New CL Format Thoughts

cleavers said:
Same, wished I hadn't joined the cup scheme now.
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Dropped out of CL cup scheme for first time , can recommend it !! Will go to games once knockout starts and probably for cheaper ones in this nonsensical group phase. As i suspect there are fewer and fewer fans in the scheme hoping i will still have a chance of a ticket (14k+ points) if we were to get to the final.
 
Uefa promised us when the draw was made that every game would be competitive and have jeopardy. Not really seeing that myself. In fact, to me, there is even less interest in this stage, as it's harder to get knocked out than to progress to the ko stage.
 
I agree with most of the detractors and yet I think I’m going to prefer it as the tournament progresses. Will have to see.
 
Imagine a team from the same country (eg Villa) bragging they've beaten (eg Liverpool) them to a last qualifying place despite they've not played each other or even the same opposition. It's so messed up this.
The point that you might have had a really easy group also makes it weirder
 
Manchester1894 said:
Imagine a team from the same country (eg Villa) bragging they've beaten (eg Liverpool) them to a last qualifying place despite they've not played each other or even the same opposition. It's so messed up this.
The point that you might have had a really easy group also makes it weirder
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Crock of shit immediately come to mind.
 
I think the thing so far is we've had a team who didn't want to get beat, and did everything possible to achieve that, and we weren't good enough (or committed enough) to break it.

Then we've played a team who knew they had no chance, tried their best but were wide open, and very easy to beat without getting out of second gear.

So neither game has had much going for it.

I can't see our next game inspiring much either to be honest, another team we should be far too good for.
 
Manchester1894 said:
Imagine a team from the same country (eg Villa) bragging they've beaten (eg Liverpool) them to a last qualifying place despite they've not played each other or even the same opposition. It's so messed up this.
The point that you might have had a really easy group also makes it weirder
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Seedlings don’t mean much either. We’ve got tougher games than Villa, despite them being in pot 4.
 
Can’t really judge till Matchday 5 onwards I think. I don’t agree at all with people saying they would be happy with 9Th-24th. They’d be the same people complaining about congestion if we had to play those extra games when we really should be in the top 8
 
Read last night that there were 96 games before the Ro16 in the previous format. There will now be 160 (larger number of games in the League Phase plus the 9-24 qualifying round).

Since Bernardo Silva came out and said that the football calendar is too big, Rodri has come out and said that eventually players will go on strike. Since Rodri said that, loads of players from current players like Julien Timber to retired players like Luis Saha have shown their support for Rodri and Bernardo’s words.

Last night felt meaningless. The only thing I was buzzing for was that James McAtee scored his first goal for the club, but it was exactly the sort of game that needs shaving from the football calendar.
 
Think there is less jeopardy, especially for the 'middle' level teams like Atalanta and sporting.
They know they won't get top 8 and won't be bottom 8 so can just play their games knowing they will almost certainly be in the play off rounds.
In the old format, they would have been fighting to finish 2nd instead of 3rd.
 
Fair play to Bratislava but they shouldn’t be involved in this level of football. They would have been knocked out by now under the old system.
 
I was mostly pro coming in but after two games I think it's a mess.

I can barely keep up with what matches are happening where, it seems to have sacrificed quality for quantity, and I can't see how or why the format doesn't impact the domestic leagues given anyone finishing below the top 8, based on inconsistent seeding, will play more football at a critical part of the season.

It's a dog's dinner tbqh.
 
If only the champions league was for the actual champions of each league no second,third or fourth place teams they could go in the conference champions league or something, the players would be happier, presumably fewer better quality games.
Spread the butter too thinly and you lose the taste of the bread !
 
M18CTID said:
Apart from the fact that it’s an obvious money grab and even more games for the players, I’m with you mate. I like it and it throws up more variety which is great for fans who like to do European aways. More clubs will have something to play for towards the end of the group stage too.
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It's all that Uefa are interested in - more games, more money, fuck the fans 'n fuck the players.
 
Isn't it essentially the Super League that UEFA so candidly tore to shreds when it was announced? But instead of a load of Europe's best teams, it's some of them plus a few who are there to be battered every game week.

Celtic beat last night's opposition 5-1 on the first game week then got battered 7-1 last night. There's no in between - it's the same teams that will progress regardless of the format.

So why give players, who are already absolutely fucked, more games to work with?

Money.
 
M23 Citizen said:
Read last night that there were 96 games before the Ro16 in the previous format. There will now be 160 (larger number of games in the League Phase plus the 9-24 qualifying round).

Since Bernardo Silva came out and said that the football calendar is too big, Rodri has come out and said that eventually players will go on strike. Since Rodri said that, loads of players from current players like Julien Timber to retired players like Luis Saha have shown their support for Rodri and Bernardo’s words.

Last night felt meaningless. The only thing I was buzzing for was that James McAtee scored his first goal for the club, but it was exactly the sort of game that needs shaving from the football calendar.
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We have more International shit coming up soon,more injuries possible.
 
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