GoonerJay24
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Lmao.
I dunno, he improved massively
Lmao.
He's not elite though.I dunno, he improved massively
It is a point that seems paradoxical, and I’m curious the different ways people might address it/their thoughts on it. This idea that despite the overall talent pool growing, the talent level is decreasing.The clubs earn a lot more money also, so paying more is natural.
No one has ever here argued how the level of players doesn't go up, if the number of players practicing football in the world goes up.
It's weird. I only see claims that it isn't true, but no reasoning at all.
Let's say if the number of players who practice football in the world has doubled in 20 years. For example 1 million vs. 2 million.
You guys are saying that there won't be more top players available? Or that the competition to rise to the top isn’t harder? Which means you have to be better than before.
This. On average these players might be better athletes but their skill level is considerably lower and most of the self expression has been coached out of the game. Hazard and Özil might have been the last guys with technical quality you could compare (and even then it wasn't close) to the Bergkamp/Henry/Cantona sorts.Talent wise, can someone name me a position across the pitch that this era is superior to than in any year within the 00s?
This era is flooded with system players whereby the managers are the stars of the show.
Exactly. Freedom of expression is coached out of modern players, so you’re not going to get those jaw dropping moments of self confidence and outrageous skill of the entertainer that used to take your breath away.This. On average these players might be better athletes but their skill level is considerably lower and most of the self expression has been coached out of the game. Hazard and Özil might have been the last guys with technical quality you could compare (and even then it wasn't close) to the Bergkamp/Henry/Cantona sorts.
This thread is about some 80 fans trying to explain to @GDeep™ that the league might be stronger than it was 20 years ago. So far with no results I'm afraidKevin de Bruyne played a total of 20 games this season.
So far he has 6 goals and 16 assists.
Moh Salah so far started 31 games, he has a total of 24 goals and 13 assists.
The reason I´m posting this is because I feel that we sometimes forget how much of an impact an elite player has on a team.
I´ll put Kane in the same category and that is why the fatty at Sp**s deserves some credit, he was able to cope quite decently with his departure.
People saying Haaland has a so-so-season, he has 32 goals in 38 games.
To me, that is what we are missing, that X factor, that 30+ goals-assist player. I think Saka can get there, but he still needs to develop and I hate to say it but it's been a long time since we have had someone like that, one can argue since Alexis.
I want to have that player on my team. I miss that.
The league is harder to win because of City. But the overall quality of the league is pretty crap in my opinion. United are awful, Chelsea are awful, Liverpool were completely over performing this year.
The thing with City is they’ve got into this mindset where they’ll win and stay calm no matter what, no matter how many games are left they can put themselves in a place to go unbeaten.
Moh Salah so far started 31 games, he has a total of 24 goals and 13 assists.
English clubs were doing better in the mid 2000’s when Europe was at its peak - strong Spain, Italy etc. You had Liverpool, Utd, Chelsea win the European cup at this time. These clubs also reached multiple CL finals at the time.I always take Europe as a guide to how good the league is. If we compare it to 20 years ago, do English clubs do better or worse in Europe? The rest are just flawed opinions and some good old nostalgia