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Originally posted by DeafParrot:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by xnellyrx:
I suggest that there should only be 8 seedings. You can basically look at every single group and pick out the top 2 and bottom 2.
Because everyone thought Rosenborg would be 2nd in Chelsea's group? Or that Liverpool would be struggling to qualify? </BLOCKQUOTE>
And that Rangers would be on 7 points already.
11-06-2007, 11:30 PM
Is the gap between the powerhouses of Europe and the less European teams getting bigger? (spoilers) Post #22
We're used to the fact that our best players will leave for bigger leagues, it is perfectly understandable.
But it seems our prospects are leaving earlier everytime.
The only time a team like Ajax will perform in Europe like in '95 is if all our prospects break through around the same time.
Prospects are our only hope, the Holland U21 has been dominating europe the last few years, and at Ajax f.e. it's not unusual to see 7 or 8 self-raised players in the starting line-up.
If Platini's rule will go through that every club team has to field at least 6 countrymen that might bring us back to the top a little, because the export of Dutch players will seize a little.
11-06-2007, 11:31 PM
Is the gap between the powerhouses of Europe and the less European teams getting bigger? (spoilers) Post #23
Originally posted by Dutch Dave:
For Dutch teams it kind of seems to be.
We're used to the fact that our best players will leave for bigger leagues, it is perfectly understandable.
But it seems our prospects are leaving earlier everytime.
This is happening in all leagues that export players.
In the past the richest Euro teams would buy estabilished players only, then they started buying promising players who had some pro football experience. Now they buy young players before they even start playing pro football in their countries.
As for the thread subject, I do think the top teams in Europe are relatively stronger now than they were 10 years or so ago, mostly because they can field anyone they want, while in the past they were forced to field a certain amount of local players.
11-06-2007, 11:40 PM
Is the gap between the powerhouses of Europe and the less European teams getting bigger? (spoilers) Post #25
Originally posted by PMLF:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Dutch Dave:
For Dutch teams it kind of seems to be.
We're used to the fact that our best players will leave for bigger leagues, it is perfectly understandable.
But it seems our prospects are leaving earlier everytime.
This is happening in all leagues that export players.
In the past the richest Euro teams would buy estabilished players only, then they started buying promising players who had some pro football experience. Now they buy young players before they even start playing pro football in their countries.
As for the thread subject, I do think the top teams in Europe are relatively stronger now than they were 10 years or so ago, mostly because they can field anyone they want, while in the past they were forced to field a certain amount of local players. </BLOCKQUOTE>
True... getting the 'foreigner rule' back would be the best thing Platini could ever do imo.
11-06-2007, 11:52 PM
Is the gap between the powerhouses of Europe and the less European teams getting bigger? (spoilers) Post #28
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