The rhythm of the season just get’s broken up some how. My Saturday habits are put on hold for national glory(\s). Maybe watching a game, following the goal reports, he soothing monotony of Final Score, Match of the Day …all just gone.
Surely it is one of the levelers of the game. If you are a big enough club to have international class players, in the past you had to accept that those players would be missing for part of the season. You have a big enough squad, manage around it. Chance for the lower reaches of the table to make up some ground. Chance for some youngsters to get first team experience.
This is what football manager’s for
Am I the only one who likes to see their national team play. For me thats not a break its an event. But I also understand the other Arguments
I care far more about national teams than I could ever care about a club.
It’s always a downer. I just saw that Bellingham is 20 and has already had nearly 30 caps! Far too many games.
They should just have one break a season where all the qualifiers are played, their at the end or around the same time as AFCON
It wouldn’t be too bad if I got some enjoyment out of England games, but 99% of England games outside of the final knockout rounds is against some crap team that we easily beat 4-0.
England V North Macedonia on Monday night when we’d usually have a PL game? Well shiver me fucking timbers!!
I know there is much more things to worry about in life, but I do agree with the OP. Feels your full weekend is different. I know people will say there is more to more life than football and the likes which I know there is, but for a few hours on a Saturday and Sunday this is a big part of peoples lives and everything just feels off. A normal weekend during the season would have a few early games on, then the 3pm coupon, then the late ko with multiple games on later in all the big leagues. Plus the fact if you bet you just still fling money on any league which is still going in hope. Genuinely no need to reply saying if football is your life you need to open your mind and stuff please. Just my thoughts.
It’s always a downer. I just saw that Bellingham is 20 and has already had nearly 30 caps! Far too many games.
Yeah it is shit but I just think of it as time for players to rest and there’s no football on tv that I want to watch. So a free weekend I guess
I have felt like this for many years. Especially since my country is terrible, Norway. Our game on sunday is just pointless and boring.
The level of International teams is clearly lower than the level in clubs. Of course, you have to compare what’s comparable: Man City will beat Argentina 9/10 times if the match was hypothetically to be played. And you can also see that the best performing national teams are the ones that have the backbone of the team playing together in clubs (Italy/juve 2006, Germany/Bayern 2014,…). So yeah, a part of being patriotic ( which is not watching football for football) and some games that can be interesting at quarter/ semi finals in a world cup, or Europe cup, it’s really not worthy to watch to be honest and a waste of time.
Yep. Watched Arse vs France in 89.
Starting?.. There’s absolutely fck all to like about them, has been this way for ages…
For fans and players where international football is always great (ie: South America), the international break is treated like Christmas.
I hate watching european qualifiers for me south american world cup qualifiers are so good so passionate full of shithousery u can how proud they are to rep thier nations bielsas uruguay play such good football
I always find the African Cup of Nations a more exciting tournament to watch. More teams that just want to have a go rather than scared of losing.
Adopting a nation to support is a slightly weird thing but always better to watch when you care about the result.
Give over.
If you enjoy passionate football, watch some of the South America qualifiers.