EPL the way to go ???
It is undeniable that the English Premier League(EPL) is the most popular football(yes...australia is using football instead of soccer now) league in the world. In fact, it is also the richest league in the world( The EPL is richer than the spanish league,Italian league, german league and dutch league combined) with the riches clubs(ie Chealsea, Manchester United, Arsenal). It is every young footballers dream to play in the EPL. But is the EPL suitable for everyone?
Many have come and many have gone( to the EPL). Some came as nobodies and left as idols, some came as idols and left as nobodies. Now that most of the leagues are over, its interesting to note how these "EPL rejects" have performed last season, notably Crespo(Chelsea -> Inter Milan), Veron (Chelsea -> AC Milan), and Forlan(MU -> Villareal) .
During thier short stint at thier respective clubs in the EPL, these "EPL rejects" were used mainly as subs( this says alot as thier transfer fee is not cheap). Thier performance before they transfered to the EPL and after they transfered is just so different. You got a striker that scores >15 goals a season but scores <10 in the EPL. What happened? I dont know...i aint thier manager.
So these "epl rejects" gets loaned out to other clubs. At the end of the season, Crespo is the second top scorer in AC Milan with 16 goals, Veron regained his form and played a vital role in Inter Milans squad, and Diego Forlan is the top scorer in Europe. Ironic isnt it.
Many have come and many have gone( to the EPL). Some came as nobodies and left as idols, some came as idols and left as nobodies. Now that most of the leagues are over, its interesting to note how these "EPL rejects" have performed last season, notably Crespo(Chelsea -> Inter Milan), Veron (Chelsea -> AC Milan), and Forlan(MU -> Villareal) .
During thier short stint at thier respective clubs in the EPL, these "EPL rejects" were used mainly as subs( this says alot as thier transfer fee is not cheap). Thier performance before they transfered to the EPL and after they transfered is just so different. You got a striker that scores >15 goals a season but scores <10 in the EPL. What happened? I dont know...i aint thier manager.
So these "epl rejects" gets loaned out to other clubs. At the end of the season, Crespo is the second top scorer in AC Milan with 16 goals, Veron regained his form and played a vital role in Inter Milans squad, and Diego Forlan is the top scorer in Europe. Ironic isnt it.
posted by James Chan at 1:10 PM
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