"Master Huan, do you think there is something wrong with our league?"

Richard Scudmore stared at Yang Huan sitting opposite him seriously, asking very seriously.

Yang Huan, who was originally smiling, heard this question and saw Scudmore's serious expression, he also became a little solemn, frowned slightly, "Why do you ask like this?"

Scudmore did not answer, but a long sigh.

"Our European results have never been ideal in the past two or three seasons. If you Southampton hadn't won two consecutive UEFA Cups and won the Champions League last season, I would have had no idea how bad our situation would be."

In the past few seasons, the Premier League European matches have indeed been supported by Southampton.

This is also the reason why Southampton has become famous in the UK in just a few years and won the recognition of fans across the country, because the Saints have retained the last fig leaf for English football!

But behind this glory is the sluggishness of other Premier League teams.

Manchester City and Arsenal have ended in the quarterfinals every year, and Chelsea are now in the relegation zone. Manchester United's performance has plummeted after retiring from Ferguson. As for Liverpool, let alone Liverpool, the Reds' European battle has not been better after Benitez left.

This season, four Premier League teams and three teams qualify, but only Southampton has entered the quarterfinals.

Arsenal was eliminated by Monaco, Manchester City was beaten to death by Barcelona. Except for Southampton, other Premier League teams are simply typical of being taught by other leagues in the Champions League.

Not to mention meeting top teams like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, even the Premier League giants have no chance of winning, even the Atletico Madrid, Dortmund and other teams.

Nowadays, Arsenal even Monaco can lose, how can it not disappoint people?

“Now sponsors and broadcasters have some opinions.”

When Yang Huan heard this, she smiled, "What can they have?"

Before Scudmore answered, Yang Huan sneered, "Relying on the Premier League broadcast rights, they make their money. Even if the Premier League team is wiped out in the European war, they will still count the money and get cramps in their hands. What a big deal!"

This is definitely the truth.

In terms of current commercial value, the broadcast rights of the Premier League are still underestimated, so the value of the next broadcast rights contract will be higher.

As for whether it is a bubble, who knows? Who can explain it clearly?

Do you really think those broadcasters are fools?

They are all big companies. When formulating contracts, they go through extremely detailed calculations. If they don’t have the ability to recover the cost, will they offer such a high price?

Besides, the Premier League now makes money from the whole world, but the American rugby league only makes money from North America. If you really want to talk about bubbles, wouldn’t you say that the American rugby league bubbles are more?

All the guys who are not professionals but think that the Premier League broadcast rights are bubbles are just being careless.

Even if Germany's Kirch Group went bankrupt back then, it had a bad relationship with them getting the World Cup broadcast rights and the Bundesliga broadcast rights at a high price. That's because they had problems with their own business, okay?

"But, Master Huan, you can't deny that in recent years, except Southampton, we have not achieved any results in European competitions. But in contrast, La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A have achieved a lot of results in European competitions, and European points are also pressing forward step by step. If this continues, it may be difficult for us to keep four places in the Champions League."

This is also a honest saying.

After hearing this, Yang Huan frowned and showed a thoughtful look.

"In fact, the problems in the Premier League have nothing to do with other leagues, and they have nothing to do with the strength of the opponents. They are all our own problems and can only be solved by ourselves."

Scudmore nodded, he understood this.

Because of this, he visited Southampton first, and then he would visit other teams continuously.

He hopes to listen to the opinions of these teams and try to find a path to the development of the Premier League.

"Now many people miss the feat of three teams reaching the Champions League semi-finals for three consecutive years, but they completely ignore the reality. In those three years, we only won one Champions League title, and the final at that time was a Premier League civil war, which reflected the problems of the Premier League from another perspective."

"That is, even at our most glorious time, we lack advantages in the European arena!"

"Or it should be said that at that time, the few teams in the Premier League were at most similar to other European giants."

Scudmore nodded again, and he was affirming Yang Huan's words.

Even Manchester United, who had superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Vidic, Ferdinand, were almost at the same level as European giants such as Barcelona.

The difference is that at that time, Bayern Munich had not yet completely escaped from the downturn in German football and was still in the process of transformation. Serie A was collectively declining due to the telephone gate incident. The two most competitive teams in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​were in a period of decline of Dream II, and Real Madrid was in a period of turbulence.

So, this created the glory of the Premier League.

But what about now?

Needless to say, the strength of La Liga. Barcelona completed the formation of Dream Team 3 under Guardiola. They have not finished eating it until now. Real Madrid also ushered in the second phase of the Galaxy Battleship under the command of Florentino.

Not only that, under the leadership of Simeone, Atletico Madrid rose to prominence last season and reached the Champions League final. Coupled with the mid-range La Liga teams' points in the UEFA Cup, the La Liga became extremely strong.

The Bundesliga has also had a strong rise in recent years. First, Bayern Munich achieved a revival, then Dortmund rose. Now even teams such as Schalke Zero Four and Leverkusen have performed well, and are very stance to come from behind.

At the same time, Serie A has emerged from the shadow of the phone door, Juventus was the first to revive, and teams such as Naples, Rome and Fiorentina have gradually risen. Inter Milan has emerged this season, and the development momentum of Serie A is also very strong.

Judging from the current European points, La Liga is the best, but the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A are all stalemates. As long as either side performs poorly, it may be immediately stepped on by the other two opponents.

Of course, from the perspective of the situation, the possibility of the Premier League and the Bundesliga is greater. After all, the operation of Serie A is obvious to all.

But the problem is that there is still Southampton in the Premier League now. If Southampton falls, then the Premier League will be really finished.

