Liverpool, one of those teams whose games have incurred plenty of complaints, made considerable upgrades to their stadium over the summer with work extending over into the Premier League season.
The Merseyside club had to request special dispensation to switch their opening home fixture of the season against Burnley to Turf Moor because the stadium would not be ready. However, they have now expanded the capacity to more than 54,000 but it does appear to have affected the way the game looks on TV.
The camera gantry is now significantly further from the pitch and appears to be higher. It means viewers have a much more birdseye view of the pitch and the camera angle catches more of the play. However, many Sky Sports viewers have complained that the cameras are too far away, making the game difficult and uncomfortable to watch. Some have even compared it to playing FIFA – but without the ability to go into the settings and change it.
Similar complaints were made at the beginning of the season when Premier League champions Leicester lost against Hull at the KCOM Stadium and during Liverpool’s bore draw with Manchester United at Anfield.