Money behind domination - Megson

12 March 2009 10:38
Holders Manchester United, 2005 winners Liverpool, last year's runners-up Chelsea and 2006 finalists Arsenal all made it through to the quarter-finals.[LNB]They will be in next week's draw alongside Barcelona, Villarreal, Bayern Munich and Porto, with Italian representation conspicuous by its absence.[LNB]"It should temper some of the expectations of a lot of Premier League teams," said Megson of the big four's dominance of Europe.[LNB]"When you look at what we are playing against week in, week out, Real Madrid (against Liverpool) can't handle it, Inter Milan (against United) can't handle it.[LNB]"The Premier League is the strongest league by a street and when Liverpool play as they did the other day that is how we are playing against them all the time.[LNB]"If Madrid can't handle it that shows how difficult it is for the rest of us."[LNB]Megson said the vast wealth of the Premier League had made such domination possible.[LNB]"It's money, pure and simple. If the money wasn't here the foreign players would be playing in their own countries," he added.[LNB]"It is a big draw as it is in every walk of life and we have got the wealthiest league in the world, so it attracts the best players in the world.[LNB]"We have to realise how impressive the Premier League is to the rest of the world."[LNB][LNB] Bolton 11/10[LNB], Draw 9/4[LNB], Fulham 13/5[LNB] 

Source: Team_Talk