| Ka-pi96 said: Don't like the Falcao example? How about Ricky van Wolfswinkel? Ricardo Quaresma? Eliaquim Mangala? Playing well in a foreign league is no guarantee of success when moving somewhere else. Proved many times by many players in many countries. Michael Owen played 36/38 league games at Real Madrid, hardly second fiddle. Besides, I said past their prime and considering he didn't fare much better upon returning to England I think it's fair to say that he was already past his prime by then. McManaman and Beckham didn't do that badly, besides they were both nearing the ends of their careers anyways, so like I said past their prime. Bad coaching? So that's why loads of players want to play here? That's why until a couple of years ago it was ranked as the best league in the world and has been ranked that way more than any other, with the exception of the Spanish league? That's why many of the best coaches want to, or already are, in England? |
Wolfswinkel was an average striker at most when he played for Sporting of Lisbon.
Quaresma went to Chelsea when Mourinho was f*cking him up big time at Inter. Making him play defensively, when Quaresma was a free spirited winger, full of flair.
Mangala will be one of the top 3 defenders in the league if Pellegrini get his act together.
Players want to go to EPL because of the money and supporters' fair play.
And about coaches? Look how many of them EPL imports.
