Class and Form in a Football Team

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Every football team and other sports teams as well need more than just a good "form" to be champions. Reason being that form is temporary and it is not enough to make any team serious contenders in any competition. Another reason is that "form" will always die off gradually. So, don't be too excited when a team is in a good form like Manchester United was few weeks ago in the Premier League back the story is different today. What then makes a team to stand out among others and possibly Champions? It is Class!

Still in the dark? Let's see what class and form represents. Forgive me if my definitions don't turn out very professional. A team is said to be "in-form" when they exhibit/ put up a momentary and/or a non-lasting top-notch performance in few games. In this period, all the players in the said club just happen to be in good quality, making no mistakes at their different positions. Oftentimes, this could be as a result of some motivation and then gradually, they fade.

On the other hand, class speaks of putting up quality performances in a consistent manner. This is what differentiates a trophy-winning team from just a regular team. A good picture is the case of Leicester City in the English Premier League. These guys won the premier league in 2017 because they happened to be in top form that year but after that, they have been incapable of even qualifying for the Champions League competition. They couldn't maintain that good form as many players stated performing below expectations and some sold out leaving the team in disarray.

But for clubs like Paris St Germain, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and others, we see that these football clubs have what is called class. They're always performing very well and in a consistent manner. This is what makes them to be seen as big clubs and they have also won many trophies as well. Coaches and football clubs should deter from frequently selling off their top players rather keep them, buy more and add to them, that way, a strong, solid and consistent team would be set up.

Being form is never enough for a team to win trophies. Every team should look at how to maintain their good form such that they perform excellently in a consistent manner. Do not be good today and then tomorrow you are being dragged in the mud. Go for class because it is permanent. Currently, Manchester United is lacking class and this might make it difficult for them to win the EPL this year. We saw how they topped the table recently but they couldn't maintain the position. So, it's not about a team being on form rather look out for class in a team.

Looking at Bayern Munich in particular, this is one team with so much class. They have dominated the German Bundesliga for years such that it is no more interesting for me to watch. They rarely flop and they're always thrashing even big name clubs like Barcelona. Barcelona on the other hand has recently been an flopping.



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