The Rising Concern of International Breaks

In the world of football, you have unlimited choices of games to watch. From WSL, Premiere League, La Liga, Serie A, EFL and many more worldwide. With this, football players are training non stop, pushing their physicality to the full extent ensuring that they are striving for success to peak the top of their table. However, the International break can give football fans a bit of frustration.

For those that follow the Leagues, we all know how tense the games can be as we face previous clubs and challenges. Managers have to work hard at keeping the momentum and building the confidence of every individual player. It is a working progress that you don't want to stop. With that being said, the International breaks causes an interruption that can sometimes create disruption for clubs.

Injuries is a key factor that many fans mention. Football players go through an immense amount of physio and training to make sure they are at the best condition to compete. With International friendlies, fans are finding that some of their players competing are putting themselves at risk of injury.

In a game against Greece, Bukayo Saka was forced of the pitch at Wembley with a muscle strain causing a big concern for Arsenal. Fans calling this a 'Worthless game'' and ''Pointless'', the question comes in as to whether these International breaks have any value.

For football fans who often like tuning in to the odd game, International breaks can be a pleasurable experience as they are friendlies and it isn't has intense to watch. Football international breaks are scheduled periods in the football calendar when domestic leagues and club competitions pause to allow national teams to play international matches. These breaks can serve important purposes such as player assessments where managers get a chance to assess new players or tactical systems in a less pressure environment. Identifying best formations, these breaks can be beneficial. They are also useful for buliding team chemistry and prepatation for future games.

Gathering players from rivalry clubs, it can be a nice reminder that all players can be on the same side without any hard feelings. In addition, observing the other international teams capabilities with these games is advantageous. With Greece beating England 2-1, audiences were shocked and stunned by the Greeks potential and style of play. Some could argue that they had more passion and energy for this game as most players aren't participating in as much intense competitions like the England squad.

With all of this taken into account, it is imperative to think about the players having to participate in so many games. Do we have to many football games in a season? Do we need to look at the turnaround and question the mental strain it causes on footballers?