So FIFA (with out of touch Arsene Wenger) want the World Cup to take place every 2 years now instead of 4.

Are you for or against this? As usual, I am against these changes. I'm not even necessarily against the idea of the World Cup being every 2 years, I just don't think it can work. Does anybody remember not so long ago that everybody was saying there were too many games being played and it was one of the main reasons why the Premier League couldn't have a winter break? Well look what has happened in that time. The Euro's, Champions League and World Cup (with it's awful 16 group of 3) have all extended or are set to extend in the next 4 years.

 

Wenger says there will be fewer games because he wants fewer qualifiers (6 games in a group of 4) but he's wrong, it will actually be more games in the long run. I will use England as an example over a 4 year period.

Current = 10 Euro and World cup qualifiers (8 if we are in a group of 5) so 20 (or 16) is the minimum amount of games they can play over 4 years. If they got to the final of both comps, it's 30 (or 34) games maximum.

Future = 10 Euro (8 if we are in a group of 5) and 12 World cup qualifiers, a minimum of 22 games (or 20).  If they got to the final of 3 comps (1 Euro, 2 WC) it is 43 (or 41) games maximum.

So no, we get more games, not less. The only way we can get less games is to scrap the nations league and friendlies, which I would be happy to see happen, but I doubt UEFA will back that seeing as that will hurt them financially.

Also, this would mean 3 of every 4 seasons would have players returning later to their club teams, something that plays havoc with preparation for the new season. It would be even worse though because Wenger is saying players going to these international competitions would recieve 25 day breaks from football. I am all for giving players a break, but it's possible we could go into almost every new season with players nowhere near ready to start. It's a nightmare for club coaches, they would rarely have a straight forward pre season and it could mean a club full of international players like ours would be crippled. Imagine not being able to play 10 regulars because they aren't anywhere near match fit, it would be awful.

 

For this to work properly, I think the whole schedule of football and every competition around the world would need to have a shake up, and I just don't think that is worth it or even realistic.

Edited September 11, 20214 yr by Scott Harris

Hate the idea. The uniqueness and prestige around the World Cup will wear off if it comes around all too often.

"Less is more" and that should apply to the World Cup.

Please no. 

No.

These changes will inevitably accelerate the next Super League or whatever. 

 

 

Are these people having a laugh? Sadly not.

Football: a simple game ruined by greedy interfering bastards.

I’d like to offer the alternative of scrapping international football all together.

Utterly ridiculous even thinking about it.

 

To use a West of Scotland term.
 

They are a bunch of 

‘HEID-THE-BAWS!’😀

‘Heid-the-baw’ is another word for an idiot. 😀

 

20 hours ago, Upsetter said:

Are these people having a laugh? Sadly not.

Football: a simple game ruined by greedy interfering bastards.

Totally agree.  And that is putting it very mildly.

17 hours ago, Munkworth said:

I’d like to offer the alternative of scrapping international football all together.

Can we go the extra mile and force this through?

On 12/09/2021 at 15:39, Valerie said:

Can we go the extra mile and force this through?

And generally remove patriotism along the way 😀

And it gets worse every day...

According to alternative news, Israel is upping the rhetoric about bombing Iran's nuclear energy sites.

Qatar would be right in the middle of that.

Now they are always making noises but it would be just our luck to be caught in potential cross fire.

 

World Cup every 2 years is a terrible idea. Having it every 4 years makes it that much more special. 

Infantini? Just another greedy, corrupt c**t.

https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-says-world-cup-every-two-years-could-mean-african-migrants-dont-need-to-die-in-the-sea-12525891

On 27/01/2022 at 09:58, Upsetter said:

Infantini? Just another greedy, corrupt c**t.

https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-says-world-cup-every-two-years-could-mean-african-migrants-dont-need-to-die-in-the-sea-12525891

Jesus, I don’t even think Boris would come out with something that disgraceful. How this hasn’t been picked up by more media outlets I don’t know!