Great couple of weeks if you are a fellow Chelsea fan. We have won the Domestic Double. The first in the club's history. Broken so many records, especially the club with the most goals in a season. Best of all, we have beaten Manchester United twice this year and taken back the Premier League championship. Blue is definitely the color.So alot of arguments have surfaced between people and I would like to settle as much of it as possible. I will be writting about my point of views of the soccer world, and if you don't agree or would like to add anything, feel free to comment.
1. EPL vs. La Liga.
I dont care what anyone says. While La liga is interesting and Barcelona have won the Champions League last year, La Liga is not better than the EPL. The EPL is as of now, the better league. La Liga is a close second. And here is why I say the EPL is better, before anyone says I am a biased Chelsea fan.
a. The EPL teams have dominated the Champions League. This might be the first year they have not made the finals. But for the past 4 years, they have dominated the semi finals, and last year they were 75% of the semi-final teams. Lets not forget, Barcelona barely made it to the finals, and needed the referees help to make it to the finals, but that's for another day.
b. The EPL is much more physical, and tactic-minded than La Liga. La Liga plays almost no defense, and even though they try to promote the idea of "beautiful" football, they play much less physical and therefore, more free-flowing soccer. Lets be realistic. If Messi was transferred to the EPL, he would not perform anywhere near the level he is performing at in La Liga. He would be a rag-doll, thrown around every weekend by the likes of John Terry, or Vidic. Therefore the EPL is much more dominant.
c. As for the competition. The EPL has the top spot being challenged by many teams, and many more trying to b breakthrough. Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and even Tottenham. Now, La Liga has only Real Madrid and Barcelona fighting for the top spot every year. The predictability is what causes me to be convinced La Liga is inferior to the EPL.
d. The EPL has a much bigger fan base. Need I say more?
2. Champions League
Bayern Munich. I hope they win. No I am not particularly found of them, but I would prefer them celebrating over Inter fans, celebrating that they are special, and are the best team in the world. Ive hand enough of these teams, like Manchester United, and Barcelona, claiming they are the best in the world, but the only reason they win is because some ridiculous decision by the referee. Yes, I do believe Chelsea could have been back to back Champions League champions if a decent referee was present when they played Barcelona and Manchester. So Bayern Munich, do me a favor and please deny Inter from winning it.
3. The World Cup
Please, please dont start hating on the fact that I believe England has a decent chance of lifting the trophy. Yes, I know they have alot of superior competitors in Brazil and Spain. But something tells me they have a decent chance. Capello seems like he knows what hes doing, and the English players all seem to be in form. So yes, I say England.
I would really want to hear who you guys think will win the World Cup, so comment at the bottom about your pick and why?
First time commenter long time reader :/ hmm. Barcelona plays a much better game then does any team in any league.. due to the fact they play beautiful football not defensive like Chelsea. For example, when they parked the bus at camp nou :)Second, In my opinion Spain also has more world class players than England. If you look at fifa's world player's of the year its all spain....ronaldinho twice,Real ronaldo twice, luis fuigo, zidane three times, rivaldo,, while england only 3 players have won it :/ also, they have different styles, EPL is really physical, you will always see a tackle every 30 seconds...(soo basically you are watching a rugby match in my view.. while La Liga is about entertainment and thats why alot of players are going to la liga, (ronaldo kaka, ibra,),but really it comes down to what you prefer....
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