Claudius wrote:The stats included players like Benzema, Henry and Lewandowski who partially grew up in lesser leagues. And these guys are nearly double each of those chaps in terms of output rates.
Out of interest do you have the stats for Michael Owen at those ages?
There you go, my good sir
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You have to take into account the leagues these guys are playing in. Scoring a ton in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 isn’t the same as the PL, Serie A and La Liga.
Leagues are defo relevant. But I reckon Mbappe would suffer in a tougher league more than Halaand.
Mbappe is always playing wide in a system where Cavani was strong til a season and half ago, and they also have Neymar.
So yeah, there are league strength and consolidation effects, but these players are still pumping in the goals.
Another promising French center back who recently caught my eye, Maxcence Lacroix of Wolfsburg.
He has been very good as Wolfsburg have kept 8 clean sheets in a row now.
I can't believe after Mustafi Kolasinac and gang tried to oust Arteta out here, they did exactly the same at Schalke and succeeded immediately
When did they try to oust Arteta?
Jones, how are Eintracht fans reacting to the rumors that the sporting director, Fredi Bobic, will resign and take over the reigns at Hertha ?
Not well. If he goes he's a fucking moron, leaving a club competing for a CL spot for a club that might be in the second tier next season. He's always given off a mercenary vibe from day though, he's done a great job in the last few years but if he wants to fuck it all up for better pay and catastrophic conditions then off you go. The more important minds behind Eintrachts success of recent years are Ben Manga and Adi Hütter anyway. Especially Manga who has just been promoted has probably had the best scouting record in Europe of the last few seasons.
Huge game in Bundesliga tonight as Bayern face Dortmund.
Dortmund have taken an early lead thanks to Haaland.
0-2 now. Haaland scores again as bayern are killed on a quick counter.
Dortmund will lose this game. They have poor defenders and I think there’s a psychological superiority that Bayern still exerts over them.
I agree. They are probably the worst top level team in Europe when it comes to defending from set pieces.
The inevitable Bayern goal arrives. 3-2 Goretzka.
4-2 now. Lewandowski gets his hat trick.
Only 9 away from the lost standing 40 goal in season record held by Gerd Muller.
Bit of a left turn appointment but Ralk Rangnick is heavily tipped to take over at Schalke as the new director of football operations.
Schalke. The German Arsenal. Big opportunity to breathe some life into them
Claudius wrote:Schalke. The German Arsenal. Big opportunity to breathe some life into them
What? 
How are Schalke the German Arsenal? And how is it a big opportunity to go to a club bound for the second division, with massive financial problems and a board in complete disarray?
Go read up our comments on November. That sounds the exact description of us
