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As I'm bored with very little football on at the moment I'll start this. Every now and then I'll post something about football, be it stats, fact, myths or just general thoughts about something.
I'll start with something that's commonly talked of in football, the European Hangover. This is when a team has a bad result immediately after playing in Europe, and especially after a good result. Let's go with last season's English Champions League participants.
Arsenal
Braga W 6-0. The Saturday after they drew 1-1 away with Sunderland
Partizan Belgrade W 3-1. The Sunday after they lost 2-0 away to Chelsea
Shakhtar Donestk W 5-1. The Sunday after they beat Manchester City away 3-0
Shakhtar Donestk L 1-2. The Sunday after they lost 0-1 at home to Newcastle
Braga L 0-2. The Saturday after they beat Aston Villa 4-2 away
Partzizan W 3-1. The Monday after they lost 0-1 away to Manchester United
So as you can see, a mixed bag so far for Arsenal.
Chelsea
MSK Zilina W 4-1. The Sunday after they beat Blackpool 4-0 at home
Marseille W 2-0. The Sunday after they beat Arsenal 2-0 at home
Spartak Moscow W 2-0. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 2-0 at home
Spartak Moscow W 4-1. The Sunday after they lose 2-0 to Liverpool away
MSK Zilina W 2-1. The Sunday after they drew 1-1 with Newcastle away
Marseille L 0-1. The Sunday after they drew to Tottenham 1-1 away
The deciding factor here seems to be Chelsea respond better playing at home after a European Game. 100% record.
Manchester United
Rangers D 0-0. The Sunday after they beat Liverpool 3-2 at home
Valencia W 1-0. The Saturday after they drew 0-0 away at Sunderland
Bursaspor W 1-0. The Sunday after they beat Stoke 2-1 away
Bursaspor W 3-0. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 2-1 at home
Rangers W 1-0. The Saturday after they beat Blackburn 7-1 at home
Valencia D 1-1. The Monday after they beat Arsenal 1-0 at home
So far Man United have only suffered minimal European hangover.
Tottenham Hotspur
Werder Bremen D 2-2. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 3-1 at home
Twente W 4-1. The Saturday after they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at home
Inter Milan L 4-3. The Saturday after they drew with Everton 1-1 at home
Inter Milan W 3-1. The Saturday after they lost 4-2 at Bolton
Werder Bremen W 3-0. The Sunday after they beat Liverpool at home 2-1
Twente D 3-3. The Sunday after they drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea
Initially Spurs responded well before losing at Bolton. We could attribute this to something I said earlier 'Especially after a good result', which beating Inter Milan was. It could also be the fact that this was Spurs' only away game after a European Game.
I'll do the knockout stages shortly.
I'll start with something that's commonly talked of in football, the European Hangover. This is when a team has a bad result immediately after playing in Europe, and especially after a good result. Let's go with last season's English Champions League participants.
Arsenal
Braga W 6-0. The Saturday after they drew 1-1 away with Sunderland
Partizan Belgrade W 3-1. The Sunday after they lost 2-0 away to Chelsea
Shakhtar Donestk W 5-1. The Sunday after they beat Manchester City away 3-0
Shakhtar Donestk L 1-2. The Sunday after they lost 0-1 at home to Newcastle
Braga L 0-2. The Saturday after they beat Aston Villa 4-2 away
Partzizan W 3-1. The Monday after they lost 0-1 away to Manchester United
So as you can see, a mixed bag so far for Arsenal.
Chelsea
MSK Zilina W 4-1. The Sunday after they beat Blackpool 4-0 at home
Marseille W 2-0. The Sunday after they beat Arsenal 2-0 at home
Spartak Moscow W 2-0. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 2-0 at home
Spartak Moscow W 4-1. The Sunday after they lose 2-0 to Liverpool away
MSK Zilina W 2-1. The Sunday after they drew 1-1 with Newcastle away
Marseille L 0-1. The Sunday after they drew to Tottenham 1-1 away
The deciding factor here seems to be Chelsea respond better playing at home after a European Game. 100% record.
Manchester United
Rangers D 0-0. The Sunday after they beat Liverpool 3-2 at home
Valencia W 1-0. The Saturday after they drew 0-0 away at Sunderland
Bursaspor W 1-0. The Sunday after they beat Stoke 2-1 away
Bursaspor W 3-0. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 2-1 at home
Rangers W 1-0. The Saturday after they beat Blackburn 7-1 at home
Valencia D 1-1. The Monday after they beat Arsenal 1-0 at home
So far Man United have only suffered minimal European hangover.
Tottenham Hotspur
Werder Bremen D 2-2. The Saturday after they beat Wolves 3-1 at home
Twente W 4-1. The Saturday after they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at home
Inter Milan L 4-3. The Saturday after they drew with Everton 1-1 at home
Inter Milan W 3-1. The Saturday after they lost 4-2 at Bolton
Werder Bremen W 3-0. The Sunday after they beat Liverpool at home 2-1
Twente D 3-3. The Sunday after they drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea
Initially Spurs responded well before losing at Bolton. We could attribute this to something I said earlier 'Especially after a good result', which beating Inter Milan was. It could also be the fact that this was Spurs' only away game after a European Game.
I'll do the knockout stages shortly.