Champions League 25/26

[jamrock]

English teams take turns at the top. United vs Chelsea mid to late 00s, then Liverpool vs City in mid to late 10s, then City vs Arsenal in early 00s, it seems it can become Arsenal vs Chelsea for 2-3 sesons.

Only Tottenham is never in the mix

Yep always 2-3, never this 5+ some keep talking about.

 

[JamDav1982]

EPL looked strongest league by a clear factor 3-5 years ago when City and Liverpool used to battle it out in fierce competition deep into the season. And both consistenty got deep in CL also.

Arsenal looks to have settled as main EPL competitor in the league and Europe, but they need another consistent challenger at least. A team that stays there at the top consistenty and is a big gun in Europe. Chelsea look closest. City are off, and Liverpool started a rebuild on the wrong foot.

Arsenal and league dont need that at all.

It wont add quality to league if not two teamd going back and forth like Spain for most seasons is.

 

[serghei]

Arsenal and league dont need that at all.

It wont add quality to league if not two teamd going back and forth like Spain for most seasons is.

It builds consistency for said teams to prove themselves in CL year after year against the best teams of other leagues, like PSG, Bayern, Madrid etc. That is the real battle arena, CL final stages. Quarters and especially semis signals the prime cut of the top European teams.

Doesn't matter that much if Everton for instance is better than midtable sides in other leagues, the bigger clubs from those leagues are gonna handle them just like a not so great Barcelona handled a good but not top class EPL side in Newcastle.

 

[JamDav1982]

It builds consistency for said teams to prove themselves in CL year after year against the best teams of other leagues, like PSG, Bayern, Madrid etc. That is the real battle arena, CL final stages.

Your argument is Arsenal are worse off in CL if win EPL by a distance?

No chance.

Barca are in two team league... done fuck all for them in CL in recent years.

 

[Loki]

Bayern looked shite. PL is the best atm.. sad to realize.

Bayern has the same problem we do, or even Madrid. Without a sugardaddy, it's impossible to have a squad depth big enough to rotate without losing quality. At some point, your starting XI falls off because of injuries or simply fatigue and your bench players are not on the same level. English clubs don't have that problem, they can easily afford 15-20 players of similar quality. We don't play by the same rules anymore.

 

[JamDav1982]

Flip side of it is also that EPL is far more competitve and physically demanding.

 

[serghei]

Need to see what a club is made of after they get the title they've been chasing for years. Does winning become the standard, or you throw a big party of happiness and eventually drop the level soon after.

EPL fans use this "league competitiveness" to excuse a lot of things. SAF dominated this league. Pep dominated it not long ago. The issue is it is hard to get to the level to dominate for an extended period.

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Liverpool's COOKED
No saving them

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Liverpool's COOKED
No saving them

they're only missing a new manager

no club statement yet

 

[Tyler]

Who was the clown here that tried to convince me that Pavlovic is a better player than Rice a few weeks ago?

Rice absolutely schooled him last night 😂

 

[Andresito]

Who was the clown here that tried to convince me that Pavlovic is a better player than Rice a few weeks ago?

Rice absolutely schooled him last night 😂

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