Now, I know we aren't able to extend the size of the pitch due to the crowd being right next to the touchline but if the new stadium was built, would Benitez want to keep the same dimensions of the current pitch, in order to try and help the players adapt more easily to new surroundings or will he try and extend the pitch to suit a more open and attacking game?
I have made this observation purely based on Stoke City's decision at the end of last season to reduce the size of the pitch, length and width, in order to play a narrow game against the bigger sides. Stoke from this adjustment had the seventh best home record behind United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Fulham which is pretty impressive for a side just been promoted.
Its Stoke in particular who I am concentrating on. They gave the side a fairly difficult time in both games, nullifying our attacks and obviously helped with a huge slice of luck (goal ruled out for offside and hitting the post) Pulis at the end of the game against Liverpool at Anfield said, Liverpool followed the pattern to which he wanted us to play. His full backs forced us wide and his towering defenders just cleaned up, with the help of a deep line, again reducing the threat of Fernando Torres.
My assumption is basically, if we had a pitch the size of United's or Arsenal's, would we gain more success against smaller sides who like to play a tight and narrow game. If we had a wide and longer pitch, surely smaller teams could be more exposed hence the ability to create and convert chances?
I have made this observation purely based on Stoke City's decision at the end of last season to reduce the size of the pitch, length and width, in order to play a narrow game against the bigger sides. Stoke from this adjustment had the seventh best home record behind United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Fulham which is pretty impressive for a side just been promoted.
Its Stoke in particular who I am concentrating on. They gave the side a fairly difficult time in both games, nullifying our attacks and obviously helped with a huge slice of luck (goal ruled out for offside and hitting the post) Pulis at the end of the game against Liverpool at Anfield said, Liverpool followed the pattern to which he wanted us to play. His full backs forced us wide and his towering defenders just cleaned up, with the help of a deep line, again reducing the threat of Fernando Torres.
My assumption is basically, if we had a pitch the size of United's or Arsenal's, would we gain more success against smaller sides who like to play a tight and narrow game. If we had a wide and longer pitch, surely smaller teams could be more exposed hence the ability to create and convert chances?
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