I don’t know what he’d be comparing it to, in terms of strength of depth what league is stronger than the premier league?
La Liga? Both Real and Barca are broke and still trying to do the whole super league thing. But none of the other teams can really break the hegemony.
The Bundesliga Where Bayern have just won their 10th title in a row
Serie A ??? Maybe up to the mid 1990s
In the UCL there’s been an English club in the final four out of the last five seasons with two wins
What clear evidence?Originally Posted by IBK
Erm, OK - let's just dispense with the clear evidence and go with the gut, eh
That some of the top teams make it to the latter stages of the Euro competitions sometimes?
So fuck.
Upper middle to bottom are atrocious and this arsenal team finishing 5th says it all. It's, by far, the worst Arsenal team I've seen in over 20 years and it was in contention for 4th until the last game of the season, ffs. Crazy.
The strength of a league is relative to any other league and there’s no evidence that any other league is stronger than ours
So you could be making the argument that the overall quality of footballers currently is not great (it’s not an argument I am unsympathetic to, whilst the fact that Ronaldo or Messi have been winners of the balllon d’or for years either suggests there is a lack of imagination on FIFA’s part or that we don’t have the top quality footballers that we used to)
The fact that a lot of teams have struggled to get themselves a top striker (City, Us, United, Chelsea) tends to indicate that they are at a premium
But similarly I think City and Liverpool are sides with an embarrassment of riches just on their own, and would best most other club sides on the continent on their day
Jesus medical is done and an announcement is imminent.
We’re also expected to bid 35m for Martinez.
come on, it's a better team than when we had a defence made up of Mustafi, Kola and Luiz, and Willian starting every game...
I don’t really get the Martinez signing, 35 million for a left back/central defender. This is money that needs to be spent on central midfieldJesus medical is done and an announcement is imminent.
We’re also expected to bid 35m for Martinez.
Another season with Xhaka will give me an aneurysm
Plus Saliba, Gabriel and White in central defence. If we play Tavares in the group stages of the Europa league that’s not going to be an issue with overplaying Tierney. And actually if anything we need right back cover as Cedric is awful, at least Tavares for his defensive and positioning fuck ups has pace
That team had some attacking threat, at least.
The front 3s Arsenal have been fielding this season are abysmal.
Agreed here, tbh. He's also 5 9", ffs.
Imagine him and White as a pairing??
I said earlier that it only makes sense if he can actually play CM. Even then, I'd much rather an actual CM.
Just seems a lot of money for a player to not be first choice in any position.
I'd leave the defense as it is, tbh. I'd play White at RB ahead of Cedric, who's fuckin horrible, and Saka at LB, if Taveres is really off. Plenty of CBs there already.
Every penny should be spent on the MF or front 3.
Yeah I don’t get it either, you have to think that maybe the club just consider him an exceptional talent? I guess if Tavares is loaned out then we’ll definitely need another LB option as Tierney can’t be relied on to complete a whole season.
Maybe Holding could be sold to pave way too?
Ornstein says Chelsea are close to agreeing a 55m deal with Leeds for Raphinha.
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