The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[pastro243]

mZuzek said:

pastro243 said:
I don't think PL teams lost CL protagonism due to the league getting more competitive. I think top teams got more inconsistent.

Also, Spains 2(I'd add atlético) horse race gets real pressure on those sides. Just a handfull of loses or draws define the league, and those teams perform at good level in both CL and EL. It's not like Real or Barca wouldn't get similar results in other leagues.

My point wasn't that Real or Barca only do well in Spain because the league is a two horse race, it was that because they dominate Spain so much, they become stronger sides as a result. It means every year those two teams will be competing for titles and playing Champions League, and also generating loads of money, so inevitably they become very attractive teams for top players, which in turn makes them even stronger and more dominant. Instead, England's top teams "got more inconsistent" as you say because the league became considerably more competitive and that made it a lot harder for any team to dominate.

oh, I can agree with that then lol