Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[blues_funk_reggae]

I think Spurs and Arsenal had good windows.

 

[EA]

I would say Tierney is the better attacker than Robertson, crossing, I give the edge to Robertson tho. And defending Robertson is better, but Tierney has played as a CB, especially in a 3 man defence. But Robertson got them born at high altitude lungs.

The fact that he’s comparable to Robertson is a good sign. The level of physicality isn’t that different between the EPL and the Scottish league so hopefully, he can adjust.

 

[nyknick]

Says the man who wanted 90m+ for his CB.

Not the PL fault that the runners of Italian football are incompetent. And the Italian transfer system is about favours and backhanders.

He should be more concerned about Napoli trying to stop Juve.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Maybe he can produce a film where Napoli win the league.

 

[Trajan]

"There is not a real good and fair competition between England and the other countries"- Napoli president on transfer costs

EPL got too much drip?

I was just about to say. EPL got too much financial firepower. A mid table team like Everton can outspend most teams in other leagues apart from the very elite dominant teams

Seria A can't compete if you're not named Juve. This is not 2000.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Ceballos got that job. especially away from home.

I hope Iwobi can get a chance to play that role at Everton.

Honestly I'm happy Iwobi moves out to Everton. Hopefully he'll get more game time and will develop into the No. 10 position we badly need for the Nigerian national team.

 

[African_brehda]

He should be more concerned about Napoli trying to stop Juve.

Yeah, that's never happening. Inter has that job now

 

[Switch]

 

[eufemism]

If Florentino gets Neymar it's over

 

[Yayo Toure]

I thought breh had a transfer lined up.

He is German and the German boys not named Ozil do tend to have a hard on for Bayern. Plus i thought him and Pep aint on the best terms.

They never actually made a bid. Everything that came out was just Bayern and their journalist trying to persuade the kid.

 

[Montez]

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.

 

[Montez]

Double...

Think City will regress or focus on the CL

 

[Premeditated]

Rakitic

so many times this a$$hole missed Dembele in some good spots last season.

That's Valverde mans though. If it was up to him, he'll play Busquet, Vidal and Rakitic midfield everytime

 

[Premeditated]

maybe because they finished 3rd last year?

also youre being a bit disingenuous with those positives there: cho, jorginho, azpilacueta (sp?), rudiger, rlc, kepa, zouma as well as kante would all walk in to man u, arsenal or spurs' starting lineup

none of those are creative players whatsoever

 

[Yayo Toure]

Premier league will continue to be the most watched league because of all the great players and how ambitious many of the teams are. The other top leagues haven't done as great of a job marketing as the premier league, and they are so poor at distributing the TV money and sponsorships that the same teams dominate year after year and it's boring.

Instead of blaming the premier league, they should step their game up and distribute money so other teams can compete. Nobody wants to watch Bayern win 9 years in a row.