Chris Hargreaves

FOOTBALL over the Christmas period can be a tricky time, but I really believe that, in this unique World Cup season, the players will have benefitted from the break. Premier League and Championship players will have had a good amount of rest, which will do them no harm at all as they approach a hectic period. When I reminisce about my playing days over the festive period, I think back to some of the games and training regimes. I trained on Christmas Day many times and, pre-children, I quite liked it. It got you out of a stuffy house laden with sweets and chocolate...