Vol 7 Chapter 316: The Philosopher in the Country (6)

Lampard has maintained a good image for so many years, which has something to do with his good introspection. When I realized that I was a little drunk, I stopped drinking, but focused on eating. Gradually, I woke up.
"What about you? Frank? Didn't you go to New York?" Wang Ai asked with a smile.
"Then, I was loaned back." Lampard was eating steak, raised his head to look at Wang Ai, and tilted his head: "You understand, I can't hide it from you."
"I didn't know until I read Wenger's comments."
Lampard looked at Wang Ai again: "Actually, he wouldn't say that if I went to Arsenal."
"How long will he be at Manchester City? Will he retire here?"
"I don't dare to think about that." Lampard shook his head: "Chelsea didn't keep me, let alone Manchester City? In fact, the MLS is a good place to go. There are almost no taboos in culture, a lot of money, and a lot of attention. Others The league includes your Chinese Super League. Although we have more money, as long as we accumulate a little bit when we are young, we don’t care much about money at this age. On the contrary, after retiring, we want to continue to do this business, and it is also very important to have contacts from the United States. , which other leagues can't offer."
Wang Ai nodded while listening: "One year?"
"Well, that is one year, at most one year. You and Yaya Toure will play the Asian Cup and the African Cup this winter, and no one in the midfield has this operation. But I'm useless after the winter, and this period What do the daily newspapers say about me?" Lampard smiled bitterly: "I don't want to either."
Wang Ai looked at the friend who was a little desolate on the opposite side with understanding: "Actually, I may have to leave next summer."
"Real Madrid? At your stage, there are actually not many places you can go to. Inter Milan and Bayern are all first-class. Now you go to Manchester United, Juventus, these first-class, and you can only stay where you are, so you can only go to the super-class. Today's Only Real Madrid and Barcelona are super-class, and it seems that you and Messi are not as easy to combine as you and Cristiano Ronaldo."
"Oh? What do you say?"
Lampard forked a large piece of salad and put it in his mouth: "It's very simple, you are the first, Messi is the second, Ronaldo is the third, and the three of you are on the same level. It is difficult for the first and the second to cooperate. , while the first and third collaborations are relatively easy.

Wang Ai looked at Leoni, and Leoni then asked, "Anything else?"
"In terms of status, although the three of you are both shooters, there is still a big difference. Messi's position is in the middle, Cristiano Ronaldo's position is on the left, and your position is the entire frontcourt, although it looks like both of them. Okay. But in fact, Ronaldo who stays on the wing will leave you more space, while Messi can only leave you on the wing. This way, your characteristics will be weakened for a long time."
Watching Lampard swallow a mouthful of green vegetables, but it seemed that he still hadn't finished speaking, Leoni asked again, "Anything else?"
"Yes, you are my good friend. You were the biggest star in the Chelsea team. We all usually watch your games and listen to your news, so we have studied them deeply." Lampard is a little proud. "Actually, in terms of talent, you and Messi are on the same level. Cristiano Ronaldo has no talent compared to the two of you, but he is very hardworking, so he is a lot ahead of everyone except the two of you. The two of you are considered the three super giants. But when you compare them together, he's not good. So what?"
Lampard spread his hands: "Your talent is the last shot, which is shooting. All your previous actions serve the goal. You don't care whether you run fast or not, as long as you can bring the ball close to the goal. Messi is not, he is more about process."
Leoni glanced at Wang Ai and smiled and said, "That is to say, Doctor is only good-looking when he shoots, and Messi is good-looking when he is on the court?"
Lampard looked at the two of them with a smile, nodded, and laughed before saying anything: "That's it, we all think so. So for a long time, your talent has not been praised, people only praised your talent. Efficiency, but I really like watching Messi play. But in the end, you win."
Everyone laughed for a while before Lampard said: "This fact, not only me, everyone actually understands that in theory, you shoot and Messi dribble is a perfect combination, but in fact it weakens the comprehensiveness of the two of you. , weakening your previous ability and weakening Messi's ability to make the final blow, neither of you will be reconciled. On the contrary, you and Ronaldo are in the same team, and your space is complete."
Speaking of this, Lampard shook his head in embarrassment: "It's just, I can't figure out how Ronaldo would accept you."
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Wang Ai nodded with a sigh: "Yes, this is very embarrassing. In fact, Real Madrid always wanted to invite me when I was in Munich, but the relationship between me and him has never been good."
"Two superstars are in the same team, even Real Madrid is too crowded." Speaking of which, Lampard curled his lips: "Forget it, that's your superstar's business, not my old man's business. I don't care. Wow, this bread tastes right."
A dinner for more than two hours. The second half of the meal has been removed and replaced with a little dessert and tea. The topics range from football to business, from charity to family, from vacation to games, just like they were in the countryside of Cobham.
It wasn't until the middle of the month that this long-awaited reunion dinner ended. At the last moment, Lampard was sober a lot, and he talked to Wang Ai about a technical topic that surprised him: "I watched the Community Shield in London, and with Terry, we also found that your style of play seems to have some changes?"
"Really?" Wang Ai was at a loss: "No? I've always played like this."
Lampard shook his head: "At Chelsea you scored a record-breaking 35 goals and won the Golden Boot, and how many were last season? 61? It seems that you haven't done your best yet? The efficiency has almost doubled, can you not? change?"
"That's true." Wang Ai pondered, and suddenly became interested: "What has changed?"
"It feels like you are more concise. I remember a few of your shots in the Community Shield that could not be completed under normal circumstances, but you completed it, omitting the very important links in the middle, which brought rhythm. Quick, make the opponent unable to adapt." Lampard recalled: "Did you train in Munich for two years?"
Wang Ai shook his head: "I can't tell, I didn't do this deliberately."
Lampard sighed: "Two super-giant wars, the whole world is holding its breath for you. Under that kind of pressure, I am afraid that no one will notice other things, but will only focus on improving the number of goals."
Speaking of this, Lampard suddenly looked directly at Wang Ai: "Wang, my dear friend, although you haven't noticed this change, it is very important and powerful. I don't know if you can really master it, but I promise once you get the hang of it, you'll shock the world again."