On August 17, the “legendary return” World All-Star football carnival was launched in Wuhan. The live broadcast bar, as a live Media, interviewed Owen. In the interview, Owen talked about the situation of the Premier League competition in the new season and the speed comparison between him and mbape. If the Champions League final is Manchester United vs Liverpool, who will support it. Owen even wished the majority of single bar friends in Chinese before the Chinese traditional festival “Qixi Festival”: Take off the order as soon as possible!
Everyone, come and listen to Owen’s voice. I hope you can take off the order as soon as possible “!
The following is the full interview
Tomorrow is the Women’s World Cup final, England women’s football team against Spain women’s football team! What are your predictions about this?
Owen: First of all, I would like to congratulate the girls of the English women’s football team and of course the Spanish women’s football team! It is very special to be able to play in the World Cup final. England women’s football team is the last European Championship. Obviously, they are a very good team and one of the best teams in the world.
Of course, in the final, they wanted to prove that they were the best team. So I wish them all good luck. The whole country will watch this game, and I hope we can win the championship!
Let’s talk about the details of the game. Will Lauren James start this game?
Owen: Although Lauren James was banned from two matches, the England women’s football team performed well without her. But I think Lauren James is our best player, so I think she will start the final against Spain. Because the best starter is to arrange the best player, and she is one of our best players.
Lauren James is only 21 years old, which is very young. However, some people started the World Cup at the age of 17/18 (Owen began to laugh when he heard this, knowing that it was him). Although it was not the final, it was also a knockout match. Looking back to the summer in France in 1998, did you feel scared at that time?
Owen: I think everything is normal, but everyone is ordinary and has their own emotions. I think I am was a little nervous at that time, but I was also mentally prepared. The season before the World Cup was my first season in Liverpool’s first team and I played well. I scored many goals and injected my own way into the team. At that time, I was also quite confident, and I could perform well. In the match against Colombia, I started and almost scored.
Of course, it was later facing Argentina, but all this was natural and common for me, just like playing football like this. Although I am young, I am mentally and psychologically different from others. I can always be mentally prepared.
Although I was only 18 years old at that time, many of my friends were not 18 years old, but older people. I was very mature psychologically. At that time, all the players were older than me, so I was always prepared psychologically.
We all remember the goal you scored against Argentina, which also gave you a popular nickname “ROYAL WIND teenager” in China “!
Owen: Yes, yes, I have heard of [ROYAL WIND teenagers] many times. Of course, I think this is due to my speed. I noticed this nickname when I was very young. Chinese fans call me that, this nickname is really good!
Speaking of speed, for a new generation of players, is it possible to train faster or is it derived from talent?
Owen: most of them are gifted. I think extra training is just a little bonus! But generally speaking, it is unfortunate that what is born is what it is like.
My mother and father are both very fast. My father is also a professional player. Speed is one of his characteristics. My mother is also very fast! Our whole family is very fast, my brother and sister are also very fast, and my children are also very fast. I think this is the family gene.
Now the England national team is very strong, and next year it will be the European Cup. Now Team inner core Kane has joined Bayern. Do you think the team can win important honors?
Owen: Yes, of course! In the last European Cup, we were out in the final stage, so we were considered one of the next hot teams, which was inevitable.
Although I was a bit subjective in the last World Cup, I think England is the best team. Personally, France is the best team now, but in the quarter-finals against England, I think England is better, and most of them also think like this. Although the result is that we lost penalty kick and lost 1-2 in the end, I think we are much better and we may win in the end. If the World Cup starts tomorrow, I think England will definitely be a big hit.
But as we all know, this is very difficult, because the World Cup is held every four years. Maybe because of some small things or injuries, a small thing can hinder you from winning the World Cup, and then you have to wait for another four years. Therefore, it is very difficult to win the World Cup, but I think the current England team is sustainable.
Is it too tired for players to play the World Cup in the middle of the season? Player injuries have increased, and in order to increase a lot of time. This is not only the Premier League, but also the European league.
Owen: Yes! It was the biggest problem at that time, and everyone was discussing it. Have players played too many games? As far as the close schedule is concerned, those top players will participate in all competitions and then advance step by step. Then I went to participate in the national team competition. It is true that there have always been many competitions, but now it has been increasing, so there are many arguments.
