Darkhorse
Player Valuation: £500k
Had it put to me a few years ago that English football - whilst entertaining - is overvalued and just isn't that good. That England (and English teams) only know how to play checkers whilst other European nations play chess. I tend to realise this now and agree. The EPL is funded, marketed and broadcasted extremely extremely well, but put plainly the football just isnt that strong and does not hold up. England's best 11 couldn't even beat Iceland. Only 3 english teams since the turn of the millennium have won the champions league - and they are still gifted with 4 champions league spots - which is the most. The likes of Leicester won the league: which speaks volumes. And collectively the average salaries in the EPL are double that of everywhere else.
I used to think English football was the pinnacle because - mostly - a lot of people said it was so my naive self duly agreed. This was coupled with the sheer accessibility of content and coverage so I became brainwashed into thinking England was at the top of the tree - because thats all I saw and heard. When in fact upon personal analysis its really not... the EPL recruits players because of money and money alone - not because of product. I'm posting this in an effort to provoke thought, and I ask you to think for yourself and cast aside momentarily all club and national allegiances... Is English football really the best? or is this a notion that we have been lead to believe
I used to think English football was the pinnacle because - mostly - a lot of people said it was so my naive self duly agreed. This was coupled with the sheer accessibility of content and coverage so I became brainwashed into thinking England was at the top of the tree - because thats all I saw and heard. When in fact upon personal analysis its really not... the EPL recruits players because of money and money alone - not because of product. I'm posting this in an effort to provoke thought, and I ask you to think for yourself and cast aside momentarily all club and national allegiances... Is English football really the best? or is this a notion that we have been lead to believe