Rio Ferdinand: no top world class players in EPL, so sides can't progress in CL
 

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He likes Kun Aguero but does not recognize him as a top top world player.

Tbf Aguero isn't a world class player, his a very good player, but not what you would call world class.

Seeing Arsenal dominated by a luckluster Barca is depressing.

Now see that if you have Welbeck, and Giroud as forwards you will be just too poor in CL. Don't have a 28 goal a season centre forward.

Ozil is world class he just needs better players around him. No one can look world class when they've got Giroud and Walcott as targets.

the Spanish league is utter sh1t

lets see messi, suarez and nemar survive a few seasons in the prem (not just one suarez you knob) and then we will judge

That's just an excuse. Barca would dominate ANY league. They would win title by less points but still win. In fact I think teams like Sevilla, Celta Vigo and Eibar would finish above Arsenal.
I actually think the problem with English football is English players like Welbeck, Cameron Jerome, Andy Caroll, the Ox, Jessie Lingard. They would not get into mid table Bundesliga or La Liga club.

Cameron Jerome? Is that a joke? :joker:

Anyway if it not a joke then I disagree. I think he would get into teams in the middle or bottom of La Liga. I think people are a bit blinded by the quality of the top teams in those leagues they dont realise there is also a alot of dross.

i doubt it

they look good BECAUSE of the sh1t leagues

I think the teams in the middle or at the bottom of the Premiership would beat the teams in the equivalent position in la liga. It has been said time and time again that beating struggling teams in the Premiership is much harder than in La Liga, Serie A etc. At the top its a differnet matter.

Amazing what money can buy I suppose

Aguero and Ozil would get in World Squads. De Gea would start....struggling to think of much else really. The league is weak, but anyone can see that really. Says it all when the three I mentioned won't even be in the league in a couple seasons probably.

And yet EPL has the greatest share of money but LA liga has better players. Odd.:conf:

The best current EPL players IMHO are:

• De Gea
• Bolassie
• Mahrez
• Cabaye
• Luke Shaw (when fit)
• N'golo Kante
• Kane
• Dele Alli
• Ozil
• Sanchez (despite being a bit crap since February)
• Aguero
• Kompany
• Fuchs
• Lukaku
• Barklay
• Arnautovic
• Mane
• Courtinho
• Lloris
• Wijnaldum

None are world class IMHO.

payet?

Of course, he was the one I was thinking of writing last as I would remember, then forgot altogether. :laugh:

There are very few truly amazing players right now.
The likes of Ronaldo & Messi don't come along very often & when they do even if they play in the PL Madrid or Barcelona come knocking.
Leicester have proved that you need a group of good players with belief & team spirit rather than that one big name to be at the top.
As a Man U fan I would like to see my club do this rather than try to buy their way out of trouble, which clearly is not working.

You forgot Firmino who is one of the most in form Players right now

Agree. You can't beat team spirit. Barcelona have it, Real Madrid don't.

Sadly for you, Man U no longer build teams like as you described. LVG stumbled across the youth team starlets. Rather than adding cheap canny signings like Leicester have done with Mahrez, Kante, and Vardy you buy big name expensive names like Schweinsteiger, and luxury kids Martial and Memphis.

Nope, thought about him and actively decided to omit him. He's currently on form but he needs a longer string of good games to convince me.

Mane?

he is crap this season

He's playing crap on purpose (with deliberate flashes of brilliance) to bring down his transfer fee. He wants to leave, but iirc in the game v Arsenal he was brilliant

Where is the sense in that? If he is playing crap to bring down his fee them no big team will have interest in him as he is underperforming

Nope, look at the downward trajectory of Eden Hazard. Player of the year last season, useless this season. It's deliberate. He wants a dream move to Real Madrid (but PSG 1970 will do) but knows his £60m fee would not be met, so plays badly to bring it down. Ditto Saido Berahino to move to Spurs. Was valued at £22m- £28m last season, sulks and has stand off with WBA, now worth £15m. Bingo.

Most United fans I know would rather build the team from youth again rather than splash out on another Di Maria which was a total disaster.
But we won't do this as money talks & they seem to think big signings mean big business.
We are losing ground big time with other teams but only have ourselves to blame.
We have one world class player & he will be going to Madrid in the summer.

You have to find a way of keeping hold of De Gea of else Man U is seriously screwed. There was a time when Man U was the ultimate football team but it's now the Spanish giants and Bayern Munich. Man U are just big in global fans and cash, but in football it's those three teams. So if you lose DDG to Real, you might as well accept Man U is now 'just another team.'

I don't think losing DDG will make us "Just another team", I don't think that will ever happen.
We are a massive brand like Liverpool. We are more well known around the world than most clubs.
Money talks.
Plus, you can just as easily get to the top again as you can drop down the league. That's just the way it is.
Some like to make out we are over but with a new manager & a few good signings everything could change.
I would not be cheering for our demise just yet, I think you are getting ahead of yourself :laugh: