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Illimitable:
Ligue 1 isn’t far behind from PL. The only thing PL has over Ligue 1 apart from money is hype. We should stop pretending that we haven’t seen direct transfers from Ligue 1 coming to boss the overhyped PL.

Eden Hazard, Riyadh Mahrez, Ngolo Kante, etc all came from the so called Farmer’s league to win PFA player of the year in the overhyped PL back to back without sweats.

Salah also came straight from Serie A(another so called farmer’s league) to dog-walk the overhyped PL defenders. There’s also Ruben Dias that came straight from Portuguese league and he won player of the season. Bruno Fernandes from the same farmer’s league is also bossing PL defenders - and he should have won the last PFA awards.

PL is 70% footballing ability, 30% media hype. Just try and watch the Euro final again and see how Italian players from the so called farmer’s league totally destroyed the overhyped PL players.

afrodoc2:
Zlatan dropped from 38 goals in Ligue 1 to 17 goals in EPL next season. Discuss

Using not more than 250 words explain how Lacazette dropped from 28 goals in Ligue 1 to 14 goals the next season in EPL.

Using diagrams and audiovisual illustration, explain how Mbappe is averaging practically a goal a game in Ligue 1 despite playing only just above half of the matches as CF?

Without asking Ifa, Orunmila, or Delphic oracle can you explain how Falcao averaged 0.6 goals per game in Ligue 1 but 0.14 goals per game in EPL?

a) With the help of google can you tell us how many Ligue 1 teams have ever won the Champions League?
b) Calculate the ratio of this to the number of EPL teams that have won the
Champions League.
c) Finally using all mighty formula can you tell us the degree of blame to be apportioned to Ligue 1 defenders for the result of b above.

Illimitable:
Look at the match stats.

The score line flattered England. It made it seem like a tough game. The truth is the Italians destroyed England with number of shots, possession, passing accuracy, etc.

Most of them play in the farmer’s league - it got me wondering how the overhyped PL players could only make 420 passes in 120 minutes in comparison to the 820 passes from the Italians.

If Football was like wrestling, the referee would have stopped the match. English players took a jungle justice sort of beating. They were totally destroyed.

handelex:
It's more about Southgates tactiks and setup than the players actually. Swap the managers and the story changes.

handelex:
Where is your empathy and sympathy as medical doctor?

You're not a nice Doctor at all.

patrickmuf:
English players are overhyped, it's no news...

afrodoc2:
I just had to clear his doubt.
My French teacher is 100 years old and has been watching football ever since the days of European Cup in the 1950s before Nigerian independence.
He told me that only ONE underhyped Ligue 1 team has ever won the title in over 60yrs but overhyped English teams have won 14 times.

handelex:
That's true but that squad had tremendous quality all round except you want to deny that.

patrickmuf:
Doc leave history, the EPL is not far ahead of the French Ligue 1 and the players there are not farmers...

We might never agree on this one so, let's just leave it here...

patrickmuf:
They had a team good enough to match Italy on paper but on the pitch, they we saw the difference. It's mostly been so for the Three Lions heading into an international competition and most times, the coach takes the fall but away from that, isn't it time we started questioning the players?

I really thought that for once England have a team filled with players who are comfortable on the ball but once they came up against top opponents, they relied more on their athleticism rather than their technical ability which seems to be there in this present crop...

handelex:
This your comment is very funny to me seeing how you're trying to excuse Southgate and hold the players accountable

This life shaa

afrodoc2:
You still haven't told me the 5-11 quality international grade central defenders in the Ligue 1 that Messi has to face.

Mrviktor:
My dream team

afrodoc2:
E shock you?

This is the first time i am hearing that Ligue 1 defenders are as good as EPL defenders.

TheLequte:
Liverpool fell from being contenders to barely making it into the top 4. That’s a demotion by Liverpool’s standards.

How sure are you that this setback can’t repeat itself? Can’t one injury to one important player mar another promising season?

patrickmuf:
Illimitab.le has shut down your argument listing players who came from leagues that ordinarily you'd class as farmers league but still bossed the EPL...

As I said, there's more to football...

afrodoc2:
E shock you?

This is the first time i am hearing that Ligue 1 defenders are as good as EPL defenders.

