Steve Bruce Almighty 2,840 Posted November 11, 2017 As the title asks, do they have a place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cannabis Posted November 11, 2017 Gives us a break from losing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 10,364 Posted November 11, 2017 To an extent, yes. For the purposes of finding out if players are any good before a tournament. They're also useful for host countries of tournaments seeing as they don't have to qualify and therefore players would miss out there were no friendlies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoRoss 475 Posted November 11, 2017 The international calendar needs a complete overhaul and then you would get more benefit from international friendlies. Longer but fewer 'international breaks' would benefit everyone involved massively. Ideally given a chance to play 3 or 4 games in a row, with a friendly at the beginning, would improve the quality of a lot of international matches. Realistically, how much work can a manager have when they only have the squad (which will naturally change from time to time) for a week at a time and try and mould together a team in such a small time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
