Making the candidates for NT elections readable by everyone, not only by managers from the country involved :
I'm candidating to be reelected as the U21 Al Jazaïr Coach. Yet, I won't know until the results arrive if there are other candidates because I am not from the country.
No one else did make a speech but no speech doesn't mean no other candidate, (nor defeat in small countries).
Up 3 months later !
I also would add the fact that I really consider unfair to begin the consolation tournament with 2 defeats
What happens to a small country that doesn't go to the finals of his continental championship ?
Repechages against big teams with almost no chances to be first.
Then, he begins the consolation tournament with 2 defeats.
In these conditions, it is really hard to expect to finish in the first 32 teams and we are at a disadvantage against other teams from our continent who might have the chance to play against a beatable team during the 2 first matches. (trying the win the right to bring the reception of the next continental championship is often the only objective we can expect).
And, what's more, we can't save young players because the reset comes during the week end of the first league match !
In soccer, in Champion's league, the 3rd ones at the end of the pool phase go to the Europa League without any disadvantage.
Why wouldn't it be the same here ? Starting with 1 win - 1 defeat instead of 2 defeat at last ?
Otherwise changing the schedule. Having the consolation tournament started one week later (and if necessary having 7 matches instead of 8 for the round robin phase) and having just one repechage match per continent between the 2 semi-finalists who didn't make it to the finals.
Last edited by Dunker Joe at 8/22/2012 7:07:14 AM