Weak international teams - remove from qualifiers?

[Bruce Wayne]

Everyone already knows that.

There's a lot of fluff about how good he, and indeed this team, is. They've certainly got a lot of potential, but you look at their record against good teams (Brazil, Belgium, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, Germany, and Portugal for example), and it's not very good at all (I think they've won like 3 games in 10 or something). A tidy draw in the Euros and WC though, and we're a great team apparently.

 

[Nymzee]

The generation of talent we have now deserves better than him.

Maybe so but we aren’t sacking after consecutive semi and final are we.

 

[tommye]

Bit arl arse on Scotland like but yeah, why not.

 

[john jako]

Yeh 100%. Be assed beating minnows like the Welsh and Irish all the time.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Boot out the minnows from the FA Cup as well. In fact, just start at the Quarter Finals as long as it’s PL clubs only.
Litlle clubs, little countries, little people, Koff the lot of yer.

 

[MikeH72]

Maybe so but we aren’t sacking after consecutive semi and final are we.

Well no I’m not expecting him to get sacked, it would be wise to wait til after the World Cup before putting a contract extension on the table though.

 

[MikeH72]

There's a lot of fluff about how good he, and indeed this team, is. They've certainly got a lot of potential, but you look at their record against good teams (Brazil, Belgium, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, Germany, and Portugal for example), and it's not very good at all (I think they've won like 3 games in 10 or something). A tidy draw in the Euros and WC though, and we're a great team apparently.

This is an exceptionally talented squad of footballers. If we draw any of Spain, Netherlands, Argentina, Germany or Portugal I would expect us to beat them. If we don’t then questions have to be asked of the manager.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Boot out the minnows from the FA Cup as well. In fact, just start at the Quarter Finals as long as it’s PL clubs only.
Litlle clubs, little countries, little people, Koff the lot of yer.

Thing is, the FA cup does throw up shocks and competitive ties. San Marino are like the blow up doll of international football. They just take it all ways with no resistance.

 

[wainy]

1 win in over 180 games. No need for them to take meaty bull head every game, put the 5 lowest ranked teams in a group together and the winner gets a play off place.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

San Marino and Gibraltar are defo the worst.

 

[barneygumble]

give them a subsidiary competition for me.

The Nations League showed that these teams can be competitive, in their own level.

What benefit is losing 10-0? Destroys confidence and willingness.

 

[tommye]

San Marino and Gibraltar are defo the worst.

Scotland have gotta be close

 

[MikeH72]

Scotland have gotta be close

They won the Euros 0-0 at Wembley in June, can’t really put them in the same category.

 

[ToffeeTim]

No

San Marino is my favourite ever away trip

There are also only a handful of teams who are completely uncompetitive. Like NI are very much a lesser team and were never going to qualify from a group with Italy and Switzerland, but were unbeaten against both at home.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I think Europe should have a preliminary round with these teams that allows them to make the groups all the same size.