MCFCHOWELL said:I wouldn't mind a short winter Premier League break. It has to be said there are too many games over the Christmas and New Year period. Just look at the Tottenham vs United gamer, or our second half performance against Burnley.
It'd give me a chance to go and watch more non league games too, go and watch some real football.
I think it all boils down to the pointless international breaks we all have. If we didn't have the two around autumn time we could easily fit in 4 extra games in that space (the weekend and one set of midweek games). Then we'd have space for a small break around the Christmas period, because some of the games between Christmas Day and New Years Eve were dier.Maldeika said:MCFCHOWELL said:I wouldn't mind a short winter Premier League break. It has to be said there are too many games over the Christmas and New Year period. Just look at the Tottenham vs United gamer, or our second half performance against Burnley.
It'd give me a chance to go and watch more non league games too, go and watch some real football.
You have too many matches to have a winter break. 2 cups where some games are with two legs - and 4 more matches against no. 19 and no. 20 of the league. Actually you would not even loose any quality if you would skip that matches.
Our cup in Germany just has one leg and for me that is great like this. The income of it gets distributed between the two clubs. The club from the lower league (3rd league downwards) has the home right - else it is luck if you play at home or away. As the lower leagues usually start earlier into the season (they have longer winter breaks because of the pitch conditions in winter) and as the first cup match usually is the week before the Bundesliga season starts not all Bundesliga teams get into round 2... ;)
The winter break has its advantages. We fans have no Xmas football tradition so we do not mind - and the stadiums are fuller when it is warm than when there is freezing temperatures. And the players can be at home with their family and then make holidays - and the South Americans can fly home in their countries. It is good for the spirit.
It is especially good in years like this when a lot players had a World Cup and came late for preparation. There is not many players of the teams of the last week that really were in top form this autumn - a lot were injured or out of form. And I think that this was not only a problem of the German players even if Bayern was apart from Schweinsteiger lucky this time. With the winter break and the three week preparation everybody can build up new form.
honestly we don't even need that. Just remove the game ob the 28th. Play on the 26th and then the 1st/2nd. Most of the managers are complaining about the two games in 48 hoursMCFCHOWELL said:I think it all boils down to the pointless international breaks we all have. If we didn't have the two around autumn time we could easily fit in 4 extra games in that space (the weekend and one set of midweek games). Then we'd have space for a small break around the Christmas period, because some of the games between Christmas Day and New Years Eve were dier.Maldeika said:MCFCHOWELL said:I wouldn't mind a short winter Premier League break. It has to be said there are too many games over the Christmas and New Year period. Just look at the Tottenham vs United gamer, or our second half performance against Burnley.
It'd give me a chance to go and watch more non league games too, go and watch some real football.
You have too many matches to have a winter break. 2 cups where some games are with two legs - and 4 more matches against no. 19 and no. 20 of the league. Actually you would not even loose any quality if you would skip that matches.
Our cup in Germany just has one leg and for me that is great like this. The income of it gets distributed between the two clubs. The club from the lower league (3rd league downwards) has the home right - else it is luck if you play at home or away. As the lower leagues usually start earlier into the season (they have longer winter breaks because of the pitch conditions in winter) and as the first cup match usually is the week before the Bundesliga season starts not all Bundesliga teams get into round 2... ;)
The winter break has its advantages. We fans have no Xmas football tradition so we do not mind - and the stadiums are fuller when it is warm than when there is freezing temperatures. And the players can be at home with their family and then make holidays - and the South Americans can fly home in their countries. It is good for the spirit.
It is especially good in years like this when a lot players had a World Cup and came late for preparation. There is not many players of the teams of the last week that really were in top form this autumn - a lot were injured or out of form. And I think that this was not only a problem of the German players even if Bayern was apart from Schweinsteiger lucky this time. With the winter break and the three week preparation everybody can build up new form.
bluechampion7891 said:honestly we don't even need that. Just remove the game ob the 28th. Play on the 26th and then the 1st/2nd. Most of the managers are complaining about the two games in 48 hoursMCFCHOWELL said:I think it all boils down to the pointless international breaks we all have. If we didn't have the two around autumn time we could easily fit in 4 extra games in that space (the weekend and one set of midweek games). Then we'd have space for a small break around the Christmas period, because some of the games between Christmas Day and New Years Eve were dier.Maldeika said:You have too many matches to have a winter break. 2 cups where some games are with two legs - and 4 more matches against no. 19 and no. 20 of the league. Actually you would not even loose any quality if you would skip that matches.
Our cup in Germany just has one leg and for me that is great like this. The income of it gets distributed between the two clubs. The club from the lower league (3rd league downwards) has the home right - else it is luck if you play at home or away. As the lower leagues usually start earlier into the season (they have longer winter breaks because of the pitch conditions in winter) and as the first cup match usually is the week before the Bundesliga season starts not all Bundesliga teams get into round 2... ;)
The winter break has its advantages. We fans have no Xmas football tradition so we do not mind - and the stadiums are fuller when it is warm than when there is freezing temperatures. And the players can be at home with their family and then make holidays - and the South Americans can fly home in their countries. It is good for the spirit.
It is especially good in years like this when a lot players had a World Cup and came late for preparation. There is not many players of the teams of the last week that really were in top form this autumn - a lot were injured or out of form. And I think that this was not only a problem of the German players even if Bayern was apart from Schweinsteiger lucky this time. With the winter break and the three week preparation everybody can build up new form.
the extra game can be accommodated by having a single leg semifinal for the league cup, and extra time instead of replays for fa cup games (both of which i honestly find bizzare - either have all two legged games or none)
supercrystal7 said:Then Schalke are signing Nastacic another young centre back when they have lots of those and no experience.
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cptaidan88 said:Terrible news. Malanda of Wolfsburg has died in a car accident aged just 20. RIP
This is why you have a very bloated squad with far too many players that don't fit any system. How can you have more attacking midfielders than Chelsea/City? Do you really think that Di Matteo is going to be at Schalke long term? What happens when he leaves the club in the next year or so and the next manager fancies Ayhan? What about if Howedes does not move and Matip is back fit? Why has nothing been done about the lack of experience and winning mentality at the club? Schalke are so similar to Tottenham, but in addition they have one of the best youth teams in the world. You should have brought in Mancini or Tuchel to clean the club up.Ruhr said:supercrystal7 said:Then Schalke are signing Nastacic another young centre back when they have lots of those and no experience.
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Felipe Santana and Jan Kirchhoff should leave the club. Benny Höwedes had made first remarks about a move to England in the near future. Kyriakos Papadopolous wants to stay in Leverkusen, not sure, if he will ever be fit again anyway. And di Matteo seems to have no trust in Kaan Ayhan and Marvin Friederich. Then there is only the best CB Joel Matip left. And he hadn´t played a single minute under di Matteo because of his injury.