New CL Format Thoughts

Not worthy of me commenting really as I don't particularly like the competition. Bit like all cup competitions, it's only interesting in the latter stages. It's all built to ensure the big teams make it through and most of the public who watch it on telly want that. They all want Real Madrid, City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Barcelona etc, etc into the quarters and semis.
 
malg said:
Not worthy of me commenting really as I don't particularly like the competition. Bit like all cup competitions, it's only interesting in the latter stages. It's all built to ensure the big teams make it through and most of the public who watch it on telly want that. They all want Real Madrid, City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Barcelona etc, etc into the quarters and semis.
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It’s not even a cup competition though is it? Not till March anyway.
 
ali benarbia's studs said:
Fuck this, celtic went from 2nd to 20th after 1 game....

Still shit,not sold fuck off those who pushed this thru
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Is that not exactly like the Premier League? Win 5-1 on week one and you’re right up there. Lose the next game 7-1 and you drop to mid-table. A league format isn’t difficult to understand.
 
Don't like the new format but will see how it goes. Totally down to UEFA and tv making extra money. No thought for the fans. Wish I'd not signed up for the cup scheme now. Be interesting to see on Jan 29th as 18 matches all kick off at same time, how many actually have any jeopardy in them.
 
What happens, if after 8 games, two teams placed 8th and 9th are locked on the same points and goals for and against, plus they didn't play each other, which team goes straight through?
 
I think it might take a season of seeing how it turns out, to give everyone an idea of how much is to be gained from a high ranking after the group stage.

If say the top two seeds, or maybe one of third or fourth, get a nice easy passage through and meet in the final, it will make teams more inclined to think that it’s imperative to really go for it in the group games and try and ensure a high finish.

But if it turns out a team down in seventh or eighth, or even one that the comes through the play off round, ends up with a relatively easy way through to the final, then they’re more likely going forward to think.. fuck it, as long as we qualify, it’s not that important in what position.
 
Coljj said:
The fact it's now a one off fixture means these wins really count for something in the overall scheme of things.

They wont just be cancelled out in a return fixture like they nearly always used to be, with Bayern & Real ending the group stages ahead via superior head-to-head dominance.
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Still got 7 other games to recover from any hiccups . It will still be the usual suspects qualifying in first 8 places.
 
It's a weird bastardised version of the NFL season. Teams don't play everyone nor do they play each team home and away (only their division) . There's an odd number of games in the "league" portion and then teams get byes depending on where they finish. It's random.

The NFL generates enormous revenue...I wonder if this tournament will start to resemble it more in the coming years.
 
Gazza said:
What happens, if after 8 games, two teams placed 8th and 9th are locked on the same points and goals for and against, plus they didn't play each other, which team goes straight through?
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Not sure but I guess it would go on the club's coefficient rank
 
domalino said:
What did you expect?

The formats strengths and weaknesses are really clear. We get more unique games instead of drawing the same teams every year, there’s a much better chance of smaller teams getting into the last 16, and there should be some last-day-of-the-season bedlam across the last few match days.

The negatives are more games against weaker opposition and the longer format means it’ll take longer to get interesting.


We won’t really be able to assess this format for ~5 years, when there’s been a chance for those weaker teams to reap the financial rewards and get better, and hopefully make some deep runs to break up the monotony of the last 8 in the previous format.
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You missed the biggest negative, a bad game for a top side in the old format gave one of the minnows a chance of progressing, with this format it's almost irrelevant. Just another way of maintaining the status quo.

As I said, it's shit
 
Wasn't keen when the plans were initially announced, and not changed my mind yet. It's convoluted and unnecessary - I don't think I've ever heard a football fan say that they wished there were more CL group games. The competition only ever becomes interesting once the element of risk comes into play with the knock out stages.
 
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