No he doesn't.
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Lionel Messi
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No he doesn't.
Robbo
Paul Walsh
It would be interesting to see Messi in the PL, of course, and I don't think he'd get that many goals playing there. He also benefits a lot from playing for one of the best club sides ever, but I'd still bet good money on him for PL top goalscorer, provided he played for a decent team (obviously excludes the likes of Chelski and Stoke).
Why would be not get many goals playing in the premiership?
Probably because there are more than 4 teams in the PL
Robbo
Paul Walsh
Because I think the general level of the opposition is higher in England than in Spain, where the gap between the two (three this season) top teams and the rest is bigger. Admittedly I don't watch that much La Liga football, so that's just an assumption from my part. But I don't think he'd get that many goalscoring opportunities in the PL as opposed to La Liga.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
He'd comfortably score 30 prem goals a season, but I agree that I don't think he would get 80+ in a calendar year if he was at a Prem club. I mean Ronaldo only got 30 league goals once in the Prem.
I think its fair to say there are more than 4 good teams in spain. All you have to look at is the fact that the 10th best team in Spain (Athletic B) schooled the 2nd best team in England both home and away.
Fair enough mate!
Blackburn Rovers also beat Manchester United at OT last season
Bilbao have been in near relegation form this season, btw
Sorry i was going by standings last year. So you're saying a (near) relegation team in Spain caned the top team in England, twice?
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
'Caned'?
Is caned just a synonym for 'beat'?
Don't think I watched the Manu-Blackburn game last season and probably I wouldn't have remembered it if I did. Had a look at the BBC site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16324998
Going by the stats it was less of a 'caning' and more of a lucky win despite being outplayed. Completely different from what Bilbao did against Manu last season in games that I do remember.
Hootnow
Jermaine Jenas
I'll always found arguments about how superior our defences are to Spanish defences hilarious. You'd think all 20 teams were fielding 4 Maldinis every game.
Look at our defending as an example of the outstanding standards you get here and we're apparently the 4th best team in the country.
And Zlatan was there for a season. Scored 21 goals (do Barcelona get 60 penalties a season) and was then promptly moved on because he was brick.
Look at our defending as an example of the outstanding standards you get here and we're apparently the 4th best team in the country.
And Zlatan was there for a season. Scored 21 goals (do Barcelona get 60 penalties a season) and was then promptly moved on because he was brick.
Just reading this. LOL. Caned? Just checked it was 58% possession to Blackburns 42%. United had 28 shots to Blackburns 10. Hardly a 'caning'.
That is not the reason why he moved and he is most certainly not brick
Stats mean very little in such arguments of 'dominance'. I watched that game and Utd didn't deserve to win
Please don't deviate from the original point with an off-topic argument - do you really think La Liga contains a stronger array of teams than the PL?
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