Premier League 2022/2023
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JamDav1982
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From the man who claims Spurs and United have better squads than Barca....
Barca squeezing in at 4th ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal?
Don't think bottom half teams are vastly different. There are enough average players for everyone.
Temptation
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Real wouldn't.
The old nucleus of the squad would get hammered by regular PL football. It's a different thing in one off European games.
Playing the PL every week is physically tough.
Real would fight for top 4 at best.
In a league campaign in the Prem current Madrid side would get pounded.
Consistent PL football brings different challenges.
In a one off CL game, Real would still nick it against City though. Totally different.
JamDav1982
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There is huge difference.
Likes of Leed almost got relegated last season and City took a players, Barca took a player and outwith that they have Spanish nternationals etc.
Same wth Everton/West Ham.. far better than La Liga fodder and have Brazilian, English and Spanish internationals.
There is a huge gape at that level.
The relegation teams are regularly going and taking the better players from other leagues that is the reality.
Look at likes of Valencia today. Absolutely terrible.
Temptation
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Lil Temp foaming about how Barca wouldn't make top 4 in EPL...while losing to RM like 6-7 times in a row...who routinely lose to Barca
Even managed to get blown out 3-0 by EV and lost to Sevilla and AM under Klopp.
Pipe down.
A beats B. B beats C, so A beats C logic.
It doesn't work like that.
Barca won't make top 4 because of Xavi. With Tuchel this squad easily makes the top 4 and CL QF at the least.
With Xavi it will embarass itself in the Uber competitive PL.
serghei
Senior Member
Barca and Madrid would need a season or two for adjustment like Pep did, and then they'd win 1/3 leagues at worst in normal circumstances. This Barca would have it tougher obviously because of financial constraints, but the past versions would probably win a lot of leagues.
A beats B. B beats C, so A beats C logic.
It doesn't work like that.
Ohhhhh.... Jammy... your turn!
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Barca and Madrid would need a season or two for adjustment like Pep did, and then they'd win 1/3 leagues at worst in normal circumstances. This Barca would have it tougher obviously because of financial constraints, but the past versions would probably win a lot of leagues.
Again
You said Spurs and United are better squads than Barca...so top four not so easy..
JamDav1982
Senior Member
oooh Luvvy read back.
serghei
Senior Member
Arsenal doesn't have a great squad and is leading clearly. Squad is only one factor. Barca have huge assets other teams don't have. People oversimplify things. Barca and Madrid are giant teams. The only way that can block them is bad finances.
If anything, EPL money and EPL investors + Barca and Madrid assets, would be bad news for the other teams if Barca and Madrid would join EPL.
Barca in EPL would be like City, except the real deal, not the bottled and imported version.
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Temptation
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Hate to break it to you but the PL is definitely far superior to other leagues currently. You're deluding yourself into believing otherwise. The La Liga and Serie A presidents know this very well too.
Real Madrid still having the mentality in Europe doesn't change the bigger picture.
An entire PL campaign is a different animal. Pep's City are the strongest team itw despite never winning the CL(he should have won).
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