Quote Originally Posted by Alpha View Post
Actually , I believe that negative or positive vibes exist and can affect anything to a certain extent. Most of intimidating stadiums are those where fans and teams are in perfect harmony . Where the crowd can puss their team to the victory despite their weakeness . We hardly create that atmosphere at the Emirates. What makes playing a game away from home very tough is the atmosphere surrounding the stadium . And that is created by the fans and the performance of the team .Psychology plays a big part in sports .
What you say makes sense but away win ratios are at their highest and have been creeping up for the past five seasons. Home wins this season are also at an all time low so far, which means teams are avoiding defeats on ther travels quite often now. Alongside the counter attacking style used by so many currently, players are used to the intimidating atmospheres at stadiums and I'm not sure it has much affect on the modern player. The psychology of how a player is prepared before the match probably has more of an effect than anything the crowd does, as most of them live in an absolute bubble. The only time the crowd acknowledged is for a goal or after the game is done. They are mostly shut out. Highbury was never the loudest stadium but that didn't affect Wenger's great teams one bit. It would be great to hear more noise at the Emirates but its effect on the team is negligible I think.