Quote Originally Posted by ItsMe View Post
Teams don't tend to be as focussed earlier on in competitions, just look at the FA Cup and when the top teams tend to get knocked out, generally it's before the quarters and almost always before the semi's. The focus gets greater as you get closer to winning it, likewise with the CL, in the group stages top teams sometimes get complacent.
Even if they aren't, they get a second chance to get it right. What you're saying is then the competition would be exactly the same as what you think it is now once you get to what, the last 16? And that's going to make it more intriguing?