Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
The crowd can influence a performance in relation to passion, commitment and energy, to keep a team going when its late in the game and the chips are down but to make out, as you did, that they influence tactics during a game is ridiculous. As is quoting a 41 year old legal case about something totally different like hooliganism. What has tactics or the way the team plays got to do with taking a penalty either - you hit the ball and either score or don’t score.
John Barnes reaction to Everton vs Liverpool

Liverpool struggled because at Goodison the crowd will push the team forward allowing Liverpool to exploit the space.

I thought the crowd doesn’t influence the way a team plays?

https://youtu.be/PeBx9G6SHSY