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Rui Costa,dreamspurs no10
- Mar 10, 2005
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As much as I love La Liga, I can't agree. It will mean the League will be another 2 horse race again next season. The most likely team to join them would've been Valencia, but they clearly needed the money which resulted in the sale of Villa. Now they'll struggle to keep up again, and possibly struggle to get into the top 4 next season. I can't see Sevilla splashing big money in the summer either. So it will be Barca or Real Madrid for the title again.
You also have to bear in mind that there will be some top players coming to England in the summer. There's only room for so much talent at Barca and Real Madrid, the rest of the teams in Spain can't afford to splash out £20m + on top players. I can also see Aguero joining Chelsea in the summer. I'm sure Sir Alex will make 1 big summer signing. Man City will probably sign a couple of big names. Arsenal will use the Fabregas money to strengthen. Spurs will want to make a statement and sign 1 or 2 big names too.
Next season, the EPL is likely to be very tightly contested. If Spurs and Arsenal can bring in a couple of players, I think both can challenge with Chelsea and Man Utd. If City can still attract big names, they could challenge for top 4 next season. I wouldn't write off Liverpool pushing for 4th either. Then there's the outsiders in Villa and Everton pushing for top 6.
I just can't see La Liga being that tight next season. It'll be Real Madrid and Barca for the title, and then way down it be 3rd - 6th placed teams battling for top 4, then about 6 teams battling relegation....
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Yes, but this is how the EPL has been for the last decade or so. It has always been a two-horse race more or less for the last 12 years, ie Man U and one of Arsenal (before Abramovich got Mourinho) or Chelski (since Mourinho). Whereas La Liga had Valencia winning it just about 5 years ago and Sevilla pushing Barca and Real M till the last day for the title under Ramos in 2007. Barca and Real Madrid dropped quite a few points in the last couple of seasons to teams like Valencia, Sevilla, Deportivo, Atletico Madrid. How many points did Man U and Chelski drop to Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Spurs, Everton? Hardly any is the answer.
I can see the power shifting gradually from EPL to La Liga now.