Football benefits from new stadium.

[EJub]

Sometimes I need to remind myself to enjoy the present excitement because I get distracted thinking about thinking of the future Arsenal as well.

From time to time announcers bring up that Highbury's field is one of the smallest in the Premiership. It was claimed that the aging back four benefitted from it.

Well now times have changed, and I think that the Gunners might be at their best when they can take advantage of the larger pitches for away games. A skilled team can run the opposition to death with passing and score those extra late game goals. That's the way it went with our last game v Leeds and Inter Milan.

So, could it be that Ashburton Grove will not only allow more of to see the games and bring more money to the club; it may also provide a better stage for a new generation of Arsenal players to showcase their talents and (unless I am taking this idea too far) score more goals.

Highbury
Pitch size = 101x65 meters
Liverpool
Pitch size = 101x79 meters
Man City
Pitch size = 107x71 meters
Man U
Pitch size = 106x69 meters
Chelsea
Pitch size = 103x68 meters
Leeds
Pitch size = 105x67 meters
Milan
Pitch size = 105x68 meters

 

[JazzG]

Liverpools pitch is 14meters wider than ours? That means 7 meters on either side, that can't be right. That is a huge difference.

A wider pitch will make a bid difference, when teams sit back at Highbury finding space is so tough, even down the wings. An extra few meters could be the difference between finding space or running into a wall of players,

 

[seanconvey66]

Remember what happened at Wembley in the Champions League teams can also exploit the space.

 

[The Mini]

Jazz, that's what makes our form so good everywhere, at Highbury the opposition cant make any real space out wide, where as we can because we use the stadium regularly (well over 20 times a season).

And when we're away we can make space from the smallest gap.

 

[KoLo28]

I think a bigger pitch will help us, with space the likes of henry, pires can create so much

 

[The Mini]

That would be great after their Highbury expierience of having little space to work with

 

[East Stand Man]

I wonder why there is no official standard pitch size? Anyone know (apart from the obvious: "because there is none")?

 

[JazzG]

They give you limits. So they set a minimum and maximum and it is upto the club to decide how big they want their pitch

 

[Azx]

ya but if it effected the gamplay they must enforce a certain size dont you think?

 

[The Mini]

It would be boring otherwise, we wouldnt be able to create so much space for ourselves

 

[Mark]

the larger pitch might take a while to get used to, it won't quite feel like home for a while, hopefully with the bigger crowd we will have more noise there.

 

[The Mini]

And less snobs who create the name 'Highbury Library'