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Champions League 23/24 (1 Viewer)

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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • May 3, 2024
  • #246
Travs said:
I don't actually think there's a lot in it across the top 4 or 5 european leagues.

I looked at it statistically a year or so ago.... taking the amount of different league winners in each of the last 10 years, all the leagues were similar (in fact England had a slight lead i think). Same with runners up. Obviously if you only go back 7/8 years or so, then the recent dominance of teams like PSG/Bayern/Juve pushes the balance even further in England's favour.

However England was lagging a little behind in terms of different top 4 teams in the last decade, which points to other leagues being a little more competitive in depth than "we" like to think.

Of course strength is more subjective.... and of course the top 4 teams in other big leagues have not always got the benefit of champions league money, which again helps England.... and of course none of the above accounts for teams in the bottom half.

I just did it to counter an argument elsewhere that "Premier League is the most competitive and thats that" just because that gets peddled on Sky Sports.

However on the other hand it would be foolish to ignore the amount of money floating round the premier league which probably makes it slightly the strongest at the moment... but the gap isn't huge at all.
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The quality of teams at the bottom of Serie A is worse than the PL, a lot of the teams are made of players who'd be in the Championship in England. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere recently that the clubs at the bottom of the PL made more money than most of those at the top of Serie A. It's hardly surprising about the quality of the bottom of the Serie A with the way in which the money is then distributed across the league.
 

covcity4life

Well-Known Member
  • May 3, 2024
  • #247
Sick Boy said:
The quality of teams at the bottom of Serie A is worse than the PL, a lot of the teams are made of players who'd be in the Championship in England. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere recently that the clubs at the bottom of the PL made more money than most of those at the top of Serie A. It's hardly surprising about the quality of the bottom of the Serie A with the way in which the money is then distributed across the league.
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Of course but it doesn't mean it'd a poor league. This will be an issue for many leagues outside of England
 
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napolimp

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  • May 3, 2024
  • #248
Sick Boy said:
The quality of teams at the bottom of Serie A is worse than the PL, a lot of the teams are made of players who'd be in the Championship in England. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere recently that the clubs at the bottom of the PL made more money than most of those at the top of Serie A. It's hardly surprising about the quality of the bottom of the Serie A with the way in which the money is then distributed across the league.
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Any chatter on where Berardi might go, should Sassuolo be releagted?
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • May 3, 2024
  • #249
napolimp said:
Any chatter on where Berardi might go, should Sassuolo be releagted?
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Juve, Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina are supposed to be interested but can’t see them buying him while out long-term.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • May 3, 2024
  • #250
covcity4life said:
Of course but it doesn't mean it'd a poor league. This will be an issue for many leagues outside of England
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As much as I enjoy arguing, I can’t disagree…I’d rather watch it than the PL these days.
 
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napolimp

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  • May 3, 2024
  • #251
Sick Boy said:
Juve, Milan, Napoli and Fiorentina are supposed to be interested but can’t see them buying him while out long-term.
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We're not in the running then ? He really picked up his long term injury at just the wrong time.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • May 3, 2024
  • #252
napolimp said:
We're not in the running then ? He really picked up his long term injury at just the wrong time.
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I read something about him having to settle for an offer from a lower-placed club if none of them come in for him
 

covcity4life

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  • May 3, 2024
  • #253
Sick Boy said:
As much as I enjoy arguing, I can’t disagree…I’d rather watch it than the PL these days.
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I tend to watch prem via motd now. And live games less and less

Serie a I watch alot live

France spain and Germany via highlights shows and the odd big game live
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 7, 2024
  • #254
Come on Dortmund…
 

Paul Anthony

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  • May 7, 2024
  • #255
Think the only thing PSG haven't managed to hit so far is the back of the net, hit the post twice, twice off the bar. Hit the post twice in the first leg as well.
 

skybluecam

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #256
The bernabeu post renovation is incredible.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #257
Bayern have hit on the counter quite a few times but messed up the final ball. Real seem to be hitting the woodwork more often than PSG
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #258
Just as I write that...absolutely brilliant goal from Davies
 

Paul Anthony

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #259
Brilliant goal, and completely against the run of play as well.
 

Paul Anthony

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #260
Real level, Bayern player down holding his face.... One for VAR?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #261
Paul Anthony said:
Real level, Bayern player down holding his face.... One for VAR?
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Definite foul...pushed him with both hands
 
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Paul Anthony

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #262
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Definite foul...pushed him with both hands
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Yeah, clear as day that one on the replay.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #263
VAR took about 1 minute and correct decision made. Imagine the faffing about over here?
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #264
clint van damme said:
VAR took about 1 minute and correct decision made. Imagine the faffing about over here?
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Also good of the referee to tell everyone else to sod off and let him look at the replay. Thought yesterday's ref in the PSG game was very good too, took no shit and controlled it excellently.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #265
I've been looking at a Der Klassiker final since the quarters.

If that was to happen heart would want Dortmund as they do things the right way but head would want Kane to go into the Euros having broken his curse on the biggest stage in club football.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #266
Liquid Gold said:
I've been looking at a Der Klassiker final since the quarters.

If that was to happen heart would want Dortmund as they do things the right way but head would want Kane to go into the Euros having broken his curse on the biggest stage in club football.
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I'd be happy if either club won it to be honest. Kane deserves silverware, Dortmund are just a great club and one heck of a story for Ian Maatsen too. Would be funny for Sancho to win that while ten Haag gets sacked at Man Utd...
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #267
Neuer does a Collins
 
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clint van damme

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #268
Neuer channelling his inner Bobby Collins
 
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Paul Anthony

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #269
That's a shocker.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #270
Also bonkers of Tuchel to take Sane and Kane off the pitch at 1-0, they're fucked now
 
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Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #271
Goes to show, goalies mistakes are so costly, if that was Collins for us theyd be an absolute meltdown to get Wilson in
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #272
Hate them , flukey bastards
 
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Paul Anthony

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #273
It's all gone to shit for Bayern now.
 

TomRad85

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #274
Awful subs from Tuchel. He's a shite manager.

Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #275
Evo1883 said:
Hate them , flukey bastards
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The turd that never flushes
 
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Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #276
skybluecam said:
The bernabeu post renovation is incredible.
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Looks like an air fryer outside
 

Evo1883

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  • May 8, 2024
  • #277
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The turd that never flushes
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Fuxking wank in game management by that twat of a kid pretending to be injured and tuchels subs, to neuers mistake ..flukey fuckers
 

Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #278
The var for offside should be scrapped, that was no different to Haji Wright's, the desicions when millimetres are involved is a joke, still pissed off as you can tell
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #279
Evo1883 said:
Fuxking wank in game management by that twat of a kid pretending to be injured and tuchels subs, to neuers mistake ..flukey fuckers
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Just need Maatsen to channel what he learned from MR and apply it to Vinicius
 

Evo1883

Well-Known Member
  • May 8, 2024
  • #280
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Just need Maatsen to channel what he learned from MR and apply it to Vinicius
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Nah madrid will win it again ..ZzZzzz
 
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