What's Wrong with EPL - Part I
For the first time since the Premiership started in the 1992-93 season, Liverpool and ManUtd played out a drab, goalless draw. With Chelsea repeatedly producing 1-0 wins, they have already established a lead and sit comfortably at the top of the table. The pundits have already declared Chelsea as the season's Champions as other clubs struggle to keep pace with them.
No doubt, the English Premier League is the biggest and the richest league in the world but then of late, the entertaining aspect of the games that has attracted millions of viewers all over the world has come down quite a bit. And these days, the crowds seem to stay away from the grounds and Premier League officials have actually started inquiries into the falling number of spectators.
Reasons for this?
A 4-5-1 formation, meaning teams are more defensive and score less goals
High ticket prices
Chelsea dominating the League
If teams such as Liverpool and ManUtd struggle to score goals, you know there is a problem. Fergie and Rafa's preference to a single striker play means fewer goal scoring chances.
Newcastle games are always entertaining because even when they lose, they score a couple of goals but then injuries to key players haven't really helped their cause. Last week, they scored their first goal for about 5 games.
Ticket prices are soaring and just when you thought that Roman didn't care much about spending his millions to get good players for Chelsea, he proved that he too is a businessman by increasing ticket prices. Chelsea charge disabled fans about 30 pounds when clubs like ManUtd and Arsenal let them in free.
Chelsea, with the depth in their squad, can afford to play two quality teams and now are leaps and bounds ahead of their rivals in terms of spending power, capable of buying any player they want. And obviously, with their squad, they would win irrespective of whether their coach is Mourinho or Geoffrey Boycott's mom.
I am huge fan of the EPL but do I consider it as the best in the world? Nope. The reasons - in my next post.
No doubt, the English Premier League is the biggest and the richest league in the world but then of late, the entertaining aspect of the games that has attracted millions of viewers all over the world has come down quite a bit. And these days, the crowds seem to stay away from the grounds and Premier League officials have actually started inquiries into the falling number of spectators.
Reasons for this?
A 4-5-1 formation, meaning teams are more defensive and score less goals
High ticket prices
Chelsea dominating the League
If teams such as Liverpool and ManUtd struggle to score goals, you know there is a problem. Fergie and Rafa's preference to a single striker play means fewer goal scoring chances.
Newcastle games are always entertaining because even when they lose, they score a couple of goals but then injuries to key players haven't really helped their cause. Last week, they scored their first goal for about 5 games.
Ticket prices are soaring and just when you thought that Roman didn't care much about spending his millions to get good players for Chelsea, he proved that he too is a businessman by increasing ticket prices. Chelsea charge disabled fans about 30 pounds when clubs like ManUtd and Arsenal let them in free.
Chelsea, with the depth in their squad, can afford to play two quality teams and now are leaps and bounds ahead of their rivals in terms of spending power, capable of buying any player they want. And obviously, with their squad, they would win irrespective of whether their coach is Mourinho or Geoffrey Boycott's mom.
I am huge fan of the EPL but do I consider it as the best in the world? Nope. The reasons - in my next post.
posted by Lucas @ 12:50 PM
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