Its more of a shame that cups which used to mean something really dont anymore
you know what im saying
A very small minority of fans (who aren't trying to justify a unsucessful season) would take a carling cup win over a CL place. If you want the best players and progression the CL is the place to be. If not you will find it far harder to attract the top talent so top players become harder bring in and you can get stuck in a cycle...
That is why
Top 4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carling Cup
If you want the best players and progression the CL is the place to be. If not you will find it far harder to attract the top talent so top players become harder bring in and you can get stuck in a cycle...
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That doesn't necessarily work though. Over the years Arsenal have lost their players even though they were in the CL. For some players making up numbers in the CL isn't enough for them, as the better players want to win things.
It is arguable that had Arsenal won a cup or two in the last 7 years players like Toure, Nasri, Clichy, Flamini, Hleb might not have left.
Arsenal have been in the CL as long as I can remember but they are no closer to winning it, or any closer to winning the league.
I highly doubt a solitary Carling cup win would have done anything to halt players leaving Arsenal. I think only a few really went onto better clubs. The likes of Hleb and Fabregas, one went home the other went to a place with lovely weather and more chance of glory (In Europe and at home) some had problems with the club, some were attracted by the project city were building and some just plain wanted a wage rise...
It would only be title winning teams (and potential title winning) that would really be seen as more attractive by players than a club like Arsenal (talking about domestic clubs here)
Unless your thought of as building something which Man City clearly were then you can't attract players without offering huge sums of money, which City had to do anyway even though they were clearly on an upwards trajectory...
Do you think if Birmingham had stayed up last season that all the players they were going for would turn down all the other teams that finished around them in the league simply because they managed a Carling cup win?
Even if a club like Arsenal wasn't a players dream move it would be a good place to go to showcase your talent on the biggest stage (the CL) and attract the huge clubs, whereas only being in the EL isn't the same.
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posted on 10/4/12
Its more of a shame that cups which used to mean something really dont anymore
you know what im saying
posted on 10/4/12
A very small minority of fans (who aren't trying to justify a unsucessful season) would take a carling cup win over a CL place. If you want the best players and progression the CL is the place to be. If not you will find it far harder to attract the top talent so top players become harder bring in and you can get stuck in a cycle...
That is why
Top 4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carling Cup
posted on 11/4/12
If you want the best players and progression the CL is the place to be. If not you will find it far harder to attract the top talent so top players become harder bring in and you can get stuck in a cycle...
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That doesn't necessarily work though. Over the years Arsenal have lost their players even though they were in the CL. For some players making up numbers in the CL isn't enough for them, as the better players want to win things.
It is arguable that had Arsenal won a cup or two in the last 7 years players like Toure, Nasri, Clichy, Flamini, Hleb might not have left.
Arsenal have been in the CL as long as I can remember but they are no closer to winning it, or any closer to winning the league.
posted on 11/4/12
I highly doubt a solitary Carling cup win would have done anything to halt players leaving Arsenal. I think only a few really went onto better clubs. The likes of Hleb and Fabregas, one went home the other went to a place with lovely weather and more chance of glory (In Europe and at home) some had problems with the club, some were attracted by the project city were building and some just plain wanted a wage rise...
It would only be title winning teams (and potential title winning) that would really be seen as more attractive by players than a club like Arsenal (talking about domestic clubs here)
Unless your thought of as building something which Man City clearly were then you can't attract players without offering huge sums of money, which City had to do anyway even though they were clearly on an upwards trajectory...
Do you think if Birmingham had stayed up last season that all the players they were going for would turn down all the other teams that finished around them in the league simply because they managed a Carling cup win?
Even if a club like Arsenal wasn't a players dream move it would be a good place to go to showcase your talent on the biggest stage (the CL) and attract the huge clubs, whereas only being in the EL isn't the same.
posted on 11/4/12
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