I get the sense that Liga teams have taken the Europa league far more seriously

Apr 18, 2018
7:32:38am

Paco All-American

For Premier League teams, they only seem to try at all in the Europa league once it is clear whether they will be top 4 or not. Sevilla always gives everything.

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POLL: How many La Liga teams would compete for a UEFA CL spot most years if they were in the Premier League?

Coop

4/18/18 6:58am

European tournament history would suggest that Spanish clubs would do fine in

chilango

4/18/18 7:05am

Over the last few years, there are 2 elite Spanish teams, 6 almost elite EPL

Paco

4/18/18 7:28am

I think this is basically correct.

chilango

4/18/18 7:31am

Over the last few years, Atlético has been elite

Coop

4/18/18 8:03am

Looking at Europa League is helpful to compare depth.

mobomanjoe

4/18/18 7:30am

I get the sense that Liga teams have taken the Europa league far more seriously

Paco

4/18/18 7:32am

Good point.

mobomanjoe

4/18/18 7:39am

Another data point: if you look at Nate Silver's ELO ranking of global soccer

chilango

4/18/18 7:46am

The Premier League is often overrated due to it having more parity than other

vagabonder

4/18/18 7:59am

Agree that they are often overrated, but I would add that the parity is really

chilango

4/18/18 8:13am

Agreed on 7-20.

vagabonder

4/18/18 8:21am

LOL. No surprise here. La Liga is more of a broken record.

JmThms

4/19/18 12:53am

Disagree. Parity at a high level is a major component of am assessment of league

JmThms

4/19/18 12:46am

Talent is not more spread out in the EPL. The vast majority is concentrated in

chilango

4/19/18 6:42am

Burnley are 7th in EPL. That proves your point exactly.

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