But how do you know it hasn't? We have no idea if we'd have 10 less points if we didn't do it this was. We may have had 5 more. But there's a reason for it why the biggest clubs in the world do it.
I'm sure if Pep stripped naked and wiggled his gonads at the away fans half the league one manager's would be at it next weekend.
for some teams maybe, depends on personnel available, for instance these two are well capable of playing the ball up the field at incredible speed with loads of support available, us not so much, it just comes straight back.