03 Aug 2017 10:25:14
If we look back a few years,
GK. we had Cech, arguably one of the best in the world during his time with us.
RB. Ivanovic, wasn't the most gifted but you knew what you were getting from him.
CB. Terry and Carvalho once again two of the worlds top CB's during their time with us.
LB. Ashley Cole, during his time with us he was undoubtedly the best left back out there.
CM. Lampard, Ballack and Essien. Three of the best cm's in their prime although Ballack was a little past his prime when he joined us.
ST. Drogba, easily one if not the best striker while he was here in his prime.
Now looking at these players, almost all of them would have walked into any side in the world. Now we have Hazard, probably Kante and maybe Courtois who would walk into most teams.
Then you look around Europe's big teams (Real, Barca, Bayern and Juve), half of their teams would walk into our first team. Now I know it's not all about having a team of superstars as Kante and others have proven, but to me it just shows how far we and the rest of the Premier League have fallen behind against the rest of Europe.
03 Aug 2017 10:39:00
I understand what you are saying and I felt we should have been more dominant with those players than we were BUT the Premiership is ultra competitive and no other league will you find a top team regularly coming unstuck against someone in the lower half of the table, no other league is as intense. In Spain and Germany the big teams play a handful of very competitive games and the rest are virtually training matches and they then go into European games well practiced and less tired. Put the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Premiership and of course they could win it but they would not dominate and we would see many, not all, of their so called superstars turn out to be very ordinary.
03 Aug 2017 11:10:37
Generally one should accept that there are bigger and wealthier clubs.2004,2005,2006 will never come back again.
03 Aug 2017 12:53:19
Money spent on signings since 2008
£1228 Man City
£901 Man Utd
£843 PSG
£690 R. Madrid
£651 Barcelona
£542 Chelsea
Not a bad return on trophys i would say antibot.
03 Aug 2017 15:16:00
antibot at it again haha.
03 Aug 2017 17:57:45
Ryan you've just confirmed what I wrote about.
03 Aug 2017 19:57:22
There are not bigger and wealthier. Chelsea were one of the few to turn profits. they've got plenty money just haven't splashed it needlessly like city.