Football365 writer.
We’re in that September to December phase of an international break every four weeks. I love international football. It is the last democratic level of football, but this is not the way to organise the playing of those games.
The international fortnight breaks that connection in a clumsy, ugly fashion. It gets in the way of club football and club football is the heartbeat of the game. Okay, it doesn’t at lower levels but the beauty of Saturday is still, even now, that we are all there together; it is a communal understanding and experience on a molecular level. The international break robs us of that and requires us to build it back up every four weeks.
This makes practical sense. The idea that we interrupt the flow of the season feels lumpy and pointlessly so. Having a ‘mini’ international season in April and May would develop its own culture. It would be an excellent compliment to the league season and allow us to treat it less like one-off games and more like a tournament in itself. It would develop its own dynamics and culture. Brand it up in some way if you like or just call it the International Season. I know I’d look forward to that.
I’m sure the players would prefer not to have to go on international duty and disrupt their routines by doing so. Sticking all the games into six weeks at the end of the season would allow them to stop thinking about domestic football and get their head around playing for their country. In a tournament year, the squad would be together for at least two months, again, making it more like the club game culturally. It would be beneficial for all.
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