Since Liverpool are starting their Europa League campaign tonight, may as well start this thread now.
This will be rodgers first season in Europe, so I expect he'll look to have a solid competition. I reckon AVB will take this competition more seriously than Redknapp and Newcastle will want to do well for sure. Hopefully these three teams will do well and help England's co-efficient points.
bad day for the German clubs in the Europa League meanwhile a fantastic day for the Russian clubs
One thing I like about the Europa League is its pretty open compared to the CL where realistically only a handful of clubs can win it. The group stage of the Europa League is a little dragged out though, too many clubs and the bigger teams use weakened sides but you see them field stronger teams in the knockouts. They should just make it a straight knockout format and no longer accept "CL losers" into the tournament. Also might help to have the winner of the EL gain access to the following seasons Champions League
I sure hope the PL top teams all get two properly good midfielders in the summer, as it is embarrasing to see them play in europe... Its worse than last year when chelsea parked the bus, united dropped out to minor teams, city and arsenal were poor. In pretty much every game in europe and in the UK the 6 biggest teams in the PL keep on letting lower team dominate them. Its no wonder considering Fergie just love buying strikers, wingers and keepers. Chelsea keep on using miudfielders without any ballretantion skills whatsoever, arsenal are getting worse every year, city sold good players and replaced them with poor, liverpool hasnt been liverpool for years. I want the PL to be the best league, but at the moment Im not even sure its the 3th best league in europe.. The midifeld is key to dominating games, start buying good players and not one trick players!
Don't think anyone had ever disputed him being one of the best in the league, but THE best player? There are still a few players in the league I would take over him first
Bale best in the league? Well, there is van Persie, Mata, Wilshere (YES!), Aguero, Tevez, Toure, Suarez, and who else? One of the best. Absolutely, on present form. The best? Not until he does it for longer, much consistently.
Can't compare any. They're all different players. No one in the Premier League can do what Bale does, the power he shows late on in games as well as through out, to easily beat his man with raw power and strength and then still manage to score is unrivalled. Do I think he's the best in the Premier League? Not really, but he is up there with the best. I wouldn't even be able to tell you who is the best because the ones up there as "the best" all have different qualities.
Wilshere? Come off it. Barcelona B is full of players like him.
Can't compare any. They're all different players. No one in the Premier League can do what Bale does, the power he shows late on in games as well as through out, to easily beat his man with raw power and strength and then still manage to score is unrivalled. Do I think he's the best in the Premier League? Not really, but he is up there with the best. I wouldn't even be able to tell you who is the best because the ones up there as "the best" all have different qualities.
Wilshere? Come off it. Barcelona B is full of players like him.
Wilshere is the most overrated player in the PL, he's a light version of Leon Britton. As for best player it has to be one of Suarez, Bale, RVP or Mata.
Edit: Special mention to Sandro, he was a beast before getting injured.
I just think there are other "Matas" in the world. Go to Spain and there are many his type. I love Mata, I really do, would love him here at Spurs. Just something about Bale.
This is hilarious. You guys talking how Wilshere is so overrated and yet you talking about how Bale is the best player in league:fpalm how many times has he played like this? since United game, where the hell was he at the beginning of the season. He is great player but every time he is in a good form people talk about Bale being the best player in the League. Walcott has had more goals and assist yet nobody mentions him...
This is hilarious. You guys talking how Wilshere is so overrated and yet you talking about how Bale is the best player in league:fpalm how many times has he played like this? since United game, where the hell was he at the beginning of the season. He is great player but every time he is in a good form people talk about Bale being the best player in the League. Walcott has had more goals and assist yet nobody mentions him...
He's always had it in his locker. He's having that break out season that was promised when he scored a hattrick at the San Siro, Just the fact he is now scoring and winning us games the way he is he's being spoke about. I don't see the problem. Of course when he's in good form people will talk, if he wasn't in form why would people talk? It's like van Persie, when he was scoring goals for fun people were talking. He probably scored last game, I genuinely can't remember but it doesn't seem like he's been the one scoring Man Utds goals and the main man the past few weeks.
You're comparing Walcott to Bale? using the "goals and assists" stat. The fact no one mentions him is because as a footballer, he's rubbish. Superb pace, a good finish on him, that's it. You're telling me if AVB went up to Wenger tomorrow and said in the summer we will give you Gareth Bale if you give us Theo Walcott, Wenger and every Arsenal fan would say no thanks? :lol
It's dumb to compare assists, because they rely on another player converting the chance. For example:
Let's say Player A crosses in 3 beautiful balls that flash across the face of goal and each time a player dives in and just can't reach them.
Player B passes to his teammate in the middle of the pitch. His teammate then runs towards goal, beating 4 men before slotting home.
Player B gets an assist despite hardly contributing to the goal or creating the chance at all. But he still gets an assist. Player A sets up 3 fantastic chances but because no one could convert them, he gets no assist.
It's a flawed system is basically what I'm saying.
If Jordan Rhodes was in the Prem, you wouldn't even know who Gareth Bale was!! With Bentley's crossing ability he's about to get a whole lot more clinical. Look out!!:avit:
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