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Should there be international football at this stage of the season?
- Thread starter SamTheGuru
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surely at some point, probanly whenever a european super league is formed, the top clubs will have the leverage to just set their own rules and say that the players either are never playing international football or its very limited ie just a world cup every 4 years and thats it - no friendlies or qualifiers
because i still think its mental that a business has a very very expensive asset that needs tailored management and maintenance and yet every couple of months they let this asset fuck off on full pay to play for another business and they often come back broken.
because i still think its mental that a business has a very very expensive asset that needs tailored management and maintenance and yet every couple of months they let this asset fuck off on full pay to play for another business and they often come back broken.
Mr Kobayashi
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Its nonsense to have an internation break 3 weeks in to the new season. Especially just after a major tournament. also when did it extend to 3 games? I bet one is a completely unnecessary friendly.
Pointless friendly or opportunity for smaller associations to earn money from ticket sales and TV rights?
Same argument could be made for pre-season games in far away countries or testimonials.
bluetonium
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Even putting aside the pandemic and my general feelings towards international football, it's barmy to play international games just as the new season starts. Waited ages for city to get back into action and then have to go cold turkey whilst we play Fuknutistan, who UEFA allow into the European competition because of definitely not brown envelopes.
Disrupts domestic leagues and new signings bedding in, disrupts tactics and fitness work, and reduces the overall quality of football on offer for viewers.
Disrupts domestic leagues and new signings bedding in, disrupts tactics and fitness work, and reduces the overall quality of football on offer for viewers.
blue b4 the moon
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Should be played after the season ends for a month and that's it.
Qualification, tournament, qualification, tournament over a 4 year rotation.
Qualification, tournament, qualification, tournament over a 4 year rotation.
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No.
Emphatically fucking NO!
I think it’s utterly fucking ridiculous. I hate international football interrupting the proper football season at any time through the season, but right at the start when there’s not even been a proper pre-season? FUCK IT OFF!
Completely agree with blue b4 above. If international football is to be played it should only be at the end of the seasons. Tournaments every other year with qualifying in the years between.
Emphatically fucking NO!
I think it’s utterly fucking ridiculous. I hate international football interrupting the proper football season at any time through the season, but right at the start when there’s not even been a proper pre-season? FUCK IT OFF!
Completely agree with blue b4 above. If international football is to be played it should only be at the end of the seasons. Tournaments every other year with qualifying in the years between.
Lovebitesandeveryfing
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I fucking hate it. Hate it! You just get going, and then you stop. Worse still, you get players coming back with injuries.
baggy
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Just international football full stop.
Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese
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Have we always had these shitty fixtures? I can't seem to remember the first half of the season being constantly interrupted like it is now in the 70's- 90's, or is that just my bad memory?
Oh wow lol. I voted Yes before I read the thread and can see that I'm the other side than most on this one.
I'm generally for any time that allows the national teams to get their squads together, and importantly for the domestic game, gives them a couple of weeks to bring young players into the skeleton squad that remains at the club in training and have them work with the boss/give the boss chance to look at them properly.
But I'm one of those country > club types and there only seems to be about 6 of us left now.
I'm generally for any time that allows the national teams to get their squads together, and importantly for the domestic game, gives them a couple of weeks to bring young players into the skeleton squad that remains at the club in training and have them work with the boss/give the boss chance to look at them properly.
But I'm one of those country > club types and there only seems to be about 6 of us left now.