As DL has brought up the Bundesliga topic again, I'd also like to refer back to my comments where I said how players don't tend to leave the PL for europe, unless they are dead wood or ageing. (with the exceptions of course).
Now, obviously, Bayern are a massive club. they are superior to every other team in Germany and have won the bundesliga far more times than anyone else in the last 15 years or so. As far as I'm concerned, they are up there with the best in the world. - Forget them.
I can already hear people saying "Errr what about Dortmund? They've won it the last 2 years running."
What I'm trying to get at is, what proven top talent have Dortmund signed? (Top Talent at the time)
- They havent.
Lewandowski aged 22, was unproven but promising.
Błaszczykowski aged 22, was unproven, but promising
Gotze aged 17, Subotic aged 20. - again, both unproven but promising.
They are currently 2nd in the B'liga and have won it the last 2 seasons, yet their policy is not to disimilar to Tottenhams, and I wouldn't mind betting that there's not a lot of difference in the net spend. But we are a club who are a 4th/5th placed side, where as they are a 2nd/1st placed side. - and it's not like our 1st 11 wouldn't give most clubs a game, is it?! we've some world class talent in our 1st 11.
Bayern are the only club who buy top established talent, and not much of it. (Ribery, Robben, Martinez). (but still a bad example due to their youth system. Muller, S'Steiger, Badstuber, Kroos etc). However, I'd go as far as to say that they are the only club who can attract the top talent and i think Dortmunds record proves this,as I've touched on above. As for other clubs, I don't know. I certainly can't remember seeing headlines about Frankfurt or Leverkusen making any massive signings....
That's where the differences are for me. There's great talent who would sign for the top 5 in our league. Maybe it's commercial, but then there must be a reason why we're the most commercial?
Probably as each season, the race for places goes down to the wire - Often the title, the CL places, Europa qualification and Relegation. - It's top entertainment.
Where as in the leagues abroad, it's the same old names.
Not to mention we also boast the fastest, strongest game. - who'd wanna watch that Italian ****e each week?!
Now, obviously, Bayern are a massive club. they are superior to every other team in Germany and have won the bundesliga far more times than anyone else in the last 15 years or so. As far as I'm concerned, they are up there with the best in the world. - Forget them.
I can already hear people saying "Errr what about Dortmund? They've won it the last 2 years running."
What I'm trying to get at is, what proven top talent have Dortmund signed? (Top Talent at the time)
- They havent.
Lewandowski aged 22, was unproven but promising.
Błaszczykowski aged 22, was unproven, but promising
Gotze aged 17, Subotic aged 20. - again, both unproven but promising.
They are currently 2nd in the B'liga and have won it the last 2 seasons, yet their policy is not to disimilar to Tottenhams, and I wouldn't mind betting that there's not a lot of difference in the net spend. But we are a club who are a 4th/5th placed side, where as they are a 2nd/1st placed side. - and it's not like our 1st 11 wouldn't give most clubs a game, is it?! we've some world class talent in our 1st 11.
Bayern are the only club who buy top established talent, and not much of it. (Ribery, Robben, Martinez). (but still a bad example due to their youth system. Muller, S'Steiger, Badstuber, Kroos etc). However, I'd go as far as to say that they are the only club who can attract the top talent and i think Dortmunds record proves this,as I've touched on above. As for other clubs, I don't know. I certainly can't remember seeing headlines about Frankfurt or Leverkusen making any massive signings....
That's where the differences are for me. There's great talent who would sign for the top 5 in our league. Maybe it's commercial, but then there must be a reason why we're the most commercial?
Probably as each season, the race for places goes down to the wire - Often the title, the CL places, Europa qualification and Relegation. - It's top entertainment.
Where as in the leagues abroad, it's the same old names.
Not to mention we also boast the fastest, strongest game. - who'd wanna watch that Italian ****e each week?!