There have been rumors before that Bielsa will leave the Saints after the end of the season. This is not just a matter of the Saints, but even Scudmore is worried.

In the past few years, if it weren't for the hard work of Bielsa, how could the Saints have achieved such good results?

When everyone was expecting Bielsa to achieve the godfather status of Ferguson when the Saints achieved their status as godfather, but the Argentine madman was leaving?

What if he left, the Saints' performance dropped sharply, just like when Manchester United lost Ferguson?

"If I want to mention the current issues in the Premier League, I think there are many. In general, it is nothing more than two levels of business and competition." Yang Huan tried to continue to analyze in depth.

"First of all, it's the competitive level, that's nothing more than players and coaches."

When she said this, Yang Huan suddenly looked at Scudmore, "Richard, I don't know if you have noticed it. Since 2009, Guardiola led Barcelona to sweep Europa with their ball-control tactics, the tactics of the entire European football world have undergone tremendous changes."

"Guardiola's philosophy has brought great stimulation to the world, so we can see that the Bundesliga has been the first to transform to this trend in recent years. Van Gaal of Bayern Munich and Klopp of Dortmund are typical cases of transformation and success."

Skudmore's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he vaguely captured the meaning of Young Master Huan.

"In recent years, the Serie A has gradually transformed and developed towards this trend, but our Premier League is far behind other leagues in this regard. It was Chelsea at the beginning, but in the process of transformation, they chose to give up and return to the traditional style of playing that was established by Mourinho Phase I, which tends to be a power-oriented approach."

Inviting Mourinho to enter the palace for the second time undoubtedly shows more obvious.

Of course, it is not to say that Mourinho's playing style is not good. In fact, Mourinho's playing style is to some extent quite suitable for playing in the Champions League.

However, Chelsea's current player configuration is obviously incompatible with Mourinho's playing style.

"Manchester United also tried to change. Ferguson introduced Shinji Kagawa, and he had this idea, but he failed to succeed. Later, Ferguson himself gave up his pursuit in this aspect. Arsenal has not changed much for many years, no pursuit, and lacked surprises."

"The most enterprising one is Manchester City. From Mancini to Pellegrini, Manchester City has a clear goal, and their playing style is very focused on ball control. However, Pellegrini's team only has ball control, and they do a very bad job in oppression and pressing, which makes it difficult for them to win in the Champions League."

Manchester City's defense is not good, this is an indisputable fact.

A large number of ball-control players were introduced to play seemingly advanced ball-controls, but on the one hand, the offense lacked threat and the routine was too simple. On the other hand, there was no pressing and pressure to support it, and the defense was very loose.

In the Premier League, Manchester City's offense relies on players such as Nasri, David Silva to hold and pass the ball and pass the ball at the front of the penalty area and both sides.

It should be said that Pellegrini's style of play is very likable in the Premier League because the Premier League's defense is very loose and lacks a rigorous defensive system.

Therefore, when Manchester City held the ball and passed the ball at the front of the penalty area and pulled the defense back and forth, Aguero took advantage of the situation and could always beat the opponent.

But when they met Southampton, or some teams with tight defense, especially strong teams in the Champions League, Manchester City's set was restricted, they couldn't play anymore.

You know, in the past few years, the defensive progress of top European teams has been quite amazing.

Especially Mourinho's Inter Milan, Heinx's Bayern Munich, Klopp's Dortmund, and Simeone's Atletico Madrid are all very outstanding in terms of defense strictness.

Not to mention teams like Barcelona and Southampton that emphasize rigorous collective offense and defense.

"Since returning to the European arena in the 1990s, the Premier League has rarely developed tactical masters. Ferguson is considered a relatively alternative, but Wenger, Mourinho and Benitez all came to the Premier League after they succeeded in the European continent."

"However, it has only been four or five years since Guardiola's success. During this period, although coaches like Klopp and Simeone have also appeared, and through their understanding of a new set of tactical concepts, a new tactical style has been formed, in general, more head coaches are still exploring and adapting."

"So, we can also see that after the transformation of Klinsmann and Van Gaal failed, although Heinx succeeded in his performance, they still chose Guardiola and actively transformed."

"Real Madrid failed to transform after Pellegrini's short-term coaching, and chose Ancelotti. But we can also see that Ancelotti is also facing a crisis of dismissal this season. The reason is that they cannot bring a stable tactical system to Real Madrid that can meet the new football development trend."

Skudmore understood what Master Huan meant.

While most head coaches are still exploring and adapting, the transformation of Premier League teams is even more indescribable.

Because of the fierce competitive pressure in the Premier League, which team is willing to try and explore the head coach, especially those head coaches who have not proved themselves, who is willing?

Why did Guardiola resolutely choose Bayern Munich with teams such as Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United begging and invitations?

Isn’t it because of the fierce competition in the Premier League that he wants to go to the relatively loose Bundesliga and continue to explore and improve his tactical philosophy?

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 head coaches like Rodgers, Martinez, Lauderup and Boas have also emerged, they are still in mid- and lower-level teams, and they are not mature enough now and need to further improve and improve themselves.

As for the giants, let alone the new coaches who are new to the test field, even if they are like Wenger, will he dare to use Arsenal as the test field? When Ferguson was still there, did he dare to use Manchester United as the test field?

On the contrary, Manchester City, when they formed the team, happened to catch up with the rise of Barcelona, ​​so their teaming philosophy was more in line with the current trend. However, Pellegrini himself is not good at playing ball control, and is still exploring.

Only in Southampton, Yang Huan relied on the advantage of the time traveler who predicted the uncertainty to lock in Bielsa from the first time, and unconditionally supported Bielsa and formed a team that met Bielsa's requirements.
Chapter completed!