Response to: Money can’t buy success in Sport
I totally agree with Slow starter. I think it is good that those teams have to face the reality. A team made out of star players is not guaranteed to win a tournament. Slow starter mentioned that rich people buy the teams and use them as a toy. Exactly that happens right now in Switzerland. The problem is not that a rich guy buys a soccer team and supports it with money. But one treats his players very badly. They don’t have any rights, and if they don’t score a goal they’re kicked out of the team. Even worse, they also get threatened by the club owner. In my opinion, there has to be drawn a line. Athletes are employees as well and they have to be protected.
I agree on what you said that money can buy good players but not always success. I think it's important that we don't throw all investors into one box. It depends on what level the team is playing. If we consider Swiss teams, an investor can cause a huge improvment, as he can provide a far better infrastructure and youth support, which means that this could lead to a higher training quality and a better team. He could provide a certain base, which every team should have. But if we take barcelona for example, it doesn't matter really much if they have an investor who gives them 20 millions more than another club gets, because they already have the best infrastructure and the best youth support. And it doens't depend on the players they buy either, because the other teams have players on the same level as well. There it really comes down to one thing: the teamspirit. And as long a team (on every level!) has no teamspirit, all the money in the world is useless.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize athletes invested their money in the community. Some - only some - re-invest in their communities in this country.
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