Man of Honour
I've no idea, surely you must know if you think it's usually the case
Only 1 team in the last 5 years (10+ years is also true) have won the league without having one of the 3 most expensive squads.Only 1 team out of the last 5 PL winners was that season's biggest spender so it's not what you spend it's what you spend it on.
Of course but not the only factor.
People constantly say things like 'They spent more than anyone else so should be winning the league' or 'Their squad cost twice as much as ours so they should win' or 'He cost £100m so should be best in the country' etc none of that is factually correct as far as I'm aware.
Money helps but doesn't guarantee anything.
Mourinho is just a coward in the big games sadly, it's his biggest weakness. His first priority is don't lose. It can be effective but it is boring as **** to watch.
It doesn’t just help though. Leicester aside, only the richest clubs with the most expensive squads win the league. Money is a prerequisite of winning the league and if a club has a £400m squad, there are no excuses for them not to challenge for the title.You're dragging the 'usually always win the league' point out a bit.
I've never said that money doesn't help.
I’m not sure Mourinho’s a coward or big games are a weakness of his, he’s just a manager that plays the percentages. His philosophy has been to get through the big games with as little damage as possible and then be the most consistent side against the rest of the league. I mentioned the other week, the problem he now has is there isn’t 4-6 big games per season but 10 and it’s very difficult to win the league in the other 28 games without picking up a decent amount in the other 10.
It doesn’t just help though. Leicester aside, only the richest clubs with the most expensive squads win the league. Money is a prerequisite of winning the league and if a club has a £400m squad, there are no excuses for them not to challenge for the title.
Given the level of competition I don’t think you can ever say a side should win the league but at the least they should be competing.