05-09-2018, 05:38 PM
Not that I've watched much football this season anyway other than following on text but these breaks in the season are a bit less meaningless with the Nations League or whatever it is replacing friendlies. It sort of makes friendlies a bit more competitive and gives the so-called lesser nations the chance to compete against similar rather than getting howked 8-0 at home off Germany which does nobody much good really. On the other hand I don't know how it leaves time for friendlies against touring sides from outside of UEFA. Anyone hosting Brazil is going to draw in a good crowd for the home nation.
I think I'll reserve judgement for next year to see how it all pans out. If it improves the standard of football in general and means that teams like Faroe Islands can play against Malta and Gibraltar instead of getting hammered all the time and maybe gradually make their way up the rankings to be a world force then that's good. If it just ends up with shitty defensive games and is devised purely for the revenue then they can shove it up their fucking hoops.
I think I'll reserve judgement for next year to see how it all pans out. If it improves the standard of football in general and means that teams like Faroe Islands can play against Malta and Gibraltar instead of getting hammered all the time and maybe gradually make their way up the rankings to be a world force then that's good. If it just ends up with shitty defensive games and is devised purely for the revenue then they can shove it up their fucking hoops.