article_snippet: It has nothing to do with foreign players and managers coming into the game.
article_snippet: It has been an awful few weeks for English teams in EUROPE with only Everton thriving in the Europa League.
article_snippet: Given the competitiveness of the Europa League you would imagine that English teams in Europe with only Everton thriving in the Europa League would be more than ready for this stage of the Europa League and the Europa League, when the competitions step up a level.
article_snippet: The sheer competitiveness of the Europa League is leaving us short in these difficult games.
article_snippet: Not only do us tend to have four teams who believe they can win the title, which is not the case in most of EUROPE other major leagues, but there is an increased level of intensity about all our games.
article_snippet: Everton are progressing well in the Europa League as other English sides continue to struggle in EUROPE .
article_snippet: Obviously Bayern Munich are utterly dominant in Germany at the moment, so there aren’t that many games where they need to be at the top level.
article_snippet: it’s ironic that the intensity and competitiveness of the Premier League, which is what has made it so successful, might now be damaging our performance in Europe and by extension damaging it’s reputation.
article_snippet: However, there is an opportunity now to help English team in the Champions League.
article_snippet: The new £5.1billion TV deal — a mark of how popular the Champions League is
article_snippet: After all, if the Champions League clubs consistently fail in Europe, global audiences will begin to question just how good Premier League clubs really are.