AnfieldFan:
Well it took injuries to the entire CB backline for this to happen... Surely, if City suffered the same fate, you don't think they would be contenders, do you?

handelex:
This your comment is very funny to me seeing how you're trying to excuse Southgate and hold the players accountable

This life shaa

slimghost:
See how they are attacking my man Patrick because of this Argentine Ikedia. No goal, no assist!

patrickmuf:
Hehehe Zlatan played for PSG, the best team in the league and when he came to England, he joined the 5th best team and was older...

Mbappe scored 27 goals last season, that's good but hardly jaw dropping...Salah doesn't play as a CF but he also post better numbers...

The Falcao that arrived in England was already watched up...

Lacazette? How many stellar seasons did he have in Ligue 1? What team did he join in England? It's like leaving Liverpool for Real Betis/Valencia and expecting to drop the same stats. Lyon was the 2nd/3rd best team in France at that time, he joined Arsenal that were on their way down...

If Zlatan, Cavani, Mbappe played for the present City or Liverpool whilst at the peak of their powers, they'd have dropped top numbers...

That's me trying to point out things clearly but we all know football can't be judged that way, Immobile was thrash at Dortmund but he has since been back banging goals for Lazio...Ordinarily, one would look at the Bundesliga and think it is easier to score there than in the Serie A but it didn't happen...

Another instance, Ronaldo left Madrid for Juventus but was beaten to the golden boot by an old man Quagliarella in his first season and Immobile in his second season, it's only last season he was able to win the golden boot...Same Ronaldo that scored for fun in LA Liga and the UCL, are we to believe the Serie A is tougher or have better defenders? If yes, why then is Immobile doing so well there after failing in Germany?

There’s more to football...

I had a laugh when I read your reply...You this man, you funny sha.

Illimitable:
Look at the match stats.

The score line flattered England. It made it seem like a tough game. The truth is the Italians destroyed England with number of shots, possession, passing accuracy, etc.

Most of them play in the farmer’s league - it got me wondering how the overhyped PL players could only make 420 passes in 120 minutes in comparison to the 820 passes from the Italians.

If Football was like wrestling, the referee would have stopped the match. English players took a jungle justice sort of beating. They were totally destroyed.

patrickmuf:
Who are the top EPL defenders?

Diaz from Benfica...

Varane a product of Ligue 1...

Azpi signed from Marseille...

Van Dijk signed from the Scottish league...

Varane was signed by Madrid from Lens who had just been relegated back then...

Azpi was signed by Chelsea from Marseille...

I assume the Scottish and Portuguese leagues qualify as farmers league too yet the best EPL defenders were signed from there...

If not for his injury Fofana was already touted as one of the best EPL defenders, guess where he was signed from?

Gabriel of Arsenal nko?

That defenders in the French Ligue 1 are not popular is down to the league and not because they are farmers...If Ligue 1 had the money and media packaging of the EPL, they'd be miles ahead...

afrodoc2:
All these good defenders have left their leagues and joined EPL teams which means EPL cherry picks the best defenders in these leagues and leaves the otu defenders to be forming chairman in those leagues.

Now can you name the 5 quality international grade defenders that Messi will face?

Mrviktor:
My dream team

TheLequte:
Lol. Chief.

That’s just one of the inconsistent things you mentioned.

England scored early but decided to sit back.

But that’s even besides the main point.

Tell me every player in each position in that English team are the best in those same positions in the EPL and we can end this disco.

Cos that’s what you think. And that’s how you judge the EPL. And you are freaking wrong.

patrickmuf:
I thought they were all farmers?

patrickmuf:
Messi is a failure at International football but when he won the COPA we started hearing stories...

The good thing is that his haters are out with the excuses are early this time...So, if Messi wins the Ligue 1 that PSG couldn't win and seven lost their version of the Super Cup to the same Lille to show that it wasn't a fluke, he didn't do anything spectacular, he should win the UCL which if he does they'd find another excuses...

Hehehe I sabi una well well...

afrodoc2:
NAME 5 QUALITY INTERNATIONAL GRADE LIGUE 1 CENTRAL DEFENDERS THAT MESSI WILL FACE THIS SEASON.

I am asking for the 135.4618th time.