Exiled_Grecian
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Think that's where the EFL would argue that the schedule is already pretty packed, so finding an extra 4 slots for League games, 2 slots for EFL Trophy games and another slot for an FA Cup R1 Replay - all of which currently fall within an international break, gets pretty tricky.Given how often it happens, why not extend the international break down to all four divisions? If we have three or four out it’s likely they’ll be our best players so that puts us at a massive disadvantage. It’s OK if you’re Liverpool but for us we can’t afford a squad that’s all of the standard of our best players.
Add to that the fact that FIFA want to expand the amount of matchdays they have within the calendar, if the EFL gave more ground to them now, probably would be making more of a rod for their own back.
I agree that it needs looking at as I think given the new routes available to L1 & L2 clubs to sign foreign players, coupled with the fact I think there may be a shift by some clubs to look at Internationals of smaller nations rather than more expensive domestic players, think we may see more games at this level postponed for this very reason.