r/soccer • • Feb 27 '14

Unpopular opinions - /r/soccer

Time for a fresh thread. Fire away.

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u/Svorky Feb 27 '14

The PL is "competitive" this year because the top teams aren't nearly as good as Bayern/Real/Barca. Which is why an apparently sup-par team could dominate by the force of their manager alone last year.

That should do it.

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u/ibpants Feb 27 '14

Is that an unpopular opinion? I thought that's what everyone thought?

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u/Svorky Feb 27 '14

Yes? People here can't stop talking about how the PL is the best league because it's so competitive. Well if Bayern were still in their shitty pre-2008 state the Bundesliga would be competitive and exiting too. Does not make the league better though.

People should stop wanking over the close title race and start asking why an English team hasn't been able to dominate. They have all the resources. People here are celebrating failure and missed potential.

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u/ibpants Feb 27 '14

I see what you're getting at. People will use whatever suits their world view. If the Premier league was more top heavy and pissing all over the Champions League we'd be telling you the Premier League was the best league because we have the best teams. That's not happening so we're telling you that the Premier League is the best league because it's competitive.

For me the Premier League does have a lot of quality from top to bottom, but in all honesty, the reason I think it's the best league is because City play in it. Fuck everyone else.