http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/O...Matthaus-Bundesliga-set-to-conquer-the-world/
According to Matthaus, in the last 12 years, teams in Bundesliga have spent 1.2 billion euros on youth development, and this has benefited the league and country.
“This is a good investment. This is not the end. I see other young players coming soon to the national team and they come from academies, too.
“Twenty years ago, players would go to Juventus from Bayern but now players come from Juventus to Bayern. Coaches from Bundesliga would go to Spain but now coaches are coming to Germany.
“Not only German players but big names like Raul Gonzalez came to the league. Now Vidal is the best example. He could have gone to England and earned 50% more but why he came to Germany?
“I do not have to ask him because the German championship is very interesting. We have the best stadiums and amazing spectators,” he said.
Another selling point for Bundesliga is their end-to-end matches. It has kept their fans glued to the television and off their seats in stadiums.
“Last year, on the 34th game day, we had nine games but behind it, it was a lottery. Six final games that decide qualification for the Champions League, Europa League and relegation.
“Each game day feels like a final. I do not see this anywhere in Europe, not in Italy or Spain. We also have the highest average score of all leagues - 3.1 goals,” he said.
He came to Malaysia as a promo for Bundesliga, they are currently partnering Fox Sports and trying to up the marketing to compete with EPL. Meanwhile Serie A, is dropped from the broadcasting in this country . Wonder what the fuck Tavechio is doing.
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The serie A is actually competitive. Even if Juve has won 4 years in a row. The teams in the league are more competitive. Juventus doesn't beat teams 5,7,8,9 - nil. Bayern does that often. Even the guys on espnFC yesterday said its a miracle that the seats are full every week because the league is basically weak if it not for Bayern and maybe Dortmund giving a bit of a challenge
Bayern also hammered second place Serie A team, 7-1 in Roma's own backyard. Teams in Bundesliga are good and competitive, just that Bayern is obviously one step above them everyone else, with only Madrid and Barca in the same tier with them.
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And their stadium is made in such a way,it's family friendly, with new stadiums, good view, its always been like that. The current Serie A could do alot learning from them on the stadium aspects.