New CL Format Thoughts | After GW2 (pg13) | GW3 (pg33)

[citizen_maine]

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Before there was just one other fixture you needed to take notice of a week, from your own group. Now you don’t know what’s a good result and what’s not from any fixture on any night.

Look at that another way though, and you can't take your foot of the gas for any game because you don't know the impact that all the other games will have on your position.

 

[Roachy]

The last two we played were national champions. Where does that leave those who say it should be champions only?

The other thing is there were some duff teams in the old format group stages as well, the likes of Utd etc.

 

[MCFC1993]

Look at that another way though, and you can't take your foot of the gas for any game because you don't know the impact that all the other games will have on your position.

It's tough to look at it like this though.

Top 8 would be great as we would avoid the extra playoff round but would we be that arsed if we have to play an extra round? The knockouts are the best part of the competition and if you have ambitions of winning it you should be winning a round of 32 game.

 

[citizen_maine]

It's tough to look at it like this though.

Top 8 would be great as we would avoid the extra playoff round but would we be that arsed if we have to play an extra round? The knockouts are the best part of the competition and if you have ambitions of winning it you should be winning a round of 32 game.

With our schedule, we don't want any extra games that can be avoided. Plus the higher you finish, the easier the draw in the knockouts

 

[Silva2021]

lets be honest it’s pretty rubbish, but so was the current one.

We play 8 different teams now instead of 3, we have to endure an extra 2 games (potentially 4) which we don’t really need.

The league tables look interesting if the end result is meaningless I’m sure whoever finishes top will enjoy the bragging rights.

United currently 20th or something like that, meaning 56th or something in Europe is a pleasent sight.

My view is it’s different and there is more of a feel to it.

The games could prove problematic as you could go from qualifying after 4 to having 10 competitive before last 16.

I think what it replaced was rubbish, so the fact it’s a bit rubbish is not that problematic.

Don’t really see how anything of value comes in before the knock out stages.

 

[M23 Citizen]

Obviously, I very much want City to win it this season. But on the off chance we don’t, I want the team who finish 24th in the League to win it and see what Europe’s reaction to that is.

 

[jimharri]

There just doesn't seem to be the same jeopardy factor in this format. A team can lose a game, and possibly draw another, and still qualify fairly comfortably. The consensus seems to be that 10 pts could well be enough, so you've got 8 pts worth of leeway.

 

[ysmsa]

"Brest are currently 5th after a good start, but they might come unstuck"

Plenty on here waiting to see that and demanding pictures!

 

[ysmsa]

There just doesn't seem to be the same jeopardy factor in this format. A team can lose a game, and possibly draw another, and still qualify fairly comfortably. The consensus seems to be that 10 pts could well be enough, so you've got 8 pts worth of leeway.

Don't know Jim, because there are so many teams vying for so few points with the probability of no "6 pointers" as you don't play everyone, I think the last few games will be really exciting.

Teams dropping a huge number of places if dropping points.

 

[tregyblue61]

Looking at the English teams fixtures:

City play 6 Champions, 1 x 2nd place and 1 x 3rd place.
les arse (2nd) play 5 Champions, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd and 1 x 4th place.
dippers (3rd) play 3 Champions, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th and 1 x 5th place.
Villa (4th) play 3 Champions, 1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th and 1 x 5th place.

Hmmmm......