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THESE BREAKS ARE PAIN IN THE NECK…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
8 October 2017

JOY: England celebrate

I DON’T know about you, but I’ve got to admit I find the international breaks frustrating.
The season is just getting going and then at Championship level (and to a lesser extent in League One), you end up having a two-week break.
There was one at the start of September, we’re in the middle of one now and there are two more to come this season (November and March).
It means there is little continuity at the start of the season.
You get matches packed in tightly, which brings complaints from managers at the pressure put on players, and then…...

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