Physical preparation has very little to do with tactical prowess, it is just a tool to facilitate a defensive style allowing you to regain the ball back sufficiently fast as a unit, and makes you look good even when you're not a maestro and don't really know where to look immediately upon regaining possession.
Current NBA has prime-time athletes with hyperbaric chambers sprouted out since 2010, but if you asked half the players that can run and gun thanks to how they take care of their bodies to run a successful triangle offense they wouldn't know where to start. Which is why Liverpool players did not need to be some smart cookies or on-ball magicians to make Europa League final.
Bundesliga has absolute hectares of space compared to other leagues. Bayern often presses their opponent less than Celta or Villarreal statistically.
Werner, along with being a big wimp, can't do shit because of how different he found it in England. Jović arguably same in La Liga whenever asked to play between 2-3 players at a given time. It is a norm that players developed in Bundesliga do not operate in tight spaces struggle outside that league. Or why lovely and ballsy technicians like Brahim Diaz or Fabian Ruiz do great at Milan and Napoli while a scrub like Andre Silva can't cut it at Sevilla but looks a world-beater for Eintracht.
It's pretty normal an Englishman will simp for German league and put it over like it's something amazing. It isn't.
Mind you nor is much of the Prem in terms of tactics. Why'd you think Southgate preferred to put Tripper at LB over Chilwell or Shaw often times
Seville is basically what Dortmund wish they could be.
Which speaks volumes about Germany.
That said they're clearly worse than even mid-tier sides in EPL. Them and Villarreal being able to hold on for 1-2 games on the trot vs a tougher opposition is within expectations. That doesn't mean anyone should be picking them to win by default these days.
And most EPL sides are wank mentally because dont have history of dominating Europe season after season so end up bottling at last minute more often.
In the end neutral fans are the losers here as not an ounce of watchable football from any such side on a consistent basis.
Quarter Final preferences (from the easiest to the hardest)
Braga
Eintract Frankfurt
Rangers
Atalanta
Lyon
Leipzig
West Ham
Quarter Final preferences (from the easiest to the hardest)
Braga
Eintract Frankfurt
Rangers
Atalanta
Lyon
Leipzig
West Ham
I don' think West Ham is the hardest opponent...
So far we got the hardest possible draw (Napoli) and the easiest (Galatasaray). Safe to say we're better when facing a tougher side.
Top 3 teams in the competition are Barca, Leipzig and West Ham. We are huge favourites. Can't bottle this.
Damn, feel really bad for Betis to concede that late goal. Sevilla as well although I've seen them as our toughest possible rival as EL is their competition so quite glad we won't need to face them.
It's our turn this year, they can win it again next year though.
Also lucky Unai Emery isnt in EL
Love how all the duds are mentioned but the successful Bundesliga players transferred like Auba, KDB, Son, Havertz, etc aren't mentioned.
Oh and you can keep insulting England and all things English all you want. I really don't care. I'm not even British. Won't even care to change the flag and shit.
If I start insulting you, you'll cry like a pussy for me to be banned....I'm pretty damn good at that...��