I take issue with this point. It undervalues the importance of work-rate and teamwork .Originally Posted by life on mars
If a premier league side is a side that relies purely on flair and technique you might have a point, but I'm not so sure it has to be that way.
Putting in a load of km's, closing down in the right areas, maintaining mental fortitude and tenacity , especially when you go down or haven't won in three or four games , are attributes that you cannot take for granted, regardless of the league. Doing that game after game , and improving in these areas , game upon game, must be feckin' hard. It requires a special group of players.
That level of guile, physical fitness and concentration is possibly more comparable with the type of people who run marathons. It might not be Messi impressive but I think it's impressive in it's own right.
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