Angelito wrote:Wenger claims that the Prem is more important than CL these days, unlike a few years ago. Thoughts?
I tend to agree with Wenger. He's talking from a financial point of view. Even without the finances, CL has stagnated over the years. The last I remember enjoying the CL was the season Chelsea won it. It had an edge, an unpredictability.
Initially, CL was great because you had so many great clubs with a chance to win it. These days, meh.
Speak for yourself
the CL has been amazing these past few years.
I agree with Wenger on the financial front. PL money > CL money. However, the PL isn't as important as the CL in terms of competition. For that to happen, the PL needs to become like the NBA where the league has a monopoly on the world's best players.
And regarding unpredictability: you could claim the same thing about most domestic leagues. Other than Monaco and Montpellier winning Ligue 1, Leicester winning the PL, and Atletico winning La Liga, none of the leagues have been that unpredictable the past few seasons; the Bundesliga and Serie A have been downright boring from a parity perspective when looking at the champions.