The La Liga is bereft of defensive talent and physicality. Alex Song, Scott Parker and Yaya Toure are all critical members of the respective sides they play in who do a fantastic job of breaking up play and setting up an immediate counter-attack. The holding midfielder role is also of critical importance in the EPL. If you look at the Premier League, there stands out a host of defensive talent in the likes of Nemanja Vidic, Vincent Kompany, John Terry and others. Often times they have to look for that incisive pass. Opposition players close down quickly on these players in the Premier League.įor example: Two of the better play-makers in the EPL, Juan Mata and David Silva, simply cannot afford to make runs and overcome defenses. While the La Liga allows players to display a greater level of individual skills, the Premier League does not allow room for that. Premier League matches are highly physical and move at a rapid pace, and are different from other leagues. What follows are my reasons that, while the EPL remains a world-class league and the best in some ways, it is not far superior to La Liga or Serie A." The EPL has become a league where the title is only really contested by Manchester United and whichever billionaire-backed club is better that season. The question is, how much better? While we know going into the season that either Real Madrid or Barcelona will win La Liga, we also know that Manchester United and (formerly) Chelsea or (currently) Manchester City will win the PL. The reason for this is clear-it makes the Premier League look better. Many fans who try to argue that the English league is balanced will automatically look to Spain as a comparison. With all due respect to Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool, those clubs do not consistently fight for the title for multiple seasons or even throughout an entire season. There are only two most seasons, sometimes three. There are no longer four, much less six clubs competing for the title. The current state of the league, going back three-four seasons, is far different from what it was a decade ago. The Premier League has become almost as imbalanced at the top of the table as La Liga. La Liga is incredibly imbalanced at the top of the table. "I actually do not deny that La Liga is a two-horse race. Henceforth, I will be arguing on the affirmative.Ĭontrarily, Michael Cerna, a regular at Bleacher Report, has collaborated with me on this article, and he will be providing rebuttals as to why the Premier League is not as superior to other leagues in Europe as thought otherwise. While I do concede to the fact that the Bundesliga edges the English Premier League (EPL) as highlighted by one of my own articles here, I wish to dispel certain notions about the EPL and cement its superiority to other leagues like the La Liga and the Serie A.
One of my readers, trying to dispel the notions that La Liga is not a two-horse race, suggested that the Premier League is also the same: the two teams being Manchester United and whichever team happens to be bankrolled by a billionaire. However, the discussion quickly digressed into one important topic that has been plaguing football forums for quite a while lately-the quality of the Premier League. In this article, we try to assimilate two varying views, from two different authors on this very subject.Ī recent article of mine highlighted the possibility of Robin van Persie winning the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or.
The Premier League is viewed as the most competitive in the world with the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea all vying for the top prize, while the La Liga contains perhaps the two best teams in the world, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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