da bet sport： Why is the international break so loathed by us all? Maybe it’s the lack of excitement surrounding the two-week separation from our favourite teams that makes it all the more boring and hard to digest.
da pinnacle： Our TV time is left empty and many of us flick from channel to channel in search of anything that reminds of us the good old days when we could watch a game of football from somewhere in the world.
It has become a tradition to look upon the two-week break with much detest as our teams’ best players head away on international duty and the fear of the unknown falls upon us all.
But what could be done to make the period more exciting and stop thousands of supporters across the land going into a lull? Here are FIVE things…
Believe the players care
How can anyone find international football so exciting when the players themselves look like they are being forced to line up for their countries when they really want to be elsewhere?
Far too often we see our favourite players head out for their respective countries and fail to care or provide the same passion and effort they do for their clubs.
Maybe if supporters up and down the country could believe the players care, then all of us would be more eager to tune in.
Give fans something to believe in
For 50 years England fans have been forced to watch their national team being dubbed the next generation of stars and one that will finally end their long wait for success in a major international tournament.
In fairness, most of the pressure comes from the media which feeds into supporters’ expectations but if fans finally believed that success could be around the corner, national pride may be re-established.
Until the sense of pride returns, we may not find the break exciting whatsoever.
Drop players who aren’t performing
Far too regularly we have seen England players picked for the national team because of the team they play for and not how well they’re performing for their clubs.
A large sense of politics seems to be evident in the FA at the moment with Wayne Rooney not deserving of his place in the squad, while Troy Deeney is putting in excellent performances for Watford on a regular basis.
Maybe if players like Danny Drinkwater went to EURO 2016 instead of the undeserving Jack Wilshere fans may believe that England are worth watching.
Get rid of friendlies
Teams who are not competing in competitive international games should not be allowed take players away to play in a meaningless friendly.
Far too often key players go away on international duty and return with an injury after representing their country.
If players were going away to represent their nations in competitive matches then maybe fans would believe they would be tuning into a competitive game of football instead of watching plumbers from Andorra take on Brazil because their FAs wanted some cash.
Cut them down
The old saying ‘less is more’ is crucial to this argument as if fans had to watch less international football the argument for it being exciting would become more obvious.
If fans were made to miss watching their national teams then they would be chomping at the bit to see their countries in action.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, that’s for sure, and if we saw England less than we do, I for one would be more excited for the two-week break we have all grown to hate.