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jenni_blogI've just read this very interesting blog in soccerlens.com:
http://soccerlens.com/is-this-the-worst-world-cup-ever/47528/#comment-125999
It really brings up a lot of issues that could be a factor in preventing teams from scoring goals, and in causing fans to lose interest.
Some of them:
- the FIFA seeding
- too many teams?
- player fatigue
And I'll add one of my own: the Jabulani ball. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but the only league that has used this ball for the last year is the Bundesliga. Those players have had almost a year to get used to it. The result: Germany's performance compared to all the others. Most of the players on the German NT play their club football in Germany.
http://soccerlens.com/is-this-the-worst-world-cup-ever/47528/#comment-125999
It really brings up a lot of issues that could be a factor in preventing teams from scoring goals, and in causing fans to lose interest.
Some of them:
- the FIFA seeding
- too many teams?
- player fatigue
And I'll add one of my own: the Jabulani ball. It wasn't mentioned in the article, but the only league that has used this ball for the last year is the Bundesliga. Those players have had almost a year to get used to it. The result: Germany's performance compared to all the others. Most of the players on the German NT play their club football in Germany.
