Wembley pitch is 'an embarrassment on a global scale'
source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23823876-wembley-pitch-is-an-e...
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If you watched the FA cup semi Finals this weekend, you would have seen players struggling to manoeuvre around the pitch without slipping over.
Like stated in the article, some Tottenham fans might be upset by the pitch because it looks like one falling defender caused Portsmouth to gain it first goal from the game (they lost 0-2).
The groundsman (former groundsman for the Millennium Stadium) blames staff in charge of scheduling for the pitches quality.
"It's never going to be perfect because there will be times when the timescales between different events are so tight that you have to hold your hands up and say 'That is going to have to do for the next game'[...] It cannot ever be viewed like one of the Premier League grounds, unless Wembley look at reducing the amount of different events that are on there.
"-Dave Saltman
The next events for the pitch are FA cup Final, 'Coca-Cola Championship play-off final and Saracens' rugby union match against Harlequins to come at the stadium before England's friendly against Mexico on May 24'.
Like stated in the article, some Tottenham fans might be upset by the pitch because it looks like one falling defender caused Portsmouth to gain it first goal from the game (they lost 0-2).
The groundsman (former groundsman for the Millennium Stadium) blames staff in charge of scheduling for the pitches quality.
"It's never going to be perfect because there will be times when the timescales between different events are so tight that you have to hold your hands up and say 'That is going to have to do for the next game'[...] It cannot ever be viewed like one of the Premier League grounds, unless Wembley look at reducing the amount of different events that are on there.
"-Dave Saltman
The next events for the pitch are FA cup Final, 'Coca-Cola Championship play-off final and Saracens' rugby union match against Harlequins to come at the stadium before England's friendly against Mexico on May 24'.
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