What Do You Think Of Cup Competitions?
du Nord, February 18, 2007
My friend Ethan sent me this email, and I thought I should share my response and then elicit yours:Ethan's email:I was wondering your opinion on the English Cups this year. The decline of the FA and League Cups has been well documented over the past five years. However, this year's versions seem to be doing better than ever.I have watched 5 or 6 FA or League Cup matches this year and I haven't been disappointed with any of them. While Premier League matches are too often cagy affairs, the Cups seem to be producing some truly wonderful end-to-end football. As you mentioned, the Boro-Bristol match was fantastic and Wednesday's Arsenal-Bolton match had everything you could ever want in a football match: Attacking flair, defensive saves, route-one passing, total football, managers that hate each other, a red card, missed chances, post striking, and a frenetic pace.It seems like teams "go for it" more because (maybe) there is almost less on the line than in a given EPL match. You are playing for the next round an