With memories of the golden years (80's) of the albanian football still fresh on her mind, Albania is now attempting to recreate its strong football legacy. As young players start making their names abroad, the future is looking bright for Albanian football!
After EPL and a small handful of big teams, there is not much quality at all in Europe.
What does it matter if Serie A is ranked 2 3 4 5 or 6, all of the above (other than EPL) are glorified retirement leagues.
At least in MLS, you can be sure the athletes are well conditioned..
They push the pace all game and it’s non-stop action for 90 minutes.
There’s less diving and stalling than in the European leagues where they start wasting time after 55 minutes.
You have called guys like Ramadani and Manaj amateurs many times, yet they have played/are playing in Serie A.
By the way, MLS promotes tons of young talent!
The best team in the league Vancouver Whitecaps has an average formation age of 25.1. They played today scoring 4 goals while starting an 18 year old homegrown striker Rayan Elloumi who opened the scoring in the first half and was pressing all match..
By comparison, the best team in the league Napoli has an average formation age of 28.4 and roster a bunch of old guys who couldn’t keep up anymore in EPL.
Princ wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 8:34 am
By comparison, the best team in the league Napoli has an average formation age of 28.4 and roster a bunch of old guys who couldn’t keep up anymore in EPL.
I don't disagree with you that the MLS is actually a solid league. It has a high intensity and they have shifted from signing aging stars to promoting young talent and building their infrastructure.
But this is absurd. Those 'old guys' you are talking about are people like De Bruyne and Lukaku, come on, there is no serious comparison there.
But this is absurd. Those 'old guys' you are talking about are people like De Bruyne and Lukaku, come on, there is no serious comparison there.
MLS is on par with like lower table Championship.
For real. The best Belgian players while they also have the best Scottish player, some of the best Italian players, the best Kosovar, Macedonian, Slovakian, etc player. That's a team full of experts.
Zhegrova who was lighting up the French league can't even start for Juve... because he's not smart/tactically sound enough. We are talking about an expert league full of internationals. The best MLS players dream of playing in Serie A but only a few like Pulisic can.
One of the best American players (Tiimothy Weah) failed hard in Serie A and now he went back to the French league... What are we talking about?? Vancouver Whitecups would get their doors blown off by Como.
Como plays at a snails pace and their players can hardly get up and down the pitch in the 2nd half. They pass around in triangles all game and stall you out after the 60th.
Vancouver Whitecaps would run Como out the building!
LAFC has the best player in MLS Denis Bouanga and they would run through Como as well!
MLS teams were competing with the very best European teams in Club World Cup!
But this is absurd. Those 'old guys' you are talking about are people like De Bruyne and Lukaku, come on, there is no serious comparison there.
MLS is on par with like lower table Championship.
For real. The best Belgian players while they also have the best Scottish player, some of the best Italian players, the best Kosovar, Macedonian, Slovakian, etc player. That's a team full of experts.
Zhegrova who was lighting up the French league can't even start for Juve... because he's not smart/tactically sound enough. We are talking about an expert league full of internationals. The best MLS players dream of playing in Serie A but only a few like Pulisic can.
One of the best American players (Tiimothy Weah) failed hard in Serie A and now he went back to the French league... What are we talking about?? Vancouver Whitecups would get their doors blown off by Como.
You're literally just cherry picking situations to fit your narrative. It's like saying the Superliga is just as good as Serie A because Amir Rrahmani was an above average defender for Partizani but now is a one of the better defenders in Italy. What's next Manchester United is 3x better than Napoli because McTominay is an absolute rock star for Napoli but yet was an average player for United?
RedFootballs wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:13 pm
But this is absurd. Those 'old guys' you are talking about are people like De Bruyne and Lukaku, come on, there is no serious comparison there.
Yeah my guy..
LAFC starts Heung-Min Son too who was doing damage in the Prem last year..
Como plays at a snails pace and their players can hardly get up and down the pitch in the 2nd half. They pass around in triangles all game and stall you out after the 60th.
Vancouver Whitecaps would run Como out the building!
LAFC has the best player in MLS Denis Bouanga and they would run through Como as well!
MLS teams were competing with the very best European teams in Club World Cup!
Guys over here talking about Como..
WHAT?!?!?!
Como play slow???! Como is one of the fastest, most exciting attacking teams in the top leagues. The have a higher XG than even Juve and Roma. They just can't finish but they create an insane amount of chances. Fabregas will be managing a top team soon and their star player Nico Paz is a superstar. "Buanga" wouldn't even make their bench.
You're literally just cherry picking situations to fit your narrative. It's like saying the Superliga is just as good as Serie A because Amir Rrahmani was an above average defender for Partizani but now is a one of the better defenders in Italy. What's next Manchester United is 3x better than Napoli because McTominay is an absolute rock star for Napoli but yet was an average player for United?
How does that even make sense? What a silly equivalency.
Rrahmani went through step by step to reach the highest level:
Albanian league: Amateur
Croatian League: Semi pro
Serie A (Verona ): Professional
Napoli: Top level
Como play slow???! Como is one of the fastest, most exciting attacking teams in the top leagues. The have a higher XG than even Juve and Roma. They just can't finish but they create an insane amount of chances. Fabregas will be managing a top team soon and their star player Nico Paz is a superstar. "Buanga" wouldn't even make their bench.
Yeah buddy Como is so fast!
I had them Money Line at home against Genoa and in the 2nd half, they could hardly get up and down the pitch.
They were stalling out until Ekuban finally scored and turned my bet into a massive fail.
Never again!
LAFC can keep it up for 90 minutes and would put it on them big time!
