Re: Who is the best Bottom half team of top 5 leagues in Europe

by Berbaflop Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:59 am

Shawcross and Huth will skinned every heavyweights with Delap assist

by juventus101 Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:04 am

Shalke are not a bottom half team. They had a extremely poor season last season, but usually they get into a European spot and even compete for the title.

And Malaga are not a bottom half team anymore either, as theyve bought quite a few quality players and i would be very suprised if they werent at least in the top 7-8 this season, possibly even getting a european spot.

And why Cagliari?

by ausbaz Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:05 am

Malaga not even a question.
You pit all these teams against each other on their best and Malaga will own all.

by ausbaz Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:05 am

Malaga not even a question.
You pit all these teams against each other on their best and Malaga will own all.

by juventus101 Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:28 am

I disagree with that. I believe Malaga and Shalke are now on the same level. Shalke i would bet on actually if the two faced each other. But then theres a big gap in the quality of the teams after these 2.

by BiasedMilanFan3 Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:36 am

Malaga,
They're getting pretty good!

by Abramovich Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:18 pm

Stoke, easily.

I have no idea how that crap Schalke team got into the CL semi final...........

by juventus101 Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:24 pm

Shalke didnt get to the CL final. But how are they crap? Howedes, Raul, Farfan, Jurado, Huntelaar, Neuer, are all class players. They lost Neuer now, but got Holtby and Fuchs, two more class players. Marica, Uchida, Jones, Metzelder and Baumjohann are all good players too. Shalke have a very strong squad.

by Abramovich Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:27 pm

Semi sorry lawl, but they were SO bad against Man U like really I think a championship team would have caused Man U more trouble than Schalke did especially the first leg if it wasn't for Neuer.

by Guest Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:29 pm

Schalke made Darren Gibson look better than Zidane :facepalm:

I mentioned in OP let's not make it a player vs player comparison, yet I've seen Cazorla, RVN, etc mentioned :facepalm:

Malaga beat Granada and they are BOOM now...but Stoke's European genius under Tony Pulizes isn't even mentioned

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:40 pm

Sepi bar Dinamo Kiev(which is still arguable), all the other teams Stoke have faced would get relegated in the EPL.....

by rwo power Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:41 pm

Ade wrote:Stoke, easily.

I have no idea how that crap Schalke team got into the CL semi final...........

Well, a team that gets out of a group with Benfica and OL, that defeats Valencia and Inter on the way and wins the German Cup (defeating Bayern on the way) can't really be considered crap, can they? Oh, and they won the German super cup against Dortmund, too.

by S32TABLANCA Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:48 pm

Last year, Schalke. This year, Malaga. No contest on either.

Ade wrote:Semi sorry lawl, but they were SO bad against Man U like really I think a championship team would have caused Man U more trouble than Schalke did especially the first leg if it wasn't for Neuer.

And of course, only games against English teams count. Come on, Man U are one of the best teams in the world. Did you watch them last year apart from that one game?

by REWB Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:51 pm

stoke, even the likes of chelsea, arsenal, man city/ manutd etc struggles to beat them. how are malaga and schalke gonna do it?

by rwo power Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:52 pm

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:stoke, even the likes of chelsea, arsenal, man city/ manutd etc struggles to beat them. how are malaga and schalke gonna do it?

Simple. Wonder goal by Raúl, clean sheet by Fährmann, finish Very Happy

by halamadrid2 Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:17 pm

are we talking quality or a team that is hard to beat *confused*

by halamadrid2 Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:20 pm

wow sporting gijon never lost twice against the same team last yr bar sociedad who netted a late goal against them, thats mighty impressive

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:31 pm

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:stoke, even the likes of chelsea, arsenal, man city/ manutd etc struggles to beat them. how are malaga and schalke gonna do it?

Stoke=Hercules>Barca>Man Utd

By that logic Laughing

by Doc Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:33 pm

So, no one thinks that well of Montpellier huh?!

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