For me I don’t believe that only talent will help. I believe in hard work too. Talent with hard work is a waste of talent.
You might have the money and capacity to assemble the most skilful players in the world but when those players are not prepared to work and help the team when they are out of possession or lost the ball then you won’t go anywhere.
Some games don’t necessarily call for talent but experience like in the champions league. In the dying minutes of the game can you stay concentrated and make sure you close down those loop holes that the opponent can dribble through? All this little details are what makes teams great and if you are not experienced enough talent can’t do it for you.
Yeah, and the champions league indeed is the best place to showcase these valuable experiences. Looking at real madrid from last season, they won just because they have a bunch of serial winners in their team. Who have done it over and over again.
They know what it takes to win this thing. Compared to some teams who have only reached the final a couple times around. madrid don't have the most flair players out there. but experience, that's why the KCM trio was a bermuda triangle.