Last season was very special. The World Cup was held in the middle of the season. This situation may not happen again in the future. But this is really special, making the whole season very long. There is a short offseason this summer, so let’s look at the players’ injuries. So many people are discussing why, maybe they have played too many games.
Now the time for injury stopping is getting longer and longer, and some games and injury stopping are more than 100 minutes or even 110 minutes.
Owen: To be honest, I don’t like the current situation. I think this problem should be solved at the source to avoid wasting time in the competition, so there is no need to constantly increase the time to make up time. We have many ways to solve this problem, and the league authorities can also solve it. Because football is always 90 minutes, we don’t want it to become 100 minutes, 115 minutes or even 120 minutes, just because of several celebrations or injuries. I think it can make the rules more standardized and control the time when the injury stops.
Back to this season, people are still discussing whether Manchester City will break the halberd? What about Liverpool?
Owen: Yes, what about Chelsea? There are also arsenal and many teams. I think this is the most competitive season. Manchester City makes people feel that they live alone, but the following is that there are 5-7 teams in the catch-up brigade. These teams are also very strong, so this season will not be easy for Manchester City.
They started the treble last season and the season started well. However, this summer, many teams have made huge investments to catch up with Manchester City.
Therefore, I don’t think this season is very simple for Manchester City as most people think, especially Arsenal did not have much difference with Manchester City last season, and this summer was even crazily spending 0.25 billion euros.
The only thing to argue about Manchester City is whether it is weaker than last season? They lost Mahres and jingduan this summer… deblaue needed to stop the injury for a while… so they could discuss whether Manchester City was weaker than before. This will be an interesting season.
What do you think of the Champions League? Will Kane’s joining make Bayern a strong contender for the championship again?
Owen: for the Champions League, I don’t think so. As far as I am concerned, there are two teams far ahead of other teams, namely Real Madrid and Manchester City. If they don’t meet each other in the draw, I think it will be their final match.
Real Madrid has become strong again this summer. Of course, I know they have lost Benzema and are eager for a center, and many people say mbape is the perfect candidate to fill this vacancy.
Real Madrid also signed Bellingham this summer, targeting a talented future star of the midfield, and other players began to show their heads. So I think Real Madrid and Manchester City are the favorites of the Champions League. Obviously Manchester City spent a lot of time chasing the Champions League and finally realized his dream last season. With this experience, they will win 1-2 twice again.
The simple question is over! Now come to the challenging problem stage! If there is only one team between Manchester United and Liverpool in the Champions League final of the 2023-2024 season, who do you support?
Owen: this is really a friendly question (ha ha ha). Liverpool is the answer! Of course, all the teams I have played for have positions in my heart, but I am children who have grown up from Liverpool youth training have spent most of my career playing for Liverpool. So no matter how much I like Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester United, the team I played for has always been Liverpool.
Who is faster, the peak you VS mbape?
Owen: Wow, this is a tough question. In terms of long distance sprint, I think many players are faster than me. But if I only look at the speed of 10 meters or 20 meters, I think I may be the fastest. But after 40 meters/60 meters, it was mbape. I am talking about the sprint distance of football, Sprint, direction change, sprint… then I will say that I am the fastest.
What is your best teammate on the court?
Owen: from the understanding and cooperation of the stadium, I think it is Gerrard. We grew up in Liverpool and played in the same echelon every year, then played for Liverpool first team and England. Gerrard and I played together for about 15 years, training together every day and playing together every week, so I think it is Gerrard in terms of cooperation and understanding. But the best player I have ever worked with is Zidane, who is a magician.
I hope you can give some advice to Chinese children on how to balance learning and football?
Owen: this balance is very difficult and everyone has to face it. In life, you need to decide what you want to do. Frankly speaking, China and Britain are completely different when it comes to playing football and getting opportunities for education. This was the case in the past, especially now.
For Chinese parents, it is very important to let their children get education. They can get employment and then become doctors, teachers and so on in the future. I think this is very important in China.
Of course, it is also important to receive education in Britain, but there are also many opportunities for athletes and players. Then we will balance learning and exercise.
When we are in school, we will engage in many sports. When school is over, we won’t have a lot of homework and will go to many football clubs (take part in activities).
There is a football team in the school and a football team in the local community. If you play well, you will be selected by professional teams… so you really play football every day. This is very different in China. Therefore, it is very difficult to compare, but I will suggest that the better and simpler way for everyone is to practice.
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