The most compelling reasons for the poor showing in Europe has to be revealed once and for all, Money! Money! Money!
Here me out folks, it pays handsomely to finish in top four than winning CL or Europa and that's the bottom line folks. With massive TV deals that is the envy of Europe, the BPL teams have no appetite for some European adventure.
With so many teams vying for the four slot required to earn big bucks, Europe has become a distraction that no English club wants hence the obvious lack of seriousness being shown. This is very sad development indeed, I hope Top Four isn't more important than trophies especially, a CL trophy.
Reason behind English teams poor showing!
posted on 27/2/15
Makes sense for teams to bomb out of Europa in the hope of getting top four.. Arsenal capitulating in the CL every year is just funny
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I know normally we are knocked out by the likes of Barca & Bayern but this year is a low.
On the other hand we could keep getting knocked out by minnow like ur boys do all the time in the Europa.
posted on 27/2/15
Our poor showing in Europe is because our league isn't very good.
It's kick and rush football that is exciting to watch but is not technically or tactically competent football.
It's no coincidence that the only English team who do consistently well in Europe now are Chelsea, who play the most tactical football of all the English sides and get called boring by a lot of british football lovers.
posted on 27/2/15
Our poor showing in Europe is because our league isn't very good.
It's kick and rush football that is exciting to watch but is not technically or tactically competent football.
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How about 2006 - 2009 when we had 3 of the 4 semi finalists in the CL- 3 years running? I'm pretty sure the league was much the same then.
Even though we were so poor against Monaco if Giroud had a better game and put a few away we'd probably be saying we'd done well! Fine margins.
posted on 27/2/15
Here's what I don’t get about English teams attitudes to the EL
Spurs and Liverpool are not exactly winning things every two seconds, I cant even remember the last time Spurs won anything.
Both team are not that good really and the reality is the Europa is probably the best chance both have of winning something this year (despite the final Spurs have on Sun).
Spurs have no chance of top four this year and Liverpool face a battle, why not actually try and win the Europa.
If both clubs have CL ambitions then their players need to get used to playing 2 hard games a week, every week.
posted on 27/2/15
Trojan21 so Liverpool are finally ahead of Tottenham by 1 point and you work out spurs have no chance of top four but Liverpool face a battle.
posted on 27/2/15
There's a lot more to it than this. UEFA are the ones to blame.
posted on 27/2/15
How about 2006 - 2009 when we had 3 of the 4 semi finalists in the CL- 3 years running? I'm pretty sure the league was much the same then.
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The league was the same, we just had better teams at the top of it.
The Prem is still the richest league like it was 5 years ago, the difference is the managers at the top are not doing as good a job as they once were/there predecessors were. They are wasting more money and failing to produce teams that can compete on all fronts.
posted on 27/2/15
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posted on 27/2/15
I mean 2014 was first year since 2004 no british representative in a european final.
posted on 27/2/15
Realistically only Man city and Chelsea have a chance to turn things in there favour.