Chapter 52 The Next Era: Midfielder?

After the farce of the last game, Yi Le won the title of "Peter Pan" in the Bundesliga.

Under the pursuit of that fan, Yi Le turned around, started, and accelerated in one go. His acceleration even caught up with the young Robben. They even took into account the wind direction, wind speed, and the highest peak.

German artificial terriers are so strict.

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Recently, the British national sports media recently released a discussion topic.

'Football, the leader of the next era'

In the past two eras, countless superstars have shined in football.

For young fans at this stage, the most memorable is undoubtedly the last two eras.

The era represented by Daluo.

The era represented by Melo.

If it is said that the era of Da Luo is full of flowers, and there are distinct representatives in each position: then the era of Melo is the season of shooters through and through!

The so-called shooter season does not mean that there were no excellent midfielders and defenders in that era, but they were basically covered by shooters.

To be more precise, it is ruled by two crazy shooters, Messi and Ronaldo.

Hurricane's scoring rate and the topicality of the peerless twins all made football focus on the shooter position, and in this case, the light of other positions was gradually overshadowed.

The "chasing boy" who came out of AC Milan, joined the Galaxy Battleship with his own blood, but was still covered by Ronaldo's strong light.

Xavi is known as the team brain of Barcelona, ​​but Messi is always remembered.

This is a turbulent era, everything speaks of goals, under those crazy goals, no matter how wonderful the passing and defense are, they will be covered up.

If we say that in the era of Da Luo, there are many superstars who are equal to him.

Then there are only these two left in the Melo era.

That era is undoubtedly an era of shooters!

Ronaldo, Messi, Torres, Suarez, Ibrahimovic, Aguero, Bale and more...

These catchy names are almost all derived from the shooter's position.

What about midfield?

After Harvey and Pirlo bid farewell to the top arena, only the Croatians are left struggling to support them, and in terms of popularity, they are far less than the above-listed shooters.

Times have changed, the sea has changed, Melo's dominance has gradually declined, and the younger generation has gradually grown up.

But this emerging era is different.

Different from the blooming of a hundred flowers in the Ronaldo era, and different from the shooter season in the Melo era, at this point in time, almost all the well-known young players who came out were in the midfield position.

And counting the teams that are competitive in Europe at this stage, they are all teams with a strong midfield.

Manchester United's Pogba, Manchester City's De Bruyne, Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar, Tottenham's Yi Le, etc...

These four young midfielders quickly became famous with their stunning performances.

And most importantly, their teams are very competitive.

This caused the British national sports media to speculate: ‘The next era of football may belong to the midfielder! '

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The second round of the Champions League group stage is also in full swing.

The current ranking of Group G.

First: Tottenham Hotspur, 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Second: Porto, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Third: Copenhagen, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Fourth: Bruges, 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.

In terms of the form of qualifying, Tottenham have already determined to qualify, unless they lose all three games in the second round, but this is almost impossible.

And there is a high probability that the group will qualify first.

At the same time, Arsenal in Group A is also stabilizing Paris Saint-Germain, and now occupies the first position with 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.

Manchester City in Group C has 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses, ranking second and being overwhelmed by Barcelona, ​​but the qualifying situation is still optimistic.

The qualifying situation of the death group in Group D is confusing.

First place: Atletico Madrid, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Second place: Leicester City, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Third place: Bayern Munich, 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.

Atlético Madrid ranked first by virtue of goal difference. The points are biting hard, and no one is sure who can advance.

Of course, Leicester City's luck is also bad, and they were placed in the death group, but the Premier League media believe that as long as they can break through this shackles, they will achieve a level of sublimation.

The last Premier League team, Annampton's, is not very ideal. In the words of the Premier League media, it is "holding back".

Tottenham and Arsenal firmly occupy the first position.

Leicester City are in the death group, they performed well, they had no flaws, and they worked hard to qualify.

Although Manchester City is second, Barcelona is the first.

In the end, Southampton was a bit ashamed. As a Premier League team, they couldn't beat CSKA Moscow and Lyon.

Southampton's lack of experience in the competition, many people in the team are playing in the Champions League for the first time, and they have nervous psychological factors.

Moreover, when they competed against teams from other divisions, their experience was inferior. Many players did not dare to play at all, for fear of making mistakes and being criticized by the media and fans.

In a state of timidity, they finally came out with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, ranking third in the group, and their qualifying status was precarious.

It's just that Southampton is putting pressure on himself. In fact, the Premier League did not give him much hope.

After all, he also picked up this Champions League place. If Tottenham won the Europa League and added a Champions League place, they would not even want to appear in the Champions League.

Unlike last season's Champions League full-scale stretch, this season's Premier League teams have a certain degree of competitiveness, which is a good thing.

Of course, the most surprising thing is still Tottenham!

This season, the Premier League has high hopes for Tottenham. Their performance last season was shocking, but they did not have a place in the Champions League.

But this season they appeared in the Champions League. Putting aside the sluggish state at the beginning of the season, Tottenham once again showed strong team strength after a full recovery.

And there is great hope of reaching the top of Europe.

This has made many people look forward to whether Tottenham can keep the Champions League trophy in the Premier League and complete their "Youth Storm" perfect curtain call.

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Of course, the Premier League also has hidden dangers.

A large part of the reason why Premier League teams are not as competitive as other teams in the Champions League is that the competition in the Premier League is too fierce.

In the past, their own intense schedule made them have to take care of both.

If there is no corresponding bench thickness, it is likely that neither side will be able to please.

And this season, the Premier League is even more of a 'big fight' situation, with the seven teams fighting inextricably.

This forced the English Premier League to make corresponding countermeasures.

In the end, the English Premier League changed the competition to make way for the Champions League, focusing the strong internal dialogue in the Premier League on the November issue of the Champions League super standby area and the January-February Champions League offseason.

During the Champions League period, the five teams including Tottenham played some weak teams and made every effort to prepare for the Champions League, which allowed them to preserve their combat effectiveness to a certain extent.

This method has been used more than once in the English Premier League.

This schedule change has satisfied many fans.

After all, watching the Champions League when there is the Champions League, and when there is no Champions League, the infighting in the Premier League is also quite exciting.