No i don't. You didn't understand what i was trying to say. I honestly don't rate English NT very much. But that doesn't change the fact that english football could be good nonetheless. What i want to say is that NT and LEAGUE are two pair of shoes. Of course Derby or sth is not the prime of today's football, but honestly, if i had to bet on ManU - Inter (the two leaders of the respective leagues we are comparing) i wouldn't bet a dime on inter. And look at the CL-Finals, they must be doing SOMETHING to be successful. I don't say that english football is the best, but you can't be so shortsighted and say that serie-a is above everything. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, there is no 'better' league. As i said, speaking of MYSELF, i must say that very often i'm much more entertained by the EPL. If it's the better football? Don't know... but the better 'entertainment' for sure (for me).
And saying EPL is just force like you said is wrong. The times when Serie-A is only defence, Liga is only dancing and EPL is only beating up each other are OVER, there's no argument about that. The huge amount of foreigners (especially in england) make it a nice-to-see mix of tactics. In EVERY league
And saying EPL is just force like you said is wrong. The times when Serie-A is only defence, Liga is only dancing and EPL is only beating up each other are OVER, there's no argument about that. The huge amount of foreigners (especially in england) make it a nice-to-see mix of tactics. In EVERY league
But what we are doing is analyzing Lampard's foolish statement that tries to argue that it's alright if we play long balls because of the teams in the Semifinals of the Champions League This statement is wrong on two fronts because 1) The top four English sides don't play English football in Europe and 2) long balls never work in the Champions League. It doesn't suit our side to play with long balls and English tactics because as Burke already said we don't have pacy wingers and big guys up top to handle this sort of game.
And to respond to your other point, the fact that there aren't many Englishmen on the top English teams IS a problem for them. Not only does it show they don't have many talents, but also that their better players are not developing under the best managers and clubs possible. They're all phased out by the foreigners, which DOES stunt the growth of their own side.
