Eco Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Curious as to what your thoughts were as we wrap up the first edition of the Nations League. Could it potentially compete with the valor that Euro has? Or is this just 'another' cup that teams kind of care about?
Administrator Stan Posted June 9, 2019 Administrator Posted June 9, 2019 I like it because it gives some competition to international weekends as opposed to random friendlies. Don't like it because it's just another way to qualify for an ever-expanding Euros - although that's more to do with a problem with qualification than this competition itself.
Eco Posted June 9, 2019 Author Posted June 9, 2019 I didn't watch a lot of it, TBH. I enjoy International Tournaments, but I'm just not sure who serious the fans/teams/players take this?
The Artful Dodger Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Initially I thought it was ok, but it seems to be a bit of waste of time. I think it would be far better if we played all international games at the end of the year.
Moderator CaaC (John) Posted June 9, 2019 Moderator Posted June 9, 2019 Just another tournament to add money to the coffers of the mighty above, knacker players and a lot of injuries to boot, a meh for me, at least Southgate has got his team to win 2 penalty shootouts zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Subscriber Dan+ Posted June 9, 2019 Subscriber Posted June 9, 2019 Biggest adjustment for me is that the finals should've been played in the March break.
Azeem Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 The fact that you could win the Nations League and still have go through the qualifiers devalues the whole thing.
SirBalon Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 It's good but needs tweaks... It's a lot better than just friendles and nobody can deny that. The only issue is what does it actually mean because we already have the European Championships. There's no essence to it.
Azeem Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 I would say the finals should be played in November when the international season ends and the four finalists should qualify for the following tournament in the summer.
Carnivore Chris Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Pretty much just a friendly tournament, but adds more intensity to the games than usual friendlies. Nothing to really take seriously, but still something more interesting than usual friendlies.
Pep Talk Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Just doesn’t have the real for a real comp but still makes it worth watching unlike friendlies.
ScoRoss Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 It's probably best for teams at the top, giving them a tougher test, and teams at the bottom, actually playing games against similar nations. But for the middle of the pack teams, it's just a bit naff. Nevermind the fact that one of the worst teams in Europe is guaranteed to make Euro 2020...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted June 9, 2019 Subscriber Posted June 9, 2019 The alternative is to go back to having four pointless friendlies a year again so for that reason alone I'm a big advocate of it.
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