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Home now less of an advantage? True for Covid but with fans
Home now less of an advantage? True for Covid but with fans
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[Football] UEFA scraps away goals rule
- Thread starter Guinness Boy
- Start date
UEFA changes something that doesn't need changing ...................
Wow, those UEFA bigwigs worth every penny of their reasonable, modest salaries, eh.
Wow, those UEFA bigwigs worth every penny of their reasonable, modest salaries, eh.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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And will be replaced with advantage going to a team's 'legacy' performance, all other things being equal 
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
Thank goodness, it's a dreadful rule.
Good. The rule came along in a totally different era when a team would win 1-0 at home on their clay / jungle / dirt pitch and then go away and try to defend for 90 minutes. It favored teams that made or had a unplayable home pitch. These days there's no pitches like that and the rule is redundant.
AmexRuislip
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57599780
Home now less of an advantage? True for Covid but with fans
This would now make teams play, and not going defensive, knowing a result was already in the bag....
It had some merit when it took 2 days to get to Belgrade for an away tie and teams were knackered. Now you can fly there in an afternoon it's not exactly arduous.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,873
Away goals adds drama and excitement. Of course they want to get rid of it.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Mind you, so do pens
Somewhat confused by the back and forth of t'other night, at one point jnr exclaimed - "Germany are through on away goals" 
Weststander
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It won't be a panacea.
Before the rule, away teams in the first leg parked the bus and some, to take a 0-0 home.
Before the rule, away teams in the first leg parked the bus and some, to take a 0-0 home.
- Thread starter
- #14
Does it?
Or does it allow teams to sit back and play for a 0-0 away if they're away first in the hope of pinching something at home and winning the tie 1-0 on aggregate?
And yes - that would still be a win under away goals but it's not necessarily the default.
And I totally get what [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION] says about home pitches but what about highly intimidating home atmospheres, especially given how certain places in Eastern Europe are going? Or long journey / time difference ties like a British or Portuguese team playing somewhere that's a five to six hour flight and two to three hour time difference?
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- #15
Disagree. It has needed changing for a long time. Daft rule.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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This will lead to more matches going into extra time and penalty shoot-outs. I can see this having the following effects:
1. Good for the teams in domestic leagues that aren't in Europe - the top sides will be more tired from the extra hour of extending the tie.
2. Could be a problem for away fans coming out of the stadium an hour later than they otherwise might have done, possibly encountering transport problems getting back to their hotels and camp sites.
1. Good for the teams in domestic leagues that aren't in Europe - the top sides will be more tired from the extra hour of extending the tie.
2. Could be a problem for away fans coming out of the stadium an hour later than they otherwise might have done, possibly encountering transport problems getting back to their hotels and camp sites.
In boxing a hostile home crowd can not affect the local hero being knocked out. Plane journeys are quite quick nowadays and they normally travel the day before a match, so plenty of time to prepare.
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- #19
Is five hours at "quite quick" faster than five hours at normal speed then? Are teams now getting onboard Concorde II so that they arrive at the same time they left?
Do you think we should just be quiet next season when we're allowed back in the ground or do you reckon that some good crowd support could, I dunno, maybe inspire a comeback from 2 down against Man City
Is five hours at "quite quick" faster than five hours at normal speed then? Are teams now getting onboard Concorde II so that they arrive at the same time they left?
Do you think we should just be quiet next season when we're allowed back in the ground or do you reckon that some good crowd support could, I dunno, maybe inspire a comeback from 2 down against Man City
Footballers manage to adapt from 3pm to 8pm starts without too much difficulty. Not sure if the crowd swung the game that night, but I'm sure there have been plenty of games where the reverse happened despite the home crowd.