Home advantage and the two-pitch problem

Building a squad for one surface works until the tournament asks you to play on nine others.

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Home advantage and the two-pitch problem

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A franchise that stacks its team with spinners for a turning home pitch has a wonderful first month and a difficult second one.

Seven matches, one surface

Half a league season is played at home, which is enough to justify tailoring a squad. It is not enough to win a title with, because the knockout matches are usually somewhere else.

The balanced squad wins in May

Sides that pick for conditions everywhere tend to finish lower in the table and higher in the playoffs. That is an uncomfortable trade-off to explain to supporters in April.

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