1st in spending is 3rd in table
2nd in spending is 6th in table
3rd in spending is 1st in table
4th in spending is 4th in table
5th in spending is 2nd in table
What is says is that there should be no reason why Liverpool shouldn’t be mounting a sustained title challenge - particularly when they have no European football this year.
Read the article and you will see my point
Salaries of squads largely correspond to finishing places in the League. City and United are underperforming. League is not over yet - only half way but based on wage bill Liverpool should be outside top 4.
Leicester last year was an unbelievable achievement in that context
Ha ha - You are some man to move goalposts. The research has been done on squad salaries and how they correspond to finishing positions. It is a fact. It explains why teams dominate and why there is a Top 6 etc.
Conte is doing a very good job. Not saying he is not but you cannot ignore the financial advantage he has over all other teams except City and United.
Not sure similar relationship between manager salaries has been shown but throw up the research if you can find it.
I think O’Neill was sixth highest paid manager at Euro 16.
The 4th highest paid manager in the league with the 5th most expensively assembled squad can’t compete with the 5th highest paid manager in the league with 3rd most expensively assembled squad, apparently.
I’m not moving the goalposts, I’m just pointing out how your research is flawed - you seem to have a very naive approach to this.