Leicester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined the mid-winter break bandwagon, saying that England will struggle to win a major tournament unless the Premier League adopts a winter break.
With England due to play Holland in a friendly before the season has even started, Sven's comment is really funny.
Get this as well. He said: "It's more difficult for England than other countries to do well in a big tournament."
"You have to have a break. You need to give every Premier League player seven days to fly to wherever they want."
He added: "They can have sunshine, relax and then one week of preparation and then start again."
With all the foreign players in the Premier League, I'm not sure why this is a specific problem for England - probably because none of our players want to play abroad. With all the sun, breaks and lack of games in foreign places, why is that?
Before we think about a mid-winter break (when would that be, by the way?), let's think about a summer break. Many players had not long finished last season before they were whisked away on lucrative tours abroad. Why not spare them that and play half-a-dozen games at places like Bradford, Halifax and Hartlepool so the players don't get too tired?
Do me a favour, Sven.
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