Here is a fun thread I stole from /r/soccer! Ever had an unpopular opinion that you've been dying to share but don't want to get hammered with replies and hate? Here is your chance to post it and see how many people agree with you!

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Remember to give a +1 if you like an unpopular opinion!

Valdes is a great keeper who unfortunately commits errors now and then like every player, but he gets picked on it because of memes.

Bundesliga is the best league in Europe. When I mean best I mean a better league than any other European league.

1) The youth system. People alk about howthe La Iga have the best youth academies but Germany are the ones who deserve to be number 1 when it comes to youth academies.

2) Almost all Bundesliga teams are financially safe and far away from heavy debts.

3) The fans come first when it comes to football.

4) It's extremely comoetitive. People talk about how Bundesliga will be one sided now, and it's probably going to be for 3 years or more, but they also don't know that 4 different clubs have won the Bundesliga ince 2006. Now when they say how Bayern is going to diminate Germany for a long time, think of this: ManUtd have been always the best in the EPL until Chelsea and ManCity spent big. The EPL is as one sided for the past 20 years as (or maybe even more than) the Bundesliga.

5) Their dominance in European competitions is starting to reappear.

Note: Ignore the large amounts of typos. I'm currently using a Samsung.

Lionel Messi will never be as good as Maradona. Maradona had better dribbling skills, vision, shooting, physicality, stamina, and speed. His sheer physicality, despite his pathetic height, is unmatched. His "never-say-die" attitude is among the finest in football. No matter what he does on the pitch, he does it to help his team WIN.

Messi may be able to inspire his teammates with his sheer presence, but he has been playing for Barcelona with the same team mates for 15 years. With Argentina, he was never as good. Maradona on the other hand, took a average Argentina team (roughly the modern Ecuador team) and took them to WC glory.

Oh, and another thing. Andres Iniesta and Xavi will NEVER be able to compare with the likes of Zinedine Zidane or Alfredo Di Stefano. Whoever says that Iniesta is "better" than Zidane is spouting bullsh*t. The only thing Iniesta can do is dribble and pass, and the only things Xavi can do are pass and take FK's. I find the best midfielders to be the TRUE midfielders. Ones who are capable of doing nearly EVERYTHING on the pitch with equal skill. Zidane and Di Stefano are the finest examples of that.

@Ven

Could you elaborate a bit? I don't understand what you mean by "best". Do you mean most entertaining, most difficult to win, or the league containing the best teams?

@Dynstian: Check my post again. I just edited it.

I' didn't love long enough to watch Maradonna play, so I can't compare him with Messi. But I lived long enough to see how Messi played, and I can say that he's the best in the world (even better than C. Ronaldo).

Chelsea didnt deserve to go that far in the 2012 UCL

Balotelli is a jerk who just likes to call everyone's attention...

Real Madrid saying they are the greatest because they have won 9 champions league is like Uruguay saying they are better than Netherlands, England, Spain, etc. because of how many world cups they won long time ago...

I love this thread. great idea Ven!

Jose Mourinho is Special One since 2003

Neymar is hilariously overrated.

LOL! Looks like I've thumbed myself up deluxe. Glad to see people agree though.

Jose Mourinho is an arrogant b*tch
Messi is way better than Ronaldo
Rooney is pathetic

Ramaboy clearly didn't read the rules, jk :-p

Vendeta's post didn't made madness here now.

I miss the sounds of Vuvuzelas because i get a feeling of World Cup

People tend to jump to conclusions too quickly about results of games, I like to think of the games scenario, if these 2 teams meet, that team will win 7/10 games but that also mean the team that can win 3/10 can win that single game..

look at Barcelona this season, 2 bad months of form isnt enough to end an era, though if not Barca reach a CL final this season we can begin to talk about the end of an era.

Lets say Monaco lose their first League game to a home strong Bordeaux people will say they have no chance of winning the title even though there will be 37 more games for them, and PSG didnt start well previous season you know, you are either 100% shit if you lose a game or the best team in the world if you win , its all so black and white these days

Lampard may be good for Chelsea, But he is utter sh*t for England (apart from a few good things from him)

Guess you could say the same with Rooney.

Bale is overrated.

Suddenly everyone became a Dortmund fan..

If Mata played for Barcelona,Real or Bayern he would have been rated much more!