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Didn’t know till yesterday that MLS tiebreaker for playoffs is wins
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:52 pm
San Jose and FCD tied on points
SJ goal differential MINUS 21 (4th worst in league)
FCD 0
But SJ had more wins so they clinched final spot
It seens odd and ive never heard it elsewhere. But maybe its a good idea? Minimizes a gane where score got out if hand, puts focus in winning
SJ goal differential MINUS 21 (4th worst in league)
FCD 0
But SJ had more wins so they clinched final spot
It seens odd and ive never heard it elsewhere. But maybe its a good idea? Minimizes a gane where score got out if hand, puts focus in winning
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Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:53 pm to LSUMJ
It makes more sense than goal differential.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:28 pm to LSUMJ
we should adhere to the rest of the world on this...
Goal differential means every goal matters and also encourages teams to keep attacking up 3 or 4 goals... soccer fans are just more familiar with it than trying to explain that a team had more wins
Goal differential means every goal matters and also encourages teams to keep attacking up 3 or 4 goals... soccer fans are just more familiar with it than trying to explain that a team had more wins
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:34 pm to chalmetteowl
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Goal differential means every goal matters and also encourages teams to keep attacking up 3 or 4 goals
I agree that GD should be the tie-breaker over wins, but it's not even the first tie-breaker in the UCL.
So it's not unheard of.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:53 pm to chalmetteowl
Pretty sure La Liga doesn't use differential as the 1st tie breaker.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:00 pm to Cocotheape
There's good arguments for both systems, IMO.
MLS would argue that making most wins the top priority would force more teams to go for the win on the road instead of sitting back for a draw.
FC Dallas would argue that having a 21-goal better GD than San Jose makes them the better team, but MLS can just say "you should have won more games, then".
San Jose is kind of a weird case. They're good at home, but they play like hot garbage on the road, and those lopsided scorlines add up over the course of the season. Dallas' collapse in the second half of the season is baffling. On paper, they are one of the best teams in the league.
MLS would argue that making most wins the top priority would force more teams to go for the win on the road instead of sitting back for a draw.
FC Dallas would argue that having a 21-goal better GD than San Jose makes them the better team, but MLS can just say "you should have won more games, then".
San Jose is kind of a weird case. They're good at home, but they play like hot garbage on the road, and those lopsided scorlines add up over the course of the season. Dallas' collapse in the second half of the season is baffling. On paper, they are one of the best teams in the league.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:04 pm to Cocotheape
I believe it’s head-to-head in La Liga.
Posted on 10/24/17 at 12:30 am to Michael Stein
I'm an FCD fan, so I'm biased here. But wins doesn't make sense to me. Sine losses should also be a factor if wins are. And while SJ had two more wins than FCD, they also had four more losses.
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