The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Goatseye]

Hiku said:

I actually read a statistics around a year ago that showed that prominent EPL players moving to Spain have historically had a tougher time adjusting than La Liga players moving to EPL.

As for Messi? According to Mourinho, he would take that EPL team to win a Champion's League title:

"I am saying that a team with that boy is a different team, is a different story," Mourinho said on Friday.
"This season was the first season for many, many years that I wasn't there [Semi Finals of the CL], but, watching Messi, you don't miss being there!" the Chelsea manager stated.
"You enjoy it so much that you don't think about not being there. You just think about what the guy did."
"People think in the wrong way," Mourinho said. "One thing is a team. Another thing is a team with Messi. It is a different story."

"So, when people analyse teams, you have to remember that this boy makes everything different. He makes everything different."

"I think this guy makes the gap by himself. You have doubts that [Manchester] City with Messi can win the Champions League? Or Arsenal with Messi can win the Champions League? Or Chelsea with Messi can win the Champions League? Or Man United with Messi can win the Champions League? Don't you think? I think so."

La Liga showed how shitty of a player Beckham really was.

M.Owen didn't fare well, nor did Pennant and many more. McManaman was probably the most successful and that says it all.