The international Break

[Shogun]

I think last season it was 3 2-week breaks in the early part of the season.

I think it's changed this year to a 1 3-week break (now) and a 1 2-week break next month.

If these international matches have to happen then go back to the 2-week breaks please because this longer one has been absolutely excruciating.

There's got to be a better way? Apart from at U21 level, were there even any competitive matches happening in the world during this break? I'm not counting Nations League as competitive matches.

[bigmanbob]

The better way.... fuck off the nations league, nobody is arsed

[CannockPricey]

I don't watch international football and haven't done for years and years so I accept I am one eyed to some extent but I have long thought, even years for tournaments, odd number summers for qualifying.

I know we would have the talk of burnout but it isn't actually any more games, just more evenly spaced over a longer period.

If it led to some top players choosing to fuck international football off, well that might level the playing field at international level. If it did increase fatigue and the top internationals dropped off performance wise at club level, well maybe that evens the playing field a bit domestically.

Those that want to play internationally would continue to do so and so you would have arguably more motivated, invested teams there and those that chose not to would be fresher and fitter for club football.

And those of us that couldn't give two shits wouldn't have proper football interrupted during the season.