http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/22/beware-euro-2008-group-of-mayhem/ World Soccer views and news Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/22/beware-euro-2008-group-of-mayhem/#comment-333245 Gambling Man Ufan Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:34:22 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/22/beware-euro-2008-group-of-mayhem/#comment-333245 I can see why they don't want a free draw - it would be harder to fiddle! Seriously though, I think yiou need to reward the group winners/consistent teams from qualifying with the status of seeds to ensure teams keep playing and competing for the top spot. If two teams were annihlating the rest of the group and always going to qualify (bit like the Czech, Germany group) you need to make sure that they have something to fight for in the last few meaningless games - like seedings for the finals and the next qualifying draw. I can see why they don’t want a free draw - it would be harder to fiddle! Seriously though, I think yiou need to reward the group winners/consistent teams from qualifying with the status of seeds to ensure teams keep playing and competing for the top spot. If two teams were annihlating the rest of the group and always going to qualify (bit like the Czech, Germany group) you need to make sure that they have something to fight for in the last few meaningless games - like seedings for the finals and the next qualifying draw.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/22/beware-euro-2008-group-of-mayhem/#comment-333227 Euro 2008: Pick your deadliest Groups of Death - International - The Offside - German Football League Blog Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:05:32 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/22/beware-euro-2008-group-of-mayhem/#comment-333227 [...] as Mark Ledsom from the Reuters Soccer Blog suggested, looking at the set up of each pot, they could have just as [...] […] as Mark Ledsom from the Reuters Soccer Blog suggested, looking at the set up of each pot, they could have just as […]

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