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Celtic aren’t good enough for the champ lge, but they are in it every year.We are not good enough for champions league . And I don't think Aston villa are either but get the money from being in it don't mind dropping into the Europa league from the champions league and having a good go for that.But I think that rule needs to change it's a bit daft
Very true. It looks like one of the poorest champ lge for a few years. City and Madrid obviously the best 2.. Inter Milan not bad.Was about to mention that. We were bloody dreadful last season, some very average or past it players and a knackered Son and yet could have easily hit the last 8. Bar a good 5 or 6 sides, most of whom play in the prem there really isnt much to be scared of.
Best scenario really is to get to the CL group stages and maybe drop down to the ropey league.Part of me thinks that Europa would be better , definitely more our level at this point
Would love to properly attack that competition
Poch made us too big for Levy. Thats why mitchell resigned. Suggesting world class players but werent followed up. Mitchell deserves credit signing Son. Ange meanwhile seems kind of manager who dont take shit. Particularly dealing with the media.I love this theory that when we are in the Champ Lge we can attract all these world class players.
Who did we sign when we had 4 consecutive seasons of champ lge. Son signed before we got in CL and he was not that well known when we got him.
Sissoko, Sanchez , the list is endless
I love this theory that when we are in the Champ Lge we can attract all these world class players.
Who did we sign when we had 4 consecutive seasons of champ lge. Son signed before we got in CL and he was not that well known when we got him.
Sissoko, Sanchez , the list is endless
The way Ange talks at times, if he got messed about with signings etc it’s not beyond him to walk away.Poch made us too big for Levy. Thats why mitchell resigned. Suggesting world class players but werent followed up. Mitchell deserves credit signing Son. Ange meanwhile seems kind of manager who dont take shit. Particularly dealing with the media.
More like 70m. 40m for Sanchez. I think we only bought Sissoko because we could pay over 5 years.Whilst not world class, both of those players cost a combined 60m.... (yuck)
So it's obvious qualifying for CL allows us to spend more than we ever did previously.
Hopefully with our new scouting set up, 60m will be used a lot more wisely. If the previous summer is to go by, I imagine it will.
Ndombele - We thought we were getting a top drawer player. Poor scouting by the club is all that I can say about that.Who did we sign when we had 4 consecutive seasons of champ lge
But is that going to happen or are we just going to mug it off again with a weak team? As I said this time last season, there is a ready made excuse for the team not to achieve every possible thing it could achieve and this "Is It Better If We Don't Qualify for the CL?" is that excuse culture all over again.Now, as a supporter who desperately wants to see us lift a trophy, the EL is a competition we absolutely can win if we give it a real go. For that reason, I would be happy for us to be in it.
If you don't compete for everything, you don't compete for anything.There is a ready-made excuse for each and every failure from the team this season:
Carabao Cup - doesn't matter that we went out in the 3rd Round to Nottingham Forest because it's only the Carabao Cup
FA Cup - doesn't matter that we went out in the 5th Round to a Championship team because it's more important to secure top 4 and qualify for the Champions League
Champions League - doesn't matter that we went out of the CL because we don't have a team good enough to win it
Top 4 - doesn't matter if we finish outside the top 4 because we don't have a team capable of competing in the CL
Europa League - doesn't matter if we don't qualify for the Europa League because we'll only field a weak team and focus on CL qualification instead
Conference League - doesn't matter if we don't qualify for the Conference League because no one cares about third tier European football and we don't need the fixture congestion
"Doesn't matter if we don't" has been the story of this season and if we don't change that mentality it will be the story of next season as well.
That's because they win that shit league every year and then get blown away in the group stagesCeltic aren’t good enough for the champ lge, but they are in it every year.
They’ve got more chance of winning this than the PL I reckonVery true. It looks like one of the poorest champ lge for a few years. City and Madrid obviously the best 2.. Inter Milan not bad.
not much else. Pains me to say it but if Woolwich get a decent draw they could end up in the semis.
Post 2010 qualificationI love this theory that when we are in the Champ Lge we can attract all these world class players.
Who did we sign when we had 4 consecutive seasons of champ lge. Son signed before we got in CL and he was not that well known when we got him.
Sissoko, Sanchez , the list is endless