Silva said the Ligue 1 champions only trail Real Madrid and Barcelona among Europe's elite clubs, adding that Di Maria's transfer is evidence of PSG's growth.

"People now respect PSG as one of the big clubs in Europe," Silva said during a news conference. "Real Madrid and Barcelona are probably at another level, but after that if you sign for PSG you are probably taking a step up."

http://www.espnfc.co.uk/story/2546672/psg-a-step-up-for-angel-di-maria-says-thiago-silva

"People now respect PSG as one of the big clubs in Europe,"

They do?

Deluded Silva.

Only 3 teams in Europe are a step up from Man Utd and it's the Spanish giants and Bayern. Not a team built upon blood and misfortune of Napalese and Indian immigrant workers.

Meh, players always talk up their own club.

Natalie Portman wrote:Deluded Silva.

Only 3 teams in Europe are a step up from Man Utd and it's the Spanish giants and Bayern. Not a team built upon blood and misfortune of Napalese and Indian immigrant workers.

Historically maybe but who cares really? as of right now PSG are clearly a better team.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Natalie Portman wrote:Deluded Silva.

Only 3 teams in Europe are a step up from Man Utd and it's the Spanish giants and Bayern. Not a team built upon blood and misfortune of Napalese and Indian immigrant workers.

Historically maybe but who cares really? as of right now PSG are clearly a better team.

Not sure I agree.

I'd go as far as Man Utd will win a CL before PSG do. Not sure when it'll materialize though.

They maybe will, but until they prove otherwise as they have been out of the CL picture for a while they are inferior.

It is a fact that every team in France except PSG are losing their best players left, right and center, while Man United pretty much keep every player they want and sign most they fancy.

Art Morte wrote:It is a fact that every team in France except PSG are losing their best players left, right and center, while Man United pretty much keep every player they want and sign most they fancy.

What's that got to do with anything?

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:They maybe will, but until they prove otherwise as they have been out of the CL picture for a while they are inferior.

Have they though ?

Take last 5 CL campaigns:

Man Utd: Final, Went Out in Groupstage, R16, QF, not in CL
PSG: not in CL, not in CL, QF, R16, QF

I don't care about the last 5 CLs tbh

I care about the last one and PSG beat the English champions while losing to the eventual winners, while Man Yoo were not even in the competition.

So until they prove otherwise PSG are better than them as last season proved, who honestly cares about anything other than the previous/current season lol.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

Art Morte wrote:It is a fact that every team in France except PSG are losing their best players left, right and center, while Man United pretty much keep every player they want and sign most they fancy.

What's that got to do with anything?

Didn't think it through, what I meant that PSG's domestic competition are losing their best players while Man United's domestic rivals strengthen themselves. PSG are the easiest top club to go to right now, even if you don't do great in Europe, you've got a massive upper hand in your own league.

Natalie Portman wrote:...
it's the Spanish giants and Bayern.  

I swear I read that as 'Spanish giants Bayern' and it took me a moment to realize the team is originally based in Munich, Germany.

#AgentPep

People get too salty over these things. What does being a bigger club even mean? Bar Barcelona and Madrid (perhaps Bayern Catalonia), it's all down to preference and other factors. PSG at this moment in time are in a far better situation and financially they can match any club and Paris is a much better City to live in than Manchester.


Liverpool are a 'bigger' club than Arsenal yet their star player was willing to leave them for Arsenal and Sanchez rejected them for Arsenal. Does that mean Arsenal are bigger because they can draw better players? You get my point.

Natalie Portman wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:They maybe will, but until they prove otherwise as they have been out of the CL picture for a while they are inferior.

Have they though ?

Take last 5 CL campaigns:

Man Utd: Final, Went Out in Groupstage, R16, QF, not in CL
PSG: not in CL, not in CL, QF, R16, QF

They made quarters that year too.

PSG are the better team right now, have more money and better players will go there right now. They have a much better chance of winning CL than United do.

Fans from the traditional clubs get butthurt when they see a PSG, Chelsea, City etc because they are a threat . It's like they think their clubs should be obligated to be one of the top teams always and win trophies consistently and any new teams and new competition is such a bad thing.

^^rare to see such a calm, objective united fan ...agree player wise and as a team PSG are much stronger imo. Who gives a damn about history ffs...5 years ago juve were in the wilderness...10 years ago milan was the strongest team in europe.

my big up was for jibers btw

jibers wrote:Paris is a much better City to live in than Manchester

I dunno, France in 2015 isn't exactly the tranquil pays des rêves it used to be

What he said doesn't bother me.

Can't take someone serious talking delusional shite while playing for a plastic club that are younger than my father.

United fans shouldn't be offended by this. PSG are a joke of an entity. Brush it off, we have bigger things to think about.

clearly it bothered you

Man Yoo haven't been relevant in europe since SAF left but aye they are delusional because they don't have history that means absolutely nothing

Donuts wrote:clearly it bothered you

No. I'm explaining why it doesn't bother me.

There's a difference.

Lex wrote:

jibers wrote:Paris is a much better City to live in than Manchester

I dunno, France in 2015 isn't exactly the tranquil pays des rêves it used to be

True. I think Di Maria might have bigger problems than having his house robbed

@Mole, I suppose we were irrelevant in 2011 When we reached the cl final and also when we were on he verge of knocking Madrid out before Nani decided to re-enact his favourite scene from Honk Kong Phooey.

being on the final doesn't make you relevant.
look at dortmund
look at atletico
it makes you a good team but means *bleep* all if you don't win it.