You make a good point about the players potentially staying at 'weaker' clubs longer if they are in European competition regularly, but I don't think this would happen.
If you look at Ajax and PSV for example, they are always in European competition, but their best players still leave season after season for other wealthier clubs. The best players have always left the Dutch league, but they once stayed until 25/26 after a good grounding and after a good few years service, now more often than not they leave at 20/21, despite already being in Europe, and with big clubs, in their home country.
I agree with the benefits of smaller regional competitions though, this could make teams more competitive on the Champions League stage, but if these are going to exist anyway, why the need to change the structure of the Champions League now? If they are improving there should be more chance of them coming through the preliminary rounds anyway.
I can see we are going to have to agree to disagree on this! good to have some debate though, hopefully Michel Platini will listen to all sides before he tries to put through his proposals. The Champions League will still be a great competition, whatever changes they make. After the disappiontment of the World Cup, quality wise, I think the Champions League has overtaken International football in terms of standard of play.
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