Mister Chops 7 Posted December 5, 2009 Why do some teams find it so hard to play away from home?Look at the table:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/table/default.stmGillingham... what''s going on there? Or us last season or the season before...I get the atmosphere, the pitch dimensions, the familiarity etc. are all working for the home team, but that can''t be all - what else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,286 Posted December 5, 2009 Because like Tiger....you''ll eventually get caught.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
First Wizard 0 Posted December 5, 2009 Travelling and crap hotels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gazzathegreat 0 Posted December 5, 2009 I don''t know how the players view it, but it seems largely psychological to me. At home they are surrounded by home fans, familiar surroundings and a pitch they are used to playing on and no minuses of travelling a long distance (from our perspective anyway).Where we are now, in the Third Division our home advantage has to really be that, a big advantage. Massive home support and incentive to win for the supporters. IF things are going badly for manager or players playing away can become something of a solace and getting away from pressure, but from our current point of view we have to look upon CR as a nailed on three points in our bid to be promoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Walking Man 13 Posted December 5, 2009 On the flip side, look at Reading''s form. All seems largely psychological to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blahblahblah 2 Posted December 5, 2009 It''s a territory thing - if you can create a bunker mentality within your camp, you can break it - but you have to make the men feel like marauding invaders. Or summing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted December 5, 2009 Is it because one woman is hard enough to please, so two must be impossible?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brendo 0 Posted December 6, 2009 I think its mostly that they are playing in an unfarmiliar location, where the majority of the crowd are against you. Its hard for confidence I think, plus the pitch has part to do with it, size etc, more used to carrow road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites