surely your point there
that we are ebing penalised because we keep getting knocked out when we play decent teams in knock-out stages suggests we AREN'T artificially low. At some point we have to start beating these teams in the knockout stages - then our ranking will (deservedly) go up. But we have to deliver at a majotr tournament not just promise and be 'unlucky'. If we deserve a higher ranking place we should be getting to at least tyhe semis of big tournaments. The FIFA rankings do ludicrously inflate the rankings of CONCACAF (N/C American) teams eg Mexico/USA, who thus boost their rankings by beating each other.
Posted By: mr carra on July 20th 2005 at 12:31:20
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- New FIFA rankings (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 20, 11:55:45
- Er, we played France last year and they beat us (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:04:21
- when did we last lose to anyone in a competitive match? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:06:43
- but we've been playing nobodies (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:11:51
- absolutely, fair enough. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:15:17
- at what point was I criticising us? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:18:57
- ooops. wasn't trying to get in a scrap. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:22:52
- surely your point there (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:31:20
- ooops. wasn't trying to get in a scrap. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:22:52
- at what point was I criticising us? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:18:57
- absolutely, fair enough. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:15:17
- but we've been playing nobodies (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:11:51
- when did we last lose to anyone in a competitive match? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 20, 12:06:43
- Er, we played France last year and they beat us (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 20, 12:04:21
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