Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!
Roberto Firmino
#GoonLife
Ethiopians came out the blue yesterday started claiming him.The two best strikers in the league begin their campaigns with a brace each
@dtownreppin214 we comin for that top spot
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Best Saudi players always made huge salaries even before they started their foreign recruitment scheme.
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Entirely different business model and incentives at play in the Saudi league, compared to typical league where teams attempt to recoup on their assets where possible.
In the Saudi instance, their clubs have always had a backstop from their Government or wealthy royal sponsors so never really had to operate like financially prudent or viable entities. As a result they had very little reason to try to move their players abroad and agitated against the idea whenever floated. For the players themselves, the best always made huge wages and were stars at home, so had very little incentive to move abroad. The only feeder club dynamics are internal, where smaller clubs outside of the big 3 sell their best young talent to Al Hilal/Ittihad/Nassr.
I actually agree that this dynamic has capped the development for their best players, who could have used the competition and experience they would get abroad. Part of the argument for the latest experiment is by recruiting top quality foreigners to the league, the Saudis themselves will get tested and improve their level. But the fact Saudi players dont go abroad, isn't simply about talent level. Totally right about that IMO.
To a lesser extent, you have a similar phenomeon in Egyptian football, where best players often see joining Al Ahly/Zamalek as the pinnacle of their career. Even now vast majority of their NT is domestic-based. Would still favour them head to head against a domestic-based US team.
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Ounahi seems to be in favour with Marseilles new manager. Quality goal yesterday:
Dawg, the Saudi thing ain’t that deep. Qatar had something similar in the past. If brehs wanna watch it, let em cook.
You didn't check the other quotes, it's already there.
The Eliminator
All Star
15 year contract to spread the fee and it's all good
Serie A teams have huge squads.
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wut?
you ain't serious.
nothing to do with what i said. france has only been a top team recently.
up until recently people generally believed that breh players could not play responsible roles on the field well. that brehs could only be attackers.
not goalies. not midfield generals.
france team 1984
france team 2018
you ain't serious.that was platini with his 9 goals. and "top team" is NOT based on one competition. the "magic square" (midfield) had one breh.
"Michel Platini's nine goals remains a record in a single European Championship."
yeah. that money sure plays football well
.what position did abramovich play?
wut?
