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Jun 29 2007, 04:42 PM
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Giovanissimi Nazionali
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so basically he chose barca because henry chose barca
i guess some people aren't man enough to make their own decisions
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Jun 29 2007, 06:32 PM
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Primavera
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 29 2007, 04:23 PM) It's just a cycle, don't worry. (IMG: http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) It'll all go round again, Germany/France and whoever else, no offense to their leagues, as good as they are they don't have the great history, which is why they often struggle to attract/keep good players. Maybe you are right, it is probably a cycle,... But France and Germany not having a great history? Mhm, I think the only reason is money... Marseille, Monaco, PSG, Saint-Ettienne, Bordeaux; Bayern München, B. Dortmund and Mönchengladbach, HSV,...all clubs with respectable (I get you, its not the reputation Milan or Real have, but still,...) history,..
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Jun 29 2007, 06:47 PM
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QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Jun 29 2007, 05:32 PM) Maybe you are right, it is probably a cycle,... But France and Germany not having a great history? Mhm, I think the only reason is money... Marseille, Monaco, PSG, Saint-Ettienne, Bordeaux; Bayern München, B. Dortmund and Mönchengladbach, HSV,...all clubs with respectable (I get you, its not the reputation Milan or Real have, but still,...) history,.. They may have a decent history as a league, but not compared to the big three. European CupsSpain - 11: Real (9) and Barcelona (2) Italy - 11: Milan (7), Inter (2) and Juventus (2) England - 10: Liverpool (5), United (2), Forest (2) and Villa (1) Germany - 6: Bayern (4), Dortmund (1) and Hamburg (1) France - 1: Marseille (1) UEFA CupSpain - 11: Barcelona (3), Valencia (3), Real (2), Sevilla (2) and Zaragoza (1) Italy - 10: Juventus (3), Inter (3), Parma (2), Roma (1) and Napoli (1) England - 10: Liverpool (3), Spurs (2), Leeds (2), Arsenal (1), Ipswich (1) and Newcastle (1) Germany - 6: Monchengladbach (2), Eintracht (1), Leverkusen (1), Schalke (1) and Bayern (1) France - 0: I didn't bother with the CWC. But I think you can tell the difference in success, Germany and France have only won 13 European trophies between them. The big 3 have almost won that amount in BOTH competitions. Spain: 29 European trophies Italy: 28 European trophies England: 28 European trophies Germany is the next best with 16. Quite a way off the pace.
This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Jun 29 2007, 06:49 PM
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Jun 29 2007, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 29 2007, 06:47 PM) They may have a decent history as a league, but not compared to the big three. European CupsSpain - 11: Real (9) and Barcelona (2) Italy - 11: Milan (7), Inter (2) and Juventus (2) England - 10: Liverpool (5), United (2), Forest (2) and Villa (1) Germany - 6: Bayern (4), Dortmund (1) and Hamburg (1) France - 1: Marseille (1) UEFA CupSpain - 11: Barcelona (3), Valencia (3), Real (2), Sevilla (2) and Zaragoza (1) Italy - 10: Juventus (3), Inter (3), Parma (2), Roma (1) and Napoli (1) England - 10: Liverpool (3), Spurs (2), Leeds (2), Arsenal (1), Ipswich (1) and Newcastle (1) Germany - 6: Monchengladbach (2), Eintracht (1), Leverkusen (1), Schalke (1) and Bayern (1) France - 0: I didn't bother with the CWC. But I think you can tell the difference in success, Germany and France have only won 13 European trophies between them. The big 3 have almost won that amount in BOTH competitions. Spain: 29 European trophies Italy: 28 European trophies England: 28 European trophies Germany is the next best with 16. Quite a way off the pace. Er... you missed Portugal = 4 CL (2 from Porto + 2 from Benfica). And 1 UEFA Cup for Porto. Damn you English, never accepting the little southern country of Europe. (IMG: http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Snob c*nt.
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Jun 29 2007, 06:53 PM
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QUOTE (whoarethepatriots @ Jun 29 2007, 09:42 AM) Spain is an inferior league to Italy and England be honest There was a period of time where none of the top teams won two matches in a row, considering the pathetic season R.M had and they still ended up winning says it 8 losses people Inter lost not many Man Utd lost 5 Chelsea 3 Spain's solid. The competition is greater there than Italy or the Prem, you have the bottom 10 giving the top 10 a run for their money. The Prem is the worse of the bunch its the same 4 teams that dominate. Italy is the same but has some smaller teams that make things happen. Spain is more exciting league to watch in that they have a more attack oriented style. The Italian style is pretty much lazy 2/3 of the pitch and fast 1/3. Prem is just fast all around the of course the big teams are the only ones with the money and big names to really have technique or a real attack- otherwise its boring to watch.
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Jun 29 2007, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jun 29 2007, 08:47 PM) Spain: 29 European trophies Italy: 28 European trophies England: 28 European trophies Germany is the next best with 16. Quite a way off the pace. Germany is mostly Bayern who's of course belongs to the very top.
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Jun 29 2007, 06:59 PM
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And what about Belgium and Holland?
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Jun 29 2007, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (whoarethepatriots @ Jun 29 2007, 05:42 PM) Spain is an inferior league to Italy and England be honest There was a period of time where none of the top teams won two matches in a row, considering the pathetic season R.M had and they still ended up winning says it 8 losses people Inter lost not many Man Utd lost 5 Chelsea 3 What are you on? This league was amazing this season I used to think it was overrated but after following it and for it to go to the last day with 3 teams with the potential to win it was amazing. The amount of losses just means it's far more competitive than any other league in the world.
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Jun 29 2007, 09:26 PM
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QUOTE (Porty @ Jun 29 2007, 09:13 PM) Spain's league not inferior compared to EPL or Serie A. IMHO... Sevilla, Zaragoza, Valencia would easily beat any of Arsenal, Spurs, Bolton, Everton, Lazio, Palermo... just an example. Yeah, I bet they would,...
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