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Post by osoldguy on Jan 8, 2024 8:16:33 GMT
Looking at the televised games over the Christmas period especially the Fulham vs Arsenal game.It looked like the Arsenal players were less than enthusiastic in playing the game. With the influx of foreign players predominately in the PL do they resent playing in this period when everyone else is on holiday? This as players in Europe are having a break.
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Post by lukeryan on Jan 8, 2024 12:26:23 GMT
Isn’t it only Germany that have a designated winter break now though? I’m probably wrong, but the intention behind it was pitches were frozen, conditions impossible and so many games called off …
(If a winter break is introduced…) Just more games to fit in at another part of the season, so let the children play
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Post by Fisch on Jan 8, 2024 13:55:27 GMT
Croatia also has a winter break.
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Post by oreo on Jan 8, 2024 14:44:11 GMT
Not wanting to piggy back this thread but... Orient have a slight winter break currently. Does anyone know if the players have been able to grab some winter sun?
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Post by arrgee on Jan 8, 2024 15:40:51 GMT
Looking at the televised games over the Christmas period especially the Fulham vs Arsenal game.It looked like the Arsenal players were less than enthusiastic in playing the game. With the influx of foreign players predominately in the PL do they resent playing in this period when everyone else is on holiday? This as players in Europe are having a break. Chelsea, Liverpool and Fulham won’t have much of a break as they have to play in League Cup this week. Similarly all the premier league teams who drew in the FA Cup. Arsenal’s lack of enthusiasm is more likely down to the same players playing game after game with no breaks. Last couple of seasons thanks to winter World Cup, ended in late May and recommenced early August. Fortunately, Orient’s success last season meant they were done and dusted in April. Ditto Stevenage and Northampton. Carlisle seem to be paying the price of playing for another month. |
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Post by redintheface on Jan 8, 2024 15:45:35 GMT
Looking at the televised games over the Christmas period especially the Fulham vs Arsenal game.It looked like the Arsenal players were less than enthusiastic in playing the game. With the influx of foreign players predominately in the PL do they resent playing in this period when everyone else is on holiday? This as players in Europe are having a break. Fortunately, Orient’s success last season meant they were done and dusted in April. Ditto Stevenage and Northampton. Carlisle seem to be paying the price of playing for another month. Or could be that Carlisle were simply the least able to sustain the step up? |
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Post by arrgee on Jan 8, 2024 15:51:31 GMT
Fortunately, Orient’s success last season meant they were done and dusted in April. Ditto Stevenage and Northampton. Carlisle seem to be paying the price of playing for another month. Or could be that Carlisle were simply the least able to sustain the step up? Maybe. The three teams that were promoted via the play offs are all in their respective relegation zones. I think it would be better to scrap play offs and just have automatic promotion as it’s unfair that these teams have to play three extra games and then as a result of their success be faced with harder opponents the following season. I think the longer break that Orient (and Northampton and Stevenage) had did help. |
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Post by Thor on Jan 8, 2024 15:53:52 GMT
Not wanting to piggy back this thread but... Orient have a slight winter break currently. Does anyone know if the players have been able to grab some winter sun? they were in training on Saturday. Last time this happened we gave the players time off and we came back not ready and lost, this time they have reversed it so hopefully we are ready to go once more when we play games. |
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Post by redshank on Jan 8, 2024 16:02:36 GMT
Big enough squads,keep playing.
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Post by redintheface on Jan 8, 2024 16:08:15 GMT
Or could be that Carlisle were simply the least able to sustain the step up? Maybe. The three teams that were promoted via the play offs are all in their respective relegation zones. I think it would be better to scrap play offs and just have automatic promotion as it’s unfair that these teams have to play three extra games and then as a result of their success be faced with harder opponents the following season. I think the longer break that Orient (and Northampton and Stevenage) had did help. Play offs were one of the best innovations that the FL ever introduced imho. |
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Post by arrgee on Jan 8, 2024 23:02:28 GMT
Maybe. The three teams that were promoted via the play offs are all in their respective relegation zones. I think it would be better to scrap play offs and just have automatic promotion as it’s unfair that these teams have to play three extra games and then as a result of their success be faced with harder opponents the following season. I think the longer break that Orient (and Northampton and Stevenage) had did help. Play offs were one of the best innovations that the FL ever introduced imho. I will never be convinced that after playing 46 league games a side can be way off the pace and get lucky a couple of times, especially if they win on penalties. I am glad Orient got their last two promotions as champions. And hope they do it that way when they head into the Championship 🏆 |
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Post by redintheface on Jan 9, 2024 9:02:03 GMT
Play offs were one of the best innovations that the FL ever introduced imho. I will never be convinced that after playing 46 league games a side can be way off the pace and get lucky a couple of times, especially if they win on penalties. I am glad Orient got their last two promotions as champions. And hope they do it that way when they head into the Championship 🏆 So do I but I would happily take a play off win by penalties if necessary. Plays offs keep “fringe” teams (and their fans ) interested and generate revenue, excitement and the possibility of reward. To scrap them as you suggest in your earlier post would make no sense imho. |
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Post by OrientEd on Jan 9, 2024 11:54:03 GMT
Isn’t it only Germany that have a designated winter break now though? I’m probably wrong, but the intention behind it was pitches were frozen, conditions impossible and so many games called off … (If a winter break is introduced…) Just more games to fit in at another part of the season, so let the children play Scotland also have a winter break. |
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Post by ramblingman on Jan 9, 2024 17:16:15 GMT
I gather the top clubs will be using the winter break to disappear to the sun for a bit of warm weather training and team bonding. Not an option for many teams in the EFL.
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