Comments on: The problem of international football would not be solved by pre-qualifying http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/06/09/the-problem-of-international-football-would-not-be-solved-by-pre-qualifying/ Arsenal News and Views - An Arsenal Blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: thiery http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/06/09/the-problem-of-international-football-would-not-be-solved-by-pre-qualifying/#comment-22066 thiery Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:53:16 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=756#comment-22066 oooh how i wish FIFA would change the qualification for these group stages and just randomly pick from all sporting nations in the world,so that countries like england dont play kazazks year in year out. oooh how i wish FIFA would change the qualification for these group stages and just randomly pick from all sporting nations in the world,so that countries like england dont play kazazks year in year out.

]]> By: Gooner http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/06/09/the-problem-of-international-football-would-not-be-solved-by-pre-qualifying/#comment-22064 Gooner Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:55:56 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=756#comment-22064 I disagree. I want to see the best nations playing each other at the World Cup. Same reason whu I disagree with Platini's changes to the CL - I dont want to see us play Bate Borisov in the group stages, but Lyon, Atletico and Celtic. There are enough poorer teams being selected in Africa and Asia to give them a chance. Besides its not like upsets never happen in qualification. England couldnt even qualify for Euro 2008. I disagree. I want to see the best nations playing each other at the World Cup. Same reason whu I disagree with Platini’s changes to the CL – I dont want to see us play Bate Borisov in the group stages, but Lyon, Atletico and Celtic.

There are enough poorer teams being selected in Africa and Asia to give them a chance. Besides its not like upsets never happen in qualification. England couldnt even qualify for Euro 2008.

]]> By: ryan http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/06/09/the-problem-of-international-football-would-not-be-solved-by-pre-qualifying/#comment-22057 ryan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:01:20 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=756#comment-22057 i always think these internationals should always be held after the season ends too. that way all the leagues end about 5 weeks sooner, but then rather than these isolated internationals every 6 weeks or so, the players can all get a week or two together then essentially have the qualifying stage as a mini tournament. this way players don't get separated constantly like normal and they can form more of a unit- it also means the league doesn't have to be ruined by disruptive internationals. it really is win win i always think these internationals should always be held after the season ends too. that way all the leagues end about 5 weeks sooner, but then rather than these isolated internationals every 6 weeks or so, the players can all get a week or two together then essentially have the qualifying stage as a mini tournament. this way players don’t get separated constantly like normal and they can form more of a unit- it also means the league doesn’t have to be ruined by disruptive internationals. it really is win win

]]> By: ryan http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/06/09/the-problem-of-international-football-would-not-be-solved-by-pre-qualifying/#comment-22056 ryan Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:59:32 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=756#comment-22056 good article! extremely convincingly put! good article! extremely convincingly put!

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