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Has the EPL hype machine finally run out of steam?
Best league in the world? Surely Sky can't keep peddling this hyperbole with a straight face.
Very poor showing from the English clubs in Europe over the past few seasons, must be getting to the point where it starts to affect the UEFA co-efficient rankings - wouldn't be surprised if England goes the way of Italy and loses a place. #js |
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It goes in cycles
About 6 or 7 years ago we had 3 english teams in the semis then Spanish and German teams became the best plus the Italians and Dutch have had spells at producing top sides (an all Italian final at OT IIRC) I'm sure our time will come round again and it's good for european football competitions that it's spread about |
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But you're basically saying it not all that- it's actually that Swansea have too much money? |
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What a load of shit. The top English clubs still have huge wage bills and have spent millions more than most. We just have poor set-ups these days in the management and coaching department. |
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The hype machine is completely separate from the quality of football.
They'll be serving up shit football week in week out, league or Europe, and there will still be Ultra Super Dooper Sunday's from Sky, the papers will still be telling the world that an English team will win the Chapmions League at the start of the group stages. All because enough people will buy into it regardless of actual results |
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There's not enough good football played in England. No amount of spending on sub par players is going to change a culture which is flawed. Get a jammy 1-0 win over a top side and everyone hails you. In Spain, they'll bemoan how such clodhoppers got into the next round of the cup. The standard of punditry lags way behind that in rugby. |
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