Quote from: MusaMohamed on January 30, 2024, 01:55:01 AM

Quote from: temple on January 30, 2024, 12:11:56 AM

That's in reality the biggest problem that Ligue 1 has. Not winning games has no consequences for PSG in 9 out of 10 seasons because there is no other team that would be able to achieve more than 80 points in a season. It is not that it never happens because it does happen as we can see in the last few years. But those exceptions happened when, for instance, Mbappe still played for Monaco. But then PSG can still play on another level in Ligue 1 when necessary to win the title. It is still not serious competition after all. Serious competition would be when PSG can't win the title at least two years in a row. I don't think we are going to see that in the foreseeable future.

PSG domination in Ligue 1 is even bigger than Bayern Munich domination in Bundesliga. These clubs have same style to buy best players from their competitors in domestic clubs and this strategy helps them to destroy competitiveness of direct competitors and help them to improve their squad strength.

In Ligue 1, what you said is true, other clubs are too weak and barely can have good seasons to challenge PSG and beat this giant club. PSG many times had their bad matches but they still completed those seasons with titles because other clubs are too weak to take advantage of PSG's poor performances. In domestic league, PSG easily won titles but it becomes their weaknesses when they play in Champions League. Being familiar with lower quality of matches in Ligue 1 and weak opponents there, they don't have enough quality, carefulness and preparations for tough matches in Champions League.

Buying the players from their best competitors in the league is mostly possible in leagues where you have this one overwhelming power and as you said this is the case in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich or PSG in Ligue 1. In the Premier League this won't be as easy. If Liverpool tries to buy Haaland, then Manchester City will buy Mbappe. There are several clubs with big financial resources and the Financial Fair Play in place that there is still enough competition. Although even in the Premier League you can see that it is hard to compete with Manchester City, which I think won five Premier League titles in the last six years or so. Money does play a role, but the Premier League creates a level playing field (to some degree) because of their broadcasting revenue and how they distribute the money to all the clubs. Ligue 1 is broken. The Bundesliga is broken.