was so worried.

If you want to overthrow the status of BIG6, I am afraid that no Premier League team can do it yet.

"Luo." Lao Lei suddenly called his name and said, "Tell me your opinion."

Jamie and Lampard looked at him at the same time.

As a player, Rossi performed really well last season.

But now it's not about football skills, what insight can he have.

Before crossing, Rossi was not only an amateur, but majored in market research and statistical analysis at university, and entered the field of sports after working. He has done many research and analysis cases.

Risk assessment and prediction are essential work.

"It's hard to say what the specific changes are, but according to the current analysis, Chelsea and Liverpool will have problems next season."

Lampard smiled. As a famous Chelsea star, he knows the strength of the team very well.

And this season, Chelsea won the domestic double.

Jamie also laughed, he is a famous Liverpool player.

Although the team ranks sixth this season, as long as most of the team's main players are present, they will never fall out of the top six.

Lao Lei was a little surprised at first, and said, "Why Chelsea and Liverpool? What about the other teams?"

Rossi said: "Manchester City has risen in recent years, and their results are quite good, as well as the league championship. But they have not made a breakthrough in the Champions League. I believe the team owner can no longer tolerate Pellegrini's three years of coaching without achieving results in the Champions League."

There is no doubt about that.

It is not difficult for Jinyuan Football to win the league championship.

But the Champions League cannot be obtained by investing a few hundred million.

Real Madrid invested a lot of money in the ten years from 2000 to 2010, but in exchange, they only got a few league titles.

It is commonplace for the Champions League to stop at the round of 16.

The same is true for Manchester City today. The team will definitely try their best to win the Champions League.

"Manchester United is adapting to the days of Ferguson's departure. This year, they can only participate in the Champions League through the play-offs. It will be good if the results can maintain the status quo."

"Tottenham, under the guidance of Pochettino, will be an excellent team, but the championship atmosphere is not enough, and it needs to be honed."

"As for Arsenal, I would compare it to an elephant in a tree, which would be more appropriate."

Elephant up a tree?

This metaphor confused everyone.

Rossi explained: "Arsenal's performance is like an elephant on a tree. You don't know how it gets up or when it will come down, but it will come down."

Puchi!

Pixie laughed, and everyone laughed too.

"Gerrard's departure will have a big impact on the team. If there is no coaching change, the performance may drop." Lao Lei said: "But Chelsea is the league champion this season."

The background and strength of the defending champion will not decline significantly.

Rossi said: "Chelsea's data is really good this season, and the team is also cohesive. I said they will have problems next season, and the reason is in the defense."

Chelsea have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League this season.

"Terry and Cahill's defense is good, but they are getting older, especially Terry, who can't afford such a heavy game next season. If Chelsea don't sign enough, then next season's defense will definitely be exploded."

"Also, today's Chelsea is no longer coached by Mourinho for a period of time. Many teams were not promoted by him himself, and conflicts can easily break out."

Rossi's words, although a bit too one-sided and without strong evidence, can be said to be qualified as an analysis.

However, it cannot be used as favorable evidence to evaluate Chelsea's strength next season.

At this moment Mrs. Redknapp entered, and said that supper was ready.

"Eat and chat!"

(End of this chapter)