The Relegation should bring excitement to the League final. The concept, says DW sports reporter Matt Ford. And not just because of the Fan violence.
Philipp Pentkes Job is to prevent a goal. In the exercise of his profession, a further activity was added on Tuesday evening: to swerve to avoid a flying grandstand seats and metal bars. The goalkeeper of Jahn Regensburg in the second division relegation play-off return match between 1860 Munich and Regensburg under attack. Only it were not approaching balls, but much more dangerous projectiles. There were violent and shameful scenes in Munich’s Allianz Arena. And you should have a sequel.
DW sports reporter Matt Ford: “The additional marketing of the games will bring millions – but no sporting value.”
Long ago, a discussion has flared up over the recent riots. It goes to the relegation games as such. In these All-or-nothing-Play, unfortunately, again and again, the naked hatred, the anger, the parts of the so-called Fan-scene carries into the stadium. Only a night before, stormed the Eintracht Braunschweig-trailer the game box after their team had not made the promotion in the Bundesliga relegation play-off Match against Wolfsburg. The Fan-violence is and remains a big Problem in the German football. But it is not the reason why Relegation should be abolished. Because the riots are not restricted games to relegation.
Almost always an unequal duel
Since its re-introduction in Germany, the clubs from the higher division was won in the 2008/2009 season, seven Times. The already self-liquidation Munich lion is the exception. And this is no accident: Because the financial structures of the first, second and third football League in Germany, to create inequality – the higher classes are always in advantage. It is not a good idea, two completely different funded Teams is to ascent or descent to play. The third-to-last against the third-best in an unequal duel.
Tumult instead of voltage: The Relegation should be reformed.
The VfL Wolfsburg is a good example: throughout the entire season disappointed the wolves from the car to the city and not heard even in the two relegation play. But the individual class of the multi-million dollar Vieirinha made all the difference – Wolfsburg remains top notch, and Brunswick as second-class. The whole relegation play-off circus is pointless and serves only the Profit interests of the League. The additional marketing of the games will bring millions – but no sporting value.
What is football without unpredictability?
At this point, a glance to England is worth it: There is also a relegation system, but one that brings the voltage. Because in the 2. League on the island of the third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth the intermediates play with each other. It is a dramatic and fair comparison with the season finale, the at a disadvantage a Team. Same make the Same. So Relegation makes sense. And the football gets back to its key feature: its unpredictability.
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