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zlatanov · 26-01-2007, 10:35

my point exactly, Tony - with more money coming from CL participation, smaller teams will be given the chance to get stronger in time and will close that enourmous gap there is right now between G14 and everyone else.
It's not enough to just brand as "weak" when they simply aren't given the chance to change because to become "strong" in modern football, you need money ... at the same time, however, UEFA is denying you that money because you are "weak" ... it's one vicious circle for those teams.

At the same time, however, I also agree that smaller teams do have their chances even now - limited chances but still they have them.
As for why few of them take advantage of this, well, I think it again comes down to proper management of those clubs because most of them, whenever they produce a good player or two, they don't use them as a base to build on but are quick to sell them to other teams for quick return of the investment without any regard of a much bigger benefit in the long run ... and this is true even for teams with rich businessmen as their owners, who however seem to be lacking prospective of the real possibilites of the future and all the money/success they could make with a little more patience on their side.

Another problem also is the poorly managed youth programs, which, if well taken care of, are a source of quality and cheap players who could be used to constantly improve the level of quality within the teams rather than pay dearly for expensive foreign players ... Romania did exactly that - they took care of their youth sector and now are reaping the results of all that with Romanian clubs doing great in Europe and the Romanian NT also benefittng from that.

26-01-2007, 10:35	#7
zlatanov Moderator Join Date: 07 2003 Location: Nowhere near San Siro :( Fave Players: Zinedine Zidane, Genarro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta	my point exactly, Tony - with more money coming from CL participation, smaller teams will be given the chance to get stronger in time and will close that enourmous gap there is right now between G14 and everyone else. It's not enough to just brand as "weak" when they simply aren't given the chance to change because to become "strong" in modern football, you need money ... at the same time, however, UEFA is denying you that money because you are "weak" ... it's one vicious circle for those teams. At the same time, however, I also agree that smaller teams do have their chances even now - limited chances but still they have them. As for why few of them take advantage of this, well, I think it again comes down to proper management of those clubs because most of them, whenever they produce a good player or two, they don't use them as a base to build on but are quick to sell them to other teams for quick return of the investment without any regard of a much bigger benefit in the long run ... and this is true even for teams with rich businessmen as their owners, who however seem to be lacking prospective of the real possibilites of the future and all the money/success they could make with a little more patience on their side. Another problem also is the poorly managed youth programs, which, if well taken care of, are a source of quality and cheap players who could be used to constantly improve the level of quality within the teams rather than pay dearly for expensive foreign players ... Romania did exactly that - they took care of their youth sector and now are reaping the results of all that with Romanian clubs doing great in Europe and the Romanian NT also benefittng from that. __________________ "Everyone creates his own luck" - Carlo Ancelotti Last edited by zlatanov; 26-01-2007 at 10:41.