I am a Barcelona fan. I watch La Liga a lot. I also watched EPL games a lot because all my friends watch EPL, so I don't want to get left at home playing Guitar Hero alone every Saturday or Sunday night. And I prefer La Liga because I think intelligence plays more significant role in La Liga games compared to EPL. La Liga boast the finest playmakers in the game past and present. EPL relies heavily on athleticism of their players. Pace and body strength are the most important attributes in EPL. I admire intelligence, so I prefer La Liga

If you say Bergkamp is your most intelligent, maybe Zidane is your close second?I admit Bergkamp is great, but Zidane is a legend of the game.

I can not say that EPL teams don't have intelligent players, because EPL teams bought a lot of players from La Liga teams. Deco, Robinho, Alonso, Riera, Jonas Gutierrez for example. Makelele also used to play in EPL after he played in La Liga. Although those players have left, but there are still many pieces of intelligence being demonstrate in La Liga week in week out. For that reason, I stick to La Liga.

And by turning those so-called EPL flops to be a success in La Liga, doesn't that shows La Liga teams used their head better when handling transfer deals?

This post has been edited by matyrze: Dec 28 2008, 01:12 PM

There are many answers on why some people prefer other leagues than EPL, depending on how a fan being exposed to the leagues, and how he thinks about the leagues, and how he thinks about football.

I think La Liga produce intelligent players continuously. That is a on-stop process. The newest one, Barcelona's Sergi Busquets. I'm in awe with his intelligence and composure. I think he will take over Yaya's placed in the first team very soon.

And he is one of the many examples of intelligent players in La Liga. I didn't mention other Barca players who have actively played in the first team for several seasons already.

I want to add new Villareal's summer signing, Ariel Ibagaza, but he still doesn't play regularly under Pellegrini, because Senna and Eguren are still ahead of him in selecting order. FYI, Ibagaza was a top playmaker in Argentina while playing for Boca Juniors.

So, IMO, La Liga assembles the best playmakers and intelligent players. So I like that very much.

Yup, maybe that's why many people like to watch EPL. But for us non-EPL followers, there is always internet broadcasting. TVUplayer rocks!!

Maybe by watching the latest el Classico you will change your opinion

Well, I don't think there is anything to argue. Those were just our opinions.

Yes, you have stated good examples of intelligence by EPL players, but your examples are all the big 4 team players. What about the rest? Lennon? Ashley Young? Both are like Sevilla's Capel, great dribbling and speed but their other technical aspects are not top class. Right now, Capel, already a Spanish international, still can't hold a first team place at Sevilla.

La Liga used to have top playmakers. Zidane, Riquelme, and Xavi, among the most recent and famous examples. For some ardent La Liga fans, they surely know Ivan de la Pena, currently playing for Espanyol or Yeste, currently a Bilbao player. These players symbolize intelligence in La Liga. So, I think for us La Liga fanboys to think like what we do is not wrong at all. There are still many other creative players with good technique in La Liga

Examples?

I never said she was wrong. Just demand examples, since she stated that she thought like that. Would like to know why she thought like that

LOL. No la, I asked you to watch the latest el classico only. Not other matches.

If you watch other matches, then surely you will find that you are correct.