Does Newcastle have a better squad than every Serie A Team?

[Sibierski]

Even the lower half sides in Prem have better squads than likes of Roma IMO. Certain areas they lack, but put them in Seria A, they’ll do very well. Referenced it plenty, but the gulf between Prem and outside the elite sides in Europe is daft, and only going to get worse by end of this decade as those leagues struggle for money and Prem sides are spending £100m+ every season.

[Mike]

2 hours ago, geordie_b said:

This thread reminds me of time when there was far less control over new topics

 

 

 

I think about this thread more often that I should.

[Moose]

21 hours ago, BrianSwan said:

On paper I'd say yes.. 

 

Inter would be close. But Newcastle are stronger than Napoli and Milan on paper.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marktwertetop/wertvollstemannschaften

 

 

Transfermarkt agrees.

 

Well, after that 1st half, I hope we've learnt that TransferMarkt is an atrocious tool to measure squad quality.

That certainly didn't look like a €713m squad vs a 426m one.

 

A grotty 1 bed flat in some wankville somewhere in London and a 5 bed detached house would be listed at similar prices on RightMove, doesn't mean they're the same quality.

[BrianSwan]

Napoli lost 2-0 in Lisbon...

[Displayname]

1 hour ago, Moose said:

 

Well, after that 1st half, I hope we've learnt that TransferMarkt is an atrocious tool to measure squad quality.

That certainly didn't look like a €713m squad vs a 426m one.

 

A grotty 1 bed flat in some wankville somewhere in London and a 5 bed detached house would be listed at similar prices on RightMove, doesn't mean they're the same quality.

Transfermarkt is far from perfect, but you have to take into consideration that it's much more demanding to play in the PL. So it's easier for the other teams to compete in the CL.

[Theregulars]

No.

[Theregulars]

12 hours ago, HaydnNUFC said:

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The bears

[Vinny Green Balls]

Just now, Theregulars said:

The bears

When SNL was good.

[The Butcher]

With no CL we'd win the Serie A. Nee doubt about it.

[Menace]

This thread is ridiculous. AC Milan battered us home and away and they're not even the best team in the league

[Interpolic]

4 minutes ago, Menace said:

AC Milan battered us home and away

 

[Yorkie]

We got away with it in the San Siro but the home leg was a pure smash and grab from their point of view.

[Menace]

Inter were very unfortunate not to win the CL also - we wouldn't win Serie A

[Fak]

2 minutes ago, Menace said:

Inter were very unfortunate not to win the CL also - we wouldn't win Serie A

 

That was a couple of years ago. Their squad is paper thin and appears to have aged quite badly since the Man City final.

 

Agree we wouldn't win Serie A.

[Kimbo]

No