I can safely say majority of the football fans here in malaysia r EPL followers....rarely i c ppl for example follow italian league or spanish league n not EPL. Mebbe it's the language barrier. But generally EPL games tend 2 b more physical n a test of the endurance.

sorry to say.... epl.... promoting too much... but cannot go to world cup... whats wrong??????

guess in the first person in this topic that do not like epl...not to say do not like, but not reli into epl, usually every weekend, i only watch liverpool in action, other than that, very very seldom...maybe coz i think it's being promoted too much...and rightly so, coz everyone understands english and hardly there are people who understand spanish or italian...for myself, i prefer a more technical type of football game...skills...stepovers...through passes...which is also the reason why i love the la liga...but come to the end...everyone has his own preference...

Just because EPL is one of the popular league that watched by a lot of people, that doesn't mean that England will surely do well in international tournaments (World Cup, Euro & etc).

In league games, the players playing with their clubs mates week in week out while for England, how many games do they actually play together before a competitive game?

The popularity of EPL somehow raised the expectation of the media/supporters towards the national team.

Back to topic, I think some people might dislike EPL by comparing the performance of England in international games where they think the players are overated/etc?

I don't think it's a case of not liking EPL. It's more of preference of another league over the EPL. I have nothing against the EPL and i do watch some matches. I like the high tempo game that is played but the quality of some teams outside the top 4 leave alot to be desired. So i still prefer watching La Liga because their teams are better technically.

Language barrier is one of the reasons why most Malaysians watch EPL.

I dont know anyone that i know dislike EPL so it hard to say why there are that kind of people. But for me i don't see over promote or unable to win world cup or anything should be the reason to dislike EPL.

i know alot of people dislike england during world cup but i had yet to meet someone who dislike epl. its probably some weird reason for someone to hate epl

Well, maybe those who don't like EPL feels that there's less "pure" football skills compare to other leagues.

big LOL there. i tot most people only think that Serie A is boring ?

I have yet to meet anyone who dislikes the EPL... It's probably the only league that most Malaysians are interested in, seeing how commercialised it is and the big money involved in the clubs...

sometimes i watched La Liga ...only to see Barca games

sometimes i watched Serie A ...only wanna see AC Milan and AS Roma match.



For EPL ...only Man U aaaa ..none other than that

The way I see it, fans nowadays are looking to be entertained, just like the American's and their suggestion to increase the size of the goal, to see more goals in a match. The EPL is arguably the fastest league around and players don't get that much time on the ball. The Arsenal team of 2004/2005 took an average of 12 seconds to bring up the ball from their half and have a shot on goal, when on the counter attach. I dare say not many teams can match this. From the days of old, teams that have adopted the pass and move approach have garnered much success (i.e. Liverpool of the 70's/80's & Man Utd of the 90's to current). Players are encouraged not to spend too much time on the ball and to keep it moving. In training sessions, coaches would dish out punishment to anyone that kept the ball for more than 5 seconds. This meant that the game was played at a higher tempo.

You seldom see fans today appreciate the technical side of the game, all they want is to see a good pace to the game, and players with good individual flair and ability. This is why when teams adopt a more technical approach, they are deemed to be boring, just because they don't play at a high tempo. This is the reason I feel many EPL fans do not appreciate the Serie A. A huge majority of fans today only recognise players that score a truck load of goals or can do a million stepovers in under 10 seconds. They fail to recognise players with strong fundamentals that make the game look easy with their anticipation and reading of the game. They'd much prefer player that dive into tackles with such force, sending the ball into row Z. I repeat, most fans today (especially younger ones) look to be entertained, and a game played at a high tempo is arguable, more entertaining.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: May 25 2007, 11:06 AM

In terms of technical ability the EPL certainly is behind Serie A and La Liga. But when it comes to speed of play, and bone crunching tackles - EPL tops. End of the day depends on what your own preferances actually - silky skills or thrills of tackle flying in.

for me Bundesliga is boring compare to Serie A.

Malaysian League is most boring compare to Bundesliga, Serie A and EPL...

Boring for some maybe but there are still ppl who follow and watch local league.

3 English team in Champions league Semi Final but none can win the CUP.

Serie A rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EPL (play like cow) Seria A (play with brain).