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Premiership & The Continental Divide

Started by The Gaffer · 10 months ago

Is it any coincidence that out of the top five teams in the EPL table, that four of the five managers are from the continent?
Of course, the foreign managers are in charge of big money clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs.
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  • JC

    3 years ago

    Okay, call me a confused American (which is true), but I don't understand. You write:


    "Is it any coincidence that out of the top five teams in the EPL table, that four of the five are from the continent?"



    Aren't they all from the UK? Three are from London, one from Manchester and the other from Liverpool.



    Is this just a phrase I don't understand?
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  • JC

    3 years ago

    Ah wait, nevermind, I think I get it. You mean the managers.


    I'll be over here.
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  • The Gaffer

    3 years ago

    Good catch, JC. Yep, I meant the managers.


    Interestingly, even though Europe is a continent, the Brits consider "the continent" the mainland part of Europe, i.e. France and beyond.



    Glad to have you on board as one of the blog readers.



    Look forward to seeing you on EPLtalk.com, too.
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  • kkfla737

    1 year ago

    No coincidence. I have written an article about how American players for the past ten seasons who go to Holland and Germany at a young age become national team regulars and those who go to England at a young age become throwaways.

    Here is the story:

    http://csrnusa.com/ussoccerspot/?p=741
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