Comments on: Missed opportunity for Romanian football http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html News from the UEFA Cup European soccer tournament Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ian http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-695 Ian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:39:28 +0000 http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-695 Cerberus: I wish I knew a bit more about the reasons behind the Bucharesti falling apart this season. It happens just as a statistical oddity every once in a while, but this is an especially bad one. Germany had a pretty terrible year, for example, in 2003-04, when they scored less than half what they usually do in Europe. But I don't follow Romanian football well enough to know if this was just a fluke or if there was any specific reason behind it. Cerberus: I wish I knew a bit more about the reasons behind the Bucharesti falling apart this season. It happens just as a statistical oddity every once in a while, but this is an especially bad one. Germany had a pretty terrible year, for example, in 2003-04, when they scored less than half what they usually do in Europe. But I don’t follow Romanian football well enough to know if this was just a fluke or if there was any specific reason behind it.

]]> By: Ian http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-694 Ian Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:35:38 +0000 http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-694 Yeah, Jan, that's true. Gaining more European spots definitely has a cost that way. As much as a lot of people complain about the UEFA coefficient system as being overly complicated and abstract, I think it's a good system, and this is one of the things I like most about it. When you jump over one of the boundaries and gain a spot, you then have to earn the right to stay at that level. 2.4 is a horrible season coefficient. To put it in context, that would have put Romania in 22nd last season, just above Latvia and just below Poland. Yeah, Jan, that’s true. Gaining more European spots definitely has a cost that way. As much as a lot of people complain about the UEFA coefficient system as being overly complicated and abstract, I think it’s a good system, and this is one of the things I like most about it. When you jump over one of the boundaries and gain a spot, you then have to earn the right to stay at that level. 2.4 is a horrible season coefficient. To put it in context, that would have put Romania in 22nd last season, just above Latvia and just below Poland.

]]> By: Jan http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-690 Jan Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:13:42 +0000 http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-690 Romania has been a victim of its own success in a way. Instead of three teams (usually three Bucarest based teams), they had five clubs in Europe this season. The problem is, that Romania's league seems to be lacking depth outside of Bucarest, so the two teams that got the extra spots were eliminated very early on. Since the total points are now divided through 5 instead of 3, Romania would have always struggled to repeat the great performances of previous years. If the Bucarest based clubs then have an off-season it results in the disaster that this year really has been. Because Romania won't be collecting much more than 2,4 points for the ranking this season. A big chance for other leagues to reclaim lost ground. Romania has been a victim of its own success in a way. Instead of three teams (usually three Bucarest based teams), they had five clubs in Europe this season. The problem is, that Romania’s league seems to be lacking depth outside of Bucarest, so the two teams that got the extra spots were eliminated very early on. Since the total points are now divided through 5 instead of 3, Romania would have always struggled to repeat the great performances of previous years.

If the Bucarest based clubs then have an off-season it results in the disaster that this year really has been. Because Romania won’t be collecting much more than 2,4 points for the ranking this season. A big chance for other leagues to reclaim lost ground.

]]> By: Cerberus http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-688 Cerberus Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:39:18 +0000 http://uefa.theoffside.com/europe/missed-opportunity-for-romanian-football.html#comment-688 I was wondering about that myself. Romania last year looked like an unstoppable force, like a team that had earned its place at the table of big leagues (at least for its collection of Bucharesti teams). Do you have any idea why they collapsed? I know Steau Bucharesti's fall can be at least partially attributed to their insane owner and his firing of the charismatic coach, but is that the whole story? I was wondering about that myself. Romania last year looked like an unstoppable force, like a team that had earned its place at the table of big leagues (at least for its collection of Bucharesti teams).

Do you have any idea why they collapsed? I know Steau Bucharesti’s fall can be at least partially attributed to their insane owner and his firing of the charismatic coach, but is that the whole story?

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