SPORTING vs. BAYERN

4-0 Depor*

kas wrote:

Bayern will be a bit more feared now, but they have to be careful not to build too much false confidence based on this win. If they are drawn against an English side other than Arsenal, they'll really suffer.

I agree. When we play well (which we haven't since December) I think we can stand our ground with most teams. But this certainly doesn't make us favorites by any means. In fact, I think we're maybe the 5th or 6th strongest team left in the competition.

And we need Ribery and Toni back, of course.

Based on yesterday, I'd go for Liverpool. The EPL teams aren't the best just because of the players they buy but because of the style they play. In other words, people should look more at the coaches and their playing style if they want to understand the widening gap in Europe.

Strangulating, all-encompassing Tempofußball, Blut used to repeatedly make the point that this "top four" model, not the EPL as a whole, was what Jogi & co were repeatedly holding up as a benchmark.

Arsenal doesn't quite fit into it, which is both a good and a bad thing depending on your point of view...