UEFA Euro 2012 - Group A - ** spoilers ** (Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Russia)

[Greavesy]

If RVP played and missed 11 shots in 11 in the first two games, you would drop him for the third, let alone someone no where near RVP's level. He was out of form and playing badly, ended up with 14 shots and 14 misses, of which half should have been goals from the type of chances missed.

You watching the same RVP as the rest of us
He's been awful this tournament.

 

[One More Solo]

I dunno, it at least eliminates teams perhaps getting through because their third game was against an already eliminated team who just don't bother turning up and get a 6-0 drubbing or something, which would completely distort the stats.

If two or three teams are tied doing a direct comparison of the results concerning just those two or three teams is fairer than first deciding based on goals scored and conceded possibly against an unrelated team whose performances may have varied hugely.

Agreed, I think it's a good system personally.

 

[mranderson]

I agree too that the system used is fair. Having a decider game between teams with same point might be even better but not practical.