That 14,000 mile figure is something to contend with, flying abroad to most holiday resorts takes some recovery time, to expect optimum physical performance in that recovery time is not realistic.
No excuse.
12 months ago, City were destroyed in half an hour after an international break. While 2 months ago, Leicester were destroyed after an international break. So if it was no problem then, it shouldn't be any problem now.
These players are full time professional athletes, playing football games is their job, and they travel in the lap of luxury in every direction. We should be playing twice a week now, but hopefully we will be playing twice a week next year, so they have to be able to cope.
Furthermore, the "14,000 miles" was spent in first class, not left in economy like everyone else. The more successful they are, the more games they have to play. That's just the way it is in our sport. I don't accept fatigue as an excuse and I have no sympathy for any "inconvenience" it causes, as there are many professions much more tiring and stressful than kicking a ball round a pitch twice a week.
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