Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

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Montez said:
  1. The Premier League being this rich is terrible for football. Essentially made the rest of Europe 1 or 2 team leagues.
  2. Quality of football has dropped noticeably in the last 10 years as teams/countries aim to keep up (Death of the attacking midfielder and no.9)
  3. Players aren’t developed anymore, we have a bunch of training ground created machines
  4. Artificial Transfer Fees
  5. Clubs spending on Credit (Barcelona)
Gonna speed up the Super League.
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1. Nah, the Prem is a better product than other leagues and the revenue sharing gives more parity amongst the teams. Also being an English speaking product helps.
2. I haven't been watching ball that long so I can't speak to this @Kunty McPhuck
3. Not sure about this one, I think the game has evolved and there's more emphasis on running certain sequences with greater definition that just feeling the game out e.g. high press
4. Yea, this is a problem. It'll crash soon though
5. I mean this is a lot of businesses. Spend on credit with the hope to recoup that money later.
 
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Didn't hate Iwobi but for $40 Milly good bye.
With Nelson, Martnelli, and Saka that's money well recouped. They'll be the cup players and can do what he was gonna do anyway.

Wish he had a third striker but Pepe will fill that role when necessary. Would have rather seen Eddie stay or get loaned abroad.

Ozil wasn't going anywhere and has looked rejuvenated

Mustafi will play some RB.

Who's the odd man out in the middle. Xhaka, Tereria, Mateo, Willock, Ceballos.
 
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Montez said:
The Premier League being this rich is terrible for football. Essentially made the rest of Europe 1 or 2 team leagues.
  • Quality of football has dropped noticeably in the last 10 years as teams/countries aim to keep up (Death of the attacking midfielder and no.9)
  • Players aren’t developed anymore, we have a bunch of training ground created machines
  • Artificial Transfer Fees
  • Clubs spending on Credit (Barcelona)
Gonna speed up the Super League.
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Europe has generally been a 1-2 team, some countries 3 team leagues since like forever.

Did people have issue when Lyon were running 7 titles on the trot at their peak? Now it's just PSG.

Germany always been Bayern and then everyone else.

Spain always been Real and Barca, we have to be thankful to Atletico for making it a 3 in recent times. But Valencia fell away, over spending and getting into debt trying to stay with Real and Barca. Barca and Real doing their own TV deals to phuck everyone else over has nothing to do with the PL.

Italy always been Juve, Inter and Milan.

Portugal always been Benfica, Sporting and Porto

Holland always been Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord

Belgium was Anderlecht and Standard Liege.

Sporting and Feyenoord cases they are a clear third team, who will win the league from time to time, maybe once every 5-6 years. Every now and again a team will have a little run for a couple of years like AZ or Wolfsburg did and then fall back to obscurity.

Football needs a rich league, otherwise transfers aren't getting done elsewhere in Europe, the money that club A pays to club B filters thru to clubs C, D and E.



The rest I can agree with.
 
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FaygoMI said:
Didn't hate Iwobi but for $40 Milly good bye.
With Nelson, Martnelli, and Saka that's money well recouped. They'll be the cup players and can do what he was gonna do anyway.

Wish he had a third striker but Pepe will fill that role when necessary. Would have rather seen Eddie stay or get loaned abroad.

Ozil wasn't going anywhere and has looked rejuvenated

Mustafi will play some RB.

Who's the odd man out in the middle. Xhaka, Tereria, Mateo, Willock, Ceballos.
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Great to have options, will def be due to who we playing, no way will have Lucas and Dani, they will get steam rolled.

One of Xhaka\Lucas will always play

Also Unai prefers a number 8 to a number 10, so possibly Dani will be taking Ozil role in many games.
 
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JDH said:
City
Pool
Spurs
Arsenal
United
Chelsea
Everton
Wolverhampton
Leicester
West Ham
Southampton
Bournemouth
Watford
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
Newcastle
Brighton
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Burnley
Norwich
Sheffield Utd
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This is roughly how I have it. Give or take a few spots, I think Palace may finish a spot or two lower. Everton might actually take a Europa spot from United or Chelsea. I'm not impressed by United at all and Chelsea won't hit their stride until mid-season imo. The Europa spots are going to be REALLY contested for this season. United, Everton, Wolves, Chelsea, and Leicester all could challenge for it.


If Arsenal can run the score up I also think they have 4th locked up.
 
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