Michael Owen discredits 質 of the 首相 League by explaining 'you don't even have to be that good anymore' to (1)偽造する／(2)徐々に進む a career in the English 最高の，を越す-flight

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Michael Owen has downplayed the 質 of the 首相 League?after 明言する／公表するing you can have a 'decent career' in the English 最高の，を越す-flight 簡単に by 存在 an '競技者'.

The 43-year-old has enjoyed a career as a pundit after retiring from playing in 2013 に引き続いて stints at Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Manchester 部隊d.

However, Owen - who is still あられ／賞賛するd as the only Englishman to have ever won the Ballon d'Or?- believes it is now easier for players to feature in the 首相 League.

The 分割 i s 広範囲にわたって-regarded as the most 競争の激しい league in world football, but, Owen explained 'you don't even have to be that good anymore' to play in the 首相 League.

'支援する in the day there were 負担s of 広大な／多数の／重要な players that were 絶対の ballers, 適切に talented footballers,' he told William Hill's podcast Up 前線 with Simon Jordan.

Michael Own has downplayed the 質 of talent 現在／一般に featuring in the 首相 League

Owen starred during his younger years at Liverpool before going on to play for other 首相 League clubs

Owen 示唆するd he would be as prolific as Man City's Erling Haaland if he was playing in the modern 首相 League

'Now, if you can just run a bit その上の than everyone else and pass the ball from A to B, then you can have a decent career in the 首相 League. You don't even have to be that good anymore.

'You used to have to have real 技術 and せいにするs to be a 最高の，を越す player ? you had to be a footballer. Now you have to be an 競技者.'

Owen 得点する／非難する／２０d 163 goals in 362 首相 League 外見s with his most profitable （一定の）期間 coming at Anfield where starred at the start of the new Millenium.

傷害s 疫病／悩ますd Owen with him 結局 retiring at the age of 33 に引き続いて a final year in the 最高の，を越す-flight playing at Stoke.

The 首相 League has continued to grow over the past １０年間 with Man City striker Erling Haaland 現在／一般に the most potent goalscorer in the 分割.

Owen has (1)偽造する／(2)徐々に進むd a career as a pundit since retiring from playing in 2013 at the age of 33

Owen believes he would be able to 得点する／非難する／２０ goals at the same level as the Man City talent if he was playing in the 首相 League nowadays while in his prime.

'If I was playing in today's game I would be 得点する／非難する／２０ing at the same level as all of the 最高の，を越す strikers. I 絶対 believe that,' 追加するd Owen.

'You look at some of the players in my 世代, Brazilian Ronaldo for example ? is Erling Haaland really better than him? Thierry Henry is another.

'I love Haaland but can you really say that if you put Henry or Ronaldo in this Manchester City 味方する, that they wouldn't 得点する／非難する／２０ at the same 率? Of course they would.'