Premier League 25/26

[ToranagaSama]

PL's greatness is still exaggerated. This time probably truly better than La Liga overall compared to 10 years ago but ultimately pointless in which league the 8th placed team is stronger. I won't waste my time watching Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace nor Espanyol vs. Getafe. Those are teams which have 90 % local fanbases anyway. What matters internationally is which of the top 2 or 3 teams go far in the CL and come April I'd still bet money on Barca, RM, PSG, Bayern and even some Italian shithousery like Inter again rather than Arsenal and Chelsea.

Good for them peaking in November but Chelsea have played 3 of the 5 CL matches at home so far, 2 of those they played against 10 men for 73 and 46 minutes respectively, while not winning either of their 2 away games, including 2-2 against Qarabag and 1-3 against Bayern (while the reverse result for Arsenal at the Emirates now somehow puts Arsenal as the "current best team in the world").

PL still lots of talk and premature ejaculation. They can back it up a little better now than in the past but still not as much to show for it. 3 English CLs to 6 Spanish CLs in the past 10 years and I think we all know that neither Liverpool nor City will ever be as good or better as they were at their recent peaks under Klopp and Pep anymore from here on. Stokesenal being the new English pride is about right though.

 

[Jenks]

6 CLs in 10 years becomes a lot less impressive when you realise they're all from the same two teams that the entire league is built to maximise the output of, the ONLY two La Liga teams that have ever won it.

 

[ToranagaSama]

And City and Chelsea winning it after being bought by oligarchs is impressive why? City would probably not even be in the Premier League if not for some bored Arabs.

 

[jamrock]

6 CLs in 10 years becomes a lot less impressive when you realise they're all from the same two teams that the entire league is built to maximise the output of, the ONLY two La Liga teams that have ever won it.

Its more impressive than needed an entire country to come in, buy a team, copy FC Barcelona to finally win won.

 

[Jenks]

Its more impressive than needed an entire country to come in, buy a team, copy FC Barcelona to finally win won.

If the league is built for Real and Barca to succeed no matter what then you basically already have an entire country backing you. Besides, the argument was about the strength of the respective leagues, and Chelsea finished 6th and 4th the years they won it.

 

[jamrock]

If the league is built for Real and Barca to succeed no matter what then you basically already have an entire country backing you. Besides, the argument was about the strength of the respective leagues, and Chelsea finished 6th and 4th the years they won it.

Which tells us what exactly that they focused on the CL because it was their best chance of winning something?.

To the best of my knowledge we've had 3 teams winning la liga in the past decade which matches exactly the EPL

4 teams in the CL final, Vs 3.

Then in the EL it's not a comparison, la Liga clears.

The EPL is the best league in the world now, but the gap has not been that big over the last 15-10 years, the gap is a very modern thing, 4ish years at most.

Thanks tebas