Over the last ten years many have considered either the Premiership or La Liga to be the two best leagues in Europe. Although fans of both these leagues can argue that their league is the best, in my eyes the Bundesliga really deserves this title. I will not be talking about Serie A, as I think that the league has gone backwards over the last twenty years. Saying this I think the league is back on the rise, but very slowly.
The rise of German football has been highlighted by the fact that in the last two seasons they have had more teams making it out of the group stage than the premiership. Bayern Munich will count themselves very unlucky not to be called champions of Europe this season.
Once again this season only two English teams have made it past the group stages, which is a worry for fans of English football. The main draw of the premiership for fans is the fast game, the fact that any team can beat another on any given day. This also applies to the Bundesliga, the games are very similar to what you would see in the premiership, if not with more technical players.
It seems that German football is doing something very right at the moment, producing many many technical players. The difference between the premiership is that young players are getting a chance at an earlier stage. Players such as Ozil, Reus, Gotez, Sahin, Muller and Kagawa were given chances at a young age. The top teams in England do not dare put in a young player from their youth team. Lets compare Tom Cleverly, who has pretty much only broken into Manchester United's midfield last season. He at 23 would have played many many games for a team like Bayern Munich or Dortmund. Another example is Josh Meckran who is a good player but will never get a chance at Chelsea. The problem effects the English national team in that the young players do not a chance to develop their game for their clubs from a young age.
Premiership clubs spend alot of money on players, but so do many German teams, the only difference is that they have a good system of financial control for the Bundesliga, something that the premiership could look at.
Compare the German league to La Liga and it is evident that apart from Real Madrid and Barcelona every other team may struggle against German opposition. Athletico Madrid are on good form, but this will probably end when they sell their best player Falcao. In my opinion the best teams in Europe at the moment are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
Once again this season only two English teams have made it past the group stages, which is a worry for fans of English football. The main draw of the premiership for fans is the fast game, the fact that any team can beat another on any given day. This also applies to the Bundesliga, the games are very similar to what you would see in the premiership, if not with more technical players.
It seems that German football is doing something very right at the moment, producing many many technical players. The difference between the premiership is that young players are getting a chance at an earlier stage. Players such as Ozil, Reus, Gotez, Sahin, Muller and Kagawa were given chances at a young age. The top teams in England do not dare put in a young player from their youth team. Lets compare Tom Cleverly, who has pretty much only broken into Manchester United's midfield last season. He at 23 would have played many many games for a team like Bayern Munich or Dortmund. Another example is Josh Meckran who is a good player but will never get a chance at Chelsea. The problem effects the English national team in that the young players do not a chance to develop their game for their clubs from a young age.
Premiership clubs spend alot of money on players, but so do many German teams, the only difference is that they have a good system of financial control for the Bundesliga, something that the premiership could look at.
Compare the German league to La Liga and it is evident that apart from Real Madrid and Barcelona every other team may struggle against German opposition. Athletico Madrid are on good form, but this will probably end when they sell their best player Falcao. In my opinion the best teams in Europe at the moment are Barcelona, Real Madrid, Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
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