For me, the competition is in a good place. Needs to be remembered the World is growing the game not just the UK. The scheduling of the champions league and early international fixtures by UEFA has to be looked at and some adjustment made. Interestingly, I don't recall these concerns being raised a couple of years ago when Manchester City had 10 players go to the Olympics which meant they were impacted far more than any other club. I As you say, it is the Champions League and those who aren't champions are lucky to be in it.
Teams didn't have to pick players who played in the 3rd/4th place & the World Cup final......the respective managers, could and should have given all of those players, at least a month away from all football.
They each have academies presumably.........so why not use them, unless the respective managers do t belive in or trust the academy players at their respective clubs.......
One should always put the needs of the individual ahead of the needs of the collective (in this case, the club), by not doing so, the respective managers, like for example Jonas, they are doing a complete diss-serive to each player that needs the proper rest, especially mentally.
We are talking about flying thousands of miles from Australia/New Zealand, just to play in a Champions League qualification game(s), sorry but those games are insignificant and irrelevant to a players mental and physical health.
The managers here, who picked said players are the ones in the wrong here, they need to be criticised for their selfish decisions to pick the players, rather than totally rest them.
In terms of the format itself, would really be talking about it, of Arsenal had made the group stages??
No.......I don't think that we would........it is just purely reactionary, due to Arsenal going out, nothing more than that.
The world doesn't and shouldn't resolve around what Arsenal do or do not achieve, and changes shouldn't be made to suit them.
If they want to be in the group stages, simple idea, then win the WSL, or bring in better players than the ones that couldn't beat Paris FC.........but hey, call me crazy there, as the ones that they did pick or bring into the club, sure were not good enough......
They don't have to pick them, but don't you think it's crazy a team should have to give up using potentially up to EIGHT key players because of scheduling? Whether it's Arsenal or anyone else, a team shouldn't be faced missing out on a season of European football because qualifiers were scheduled less than 3 weeks after a World Cup finished.
That is why there is a squad of players, that is why there is an academy.......if you don't have a squad or an academy, and you don't as a manager trust said squad players, or said academy players, then that is on you as a manager.
No individual should have their respective individual health put at risk, just to play in a game, that is purely selfish by any manager that does just that.....
But since the BBC have Alex Scott on, & use Jonas as a pundit, there will be zero criticism dedicated towards him from them....
There is nothing wrong with the schedule, teams knew about it at the end of last season, and should have adapted accordingly.
Simple really, put the needs of the individual, ahead of the needs of the collective, it shouldn't be that hard to do.
Unless you are a manager who doesn't care about players mental and physical health......
For me, the competition is in a good place. Needs to be remembered the World is growing the game not just the UK. The scheduling of the champions league and early international fixtures by UEFA has to be looked at and some adjustment made. Interestingly, I don't recall these concerns being raised a couple of years ago when Manchester City had 10 players go to the Olympics which meant they were impacted far more than any other club. I As you say, it is the Champions League and those who aren't champions are lucky to be in it.
Teams didn't have to pick players who played in the 3rd/4th place & the World Cup final......the respective managers, could and should have given all of those players, at least a month away from all football.
They each have academies presumably.........so why not use them, unless the respective managers do t belive in or trust the academy players at their respective clubs.......
One should always put the needs of the individual ahead of the needs of the collective (in this case, the club), by not doing so, the respective managers, like for example Jonas, they are doing a complete diss-serive to each player that needs the proper rest, especially mentally.
We are talking about flying thousands of miles from Australia/New Zealand, just to play in a Champions League qualification game(s), sorry but those games are insignificant and irrelevant to a players mental and physical health.
The managers here, who picked said players are the ones in the wrong here, they need to be criticised for their selfish decisions to pick the players, rather than totally rest them.
In terms of the format itself, would really be talking about it, of Arsenal had made the group stages??
No.......I don't think that we would........it is just purely reactionary, due to Arsenal going out, nothing more than that.
The world doesn't and shouldn't resolve around what Arsenal do or do not achieve, and changes shouldn't be made to suit them.
If they want to be in the group stages, simple idea, then win the WSL, or bring in better players than the ones that couldn't beat Paris FC.........but hey, call me crazy there, as the ones that they did pick or bring into the club, sure were not good enough......
They don't have to pick them, but don't you think it's crazy a team should have to give up using potentially up to EIGHT key players because of scheduling? Whether it's Arsenal or anyone else, a team shouldn't be faced missing out on a season of European football because qualifiers were scheduled less than 3 weeks after a World Cup finished.
That is why there is a squad of players, that is why there is an academy.......if you don't have a squad or an academy, and you don't as a manager trust said squad players, or said academy players, then that is on you as a manager.
No individual should have their respective individual health put at risk, just to play in a game, that is purely selfish by any manager that does just that.....
But since the BBC have Alex Scott on, & use Jonas as a pundit, there will be zero criticism dedicated towards him from them....
There is nothing wrong with the schedule, teams knew about it at the end of last season, and should have adapted accordingly.
Simple really, put the needs of the individual, ahead of the needs of the collective, it shouldn't be that hard to do.
Unless you are a manager who doesn't care about players mental and physical health......