Overall it is, the lesser teams are stronger
I donĀ“t think so. I think theyĀ“re mostly poor and full of mediocre players (as they have always tended to be i guess)
The last two titles have not been won by particularly great sides and Man City are nowhere near their former strength.
RB: Palestra / Munoz
CB: Lacroix / James Hill
LB: Jordan Bos / Hartmann
Mid: Tonali / Camara
RW: Diomande / Minteh
ATT: Bowen
This squad is ridiculous. None of them has hair like Dom.
Those mediocre players are of a higher calibre than previous versions of their teams.
@ISMF , you can add another set of stats to the Jaffod Graphā¦
@jaffod ā¦ never seen you this optomistic, thats shaved almost 25% off your target
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The evidence is simply how dominant English teams are in Europe. Whoever qualifies for the Conference League or Europa League is immediately a/the favourite and probably goes on to win it.
What the PL lacks is elite teams at the top of the league.
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Alex Scott?
I also think he did his ACL earlier in the season. 
Looked a proper talent, though, a Drogba-esque bully of a centre forward.
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I havenāt included Jacquet or the possible returns of Elliott and Tsimikas into my workings out. Weāre still in double figures. 
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This one has already been refuted.
Gerrard, Torres, Lucas, Maxi Rodriguez, Meireles, Kuyt, Insua, Agger, Johnson, Aurelio, Flanagan etc didnāt travel.
Conor Bradley is a better defender than Glen Johnson
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When fit.
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Well Johnson is way past it now
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The famously fit and available Fabio Aurelioā¦
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Ah yes, thatās the clincherā¦
He would be, if he wasnāt constantly injuring himself. And his injuries are always significant ones. Iām not even counting him
If you really want me to put together a more detailed breakdown, I can. But while I think there are definitely areas we need to strengthen in this summer, saying this squad is weaker than Hodgsonās is, for me, just plain wrong. It was dire.
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