What do you think about Mourinho’s statements on La Liga’s lack of competitiveness ?

“I was in Spain, but I didn’t enjoy it because I won a title with a record of 100 points and 121 goals, but we played only three or four competitive matches all season. There is a big, big gap between the giants and the others."

“This season I rested a few players against Bradford and I lost against Bradford. And that is English football. You are winning 2-0 and you concede a goal you know you are going to have hell for the last few minutes and you might draw 2-2 and lose two points,”

“This is the reality of the Premier League. You have no time. It’s not just about the number of matches, it’s the intensity. And it’s not just physical intensity, you feel the intensity mentally.

“I think the difference between the two leagues [Premier League and La Liga] is huge. Would they [Barcelona and Real Madrid] win the Premier League? Maybe yes. Maybe not.”

https://www.the42.ie/mourino-talks-la-liga-premier-league-2111724-May2015/

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  • bagehis@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Half of the things that come out of him mouth and make the news are sour grapes comments.

  • bringbackcayde7@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    When you see Newcastle 3-0 PSG, that’s when you know premier league is on a completely different level compare to the all other leagues.

  • Reasonable_Command98@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Maybe at the time La Liga didn’t have a lot of competition but today it’s another story. There are ten teams that can compete for the title. In the Premier League it’s always been the case. But in both leagues there are similarities. Barcelona, Real Madri, Atletico Madrid, Valencia are always the title favorites. In the PL MC, Liverpool, Chelsea, MU, Arsenal are the ones who won almost all the titles for the last three decades. So these comments are outdated.

  • Human-Ad9798@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yeah but Ligue 1 is Farmers League you people say

    And Liga is top tier even though it’s only Barca or Real winning with 90+ points all the time + huge gap

  • PersianGuitarist@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Just curious. I’ve always thought Premier League is better than La Liga. But, how do we all reconcile that with European results? It’s not just Barca and Real in UCL. It also includes Atlético and Sevilla in UEL. Is it that EPL is deeper so top teams are more tired in Europe?

    • LeonDeSchal@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The Spanish league is less intensive and those teams can manage their squads easier with resting players etc. In the premier league you have to play your best or else you will just lose. In als Liga you could play squad players and still win especially if you’re the top two. So you get a good team that’s better rested playing a good team that plays intense games twice a week. We always see teams being weaker after a champions league game, you can’t even rest your players in the prem because you will risk losing. You don’t have that in La Liga. They still play good football but edge it out having an easier league.

  • michaelm8909@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Conte said the same thing. Of course fans of other leagues will always deny it but the managers and players always say the same thing- the EPL is harder and more stressful than any other league.

  • yourlocallidl@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    In the last 10 years in the Premier League, Man United, Man City, Leicester, Chelsea, and Liverpool all won the league. In La Liga - Real Madrid, Barca and Atletico. La Liga is dull compared to the Prem.

    • recapYT@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Mancity has literally won 4 of the last 6 premier leagues and together with Liverpool have had similar points.

      Chelsea - 2016/2017 - 93 points

      Mancity - 2017/2018 - 100 points

      Mancity - 2018/2019 - 98 points

      Liverpool - 2019/2020- 99 points

      Mancity - 2020/2021 - 86 points

      Mancity - 2021/2022 - 93 points

      Mancity - 2022/2023 - 89 points

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      Madrid - 2016/2017 - 93 points

      Barca - 2017/2018 - 93 points

      Barca - 2018/2019 - 87 points

      Madrid - 2019/2020 - 87 points

      Athletico - 2020/2021 - 86 points

      Madrid - 2021/2022 - 86 points

      Barca - 2022/2023 - 88 points

      Mancity 4 of 6 with 3 in a row

      More 90+ wins than laliga

      Your fanboyism is really showing

      • yourlocallidl@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        So City have been dominant in the past few years…? That doesn’t change anything, the competition as a whole is more competitive than La Liga, Real and Barca are always in the UCL.