It's Time To Reorganise Qualifiers
This week, three days before the Scottish Premier League season started, Scotland had to play a World Cup 2010 qualifying match against Norway. They got hammered. 4-0 to Norway.
Also in World Cup Qualifying action were France, Croatia and Germany, not to mention San Marino. I said : not to mention San Marino.
The leagues in France and German started the week before, while the new Croatian season had started three weeks previously.
Norway? Their season started in March and while I accept that a number of their top players play outside of the country, this still gives them a significant advantage.
Surely, FIFA can organise important international matches that don't start a week or two into the new season or even, in Scotland's case, before the season has even started. At international level, there needs to be a level playing field. This isn't it.
Also in World Cup Qualifying action were France, Croatia and Germany, not to mention San Marino. I said : not to mention San Marino.
The leagues in France and German started the week before, while the new Croatian season had started three weeks previously.
Norway? Their season started in March and while I accept that a number of their top players play outside of the country, this still gives them a significant advantage.
Surely, FIFA can organise important international matches that don't start a week or two into the new season or even, in Scotland's case, before the season has even started. At international level, there needs to be a level playing field. This isn't it.
Labels: croatia, france, germany, norway, qualifiers, scotland
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posted by mark_s at 12:39 PM
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