| Pitch dimensions 16:45 - Sep 11 with 1454 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
Gary O'Neil spoke in his press conference today about how small the pitch at Selhurst Park is, which got me thinking... how much of a difference does that make to a professional footballer?
If anything, I'd say width must be more important than length, as it must directly affect things like corners, throw ins and crossing of the ball.
I had a look for comparison:
Portman Road: 112 x 82 yards
Selhurst Park: 110 x 74 yards
And then a couple of others just to compare:
Old Trafford: 115 x 74
Wembley: 115 x 74
Oxford's stadium where we notoriously look like we can't even kick a ball... 112 x 78.
In fact, Portman Road is genuinely one of the widest pitches going, which is surprising given how little space we have around the edge. Maybe we could make it narrower to gain an advantage against better footballing teams in the Premier League?
Intrigued to know, though, what difference does it make? |  |
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| Pitch dimensions on 16:49 - Sep 11 | homer_123 |
So, girth matters.....right. |  |
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| Pitch dimensions on 16:52 - Sep 11 | DBaldy |
Width is more important than length? I've been trying to tell my wife that for years. |  | | |
| Pitch dimensions on 17:01 - Sep 11 | grow_our_own |
We've been feeding disinformation about our pitch dims for years. It's not 82 yards wide. That's just for the benefit of away teams so they plan for expansive use of wingers, and keep putting ball out for touch. Even wikipedia has got it wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
In fact, our pitch is only 72 yards (66m) wide: https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich
Mwah, ha ha ha! (evil laugh). Shh! Don't give the game away. [Post edited 11 Sep 17:02]
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| Pitch dimensions on 17:14 - Sep 11 | BloomBlue |
Its not the size which matters its how you use it that counts*
*Apparently [Post edited 11 Sep 17:25]
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| Pitch dimensions on 17:19 - Sep 11 | Deano69 |
Enough of a difference that the practice/training pitch has its lines changed to fit the pitch criteria for the next away game. |  |
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| Pitch dimensions on 17:42 - Sep 11 | jontysnut |
I remember years ago going to Leeds v Arsenal and from behind the goal you could see that the touchline had been tactically brought in a couple of yards |  | | |
| Pitch dimensions on 19:39 - Sep 11 | armchaircritic59 |
As long as there's a goal at either end, it's ok. |  | | |
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