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How could the World Cup impact potential injuries in the PL? "It takes a toll on your body"

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Forget injuries, Martinez should be sacked by United for his absolute scumbag behaviour at the end of the England game.
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These are professional highly paid players with relatively short careers, can’t expect them to be complaining, just need to do their job well!! 😅
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You lot just spent the whole world cup bitching about how the Premier league effects the players 😅😅😅
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Conventry 😂
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I need a break from watching football. Watching the Argentinian team and its fanbase has made me a bit sick of football. I'll focus on Cricket for the rest of the summer.
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More reason why the World Cup should be kept at 32 teams to respect other competitions and prioritizes player health over fixture congestion.
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Playing Argentina is going to take a toll on your body. Fortunately for Coventry City none of their World Cup call ups got a game. Ghana would have done a lot better if they played BTA but really glad he wasn't injured. Same with Wright not being brought on for the US.
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Endo's 1st yellow v v unfair & red card spoiled Final. Arg vs Eng WC30 Final is predicted, if F¡FA plays fair.

Predicted by Maths Profs.

80% of neutral fans dont like boring Spain per polls.

In NFL both semifinals are played on same day. Spain had huge advantage via extra nights sleep.

Spain played no AET minutes going into Final, & that's how they were able to do the forward press so well as per smart Emma Hayes.

It will be poetic to see Spain lose to La Albiceleste in WC30 Semi or QF.

And Germany lose to my lovely 3 🦁 in the Semi.

Gonna be great to see the rise of Max Dowman & Rio N & Paz & Barco.

I would Love it, LOVE IT, to see an Argentine English Final, which is also what majority of neutral fans want.

You older guys might not like it, but the kids love La Albicelestes & 3 Lion's Rock n Roll style.

Kids want Messi & Kane to play as 4th quarter impact subs.
Leo & Enzo & Harry & Jude have HUGE fan followings in countries like Bangladesh, India, Japan, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, USA. Countries with huge populations.
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You cud fit 25 Englands into India alone.

They find Spain v v boring, per polls.

They also think F¡FA is biased per Balogan controversy.

Boring ba
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The question is how does the competition in the English Premier League (being the strongest league in the world) affect the English national team and young English talent? When you look at the Spanish and German leagues, you see that they produce talent.Young people of all nationalities (a real fact), but also small German and Spanish talents emerge in succession. I believe that after this World Cup, all managers in the English Premier League should rotate their squads and utilize a large pool of players (especially youngsters and promising talents). Premier League managers must prepare all available players on The squad is designed to maintain a similar level of fitness between the starting players and substitutes. Players also have a responsibility regarding recovery, sleep, and nutrition.
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excuse me, as a Coventry fan we had Haji Wright play a few minutes for the USA against Australia and Belgium, how does that equal 0 on your index?
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They have alot of time to enjoy their holiday and rest up, it may have been the wc but to them it was still just a match. Yes they put extra into it, but they are professionals that have been doing it for years. I think theyll be alright sky
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It will take time for the lads to heal up. Hopefully a nice holiday will help them. They r pro athletes and r in overall good shape. I worry more about there mental focus. Will see. Cheers mates
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Bruno Fernandez fitness has to be studied 😅
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Another point is that Boxing Week is difficult for the players. All of Europe takes a break from the English Premier League. As a fan of the English Premier League and Liverpool, for me, the greatest matches were Boxing Week, but it is exhausting for the players.Therefore, the entire team must be ready, and the difference between the starting player and the substitute should not be too great.
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Hey Jay
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@Akai_28 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 6
Every single game will be like the final for Conventry, Ipswitch and Hull City, try to stay!!
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Almost half the players in the world cup were playing with on going injuries mainly due to the long season and it only gotten worst the nations league ,unwanted friendly and unnecessary amount of world cup expansion to 48 teams !

Why does FIFA or the FA care about the players' well-being and fans ?

It will only get worst if they expand the world cup again !
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Media is asking the wrong question, the question should be how did last seasons league actions affect the world cup performance?