Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has joined the growing cluster of
managers that are unhappy with the international break.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, who appears to have attended the
Jose Mourinho Finishing School this summer, added the international
break to the list of things that hack him off.
Several other managers including the Special One, Alex Ferguson and
Sam Allardyce have hinted at the disruption the break causes at
club level.
Redknapp feels aggrieved that he only had 24 hours to work with his
players before Saturdays test against Liverpool.
"The international break is a mess," Redknapp told The News.
"We played at Arsenal two Saturdays ago, I had ten players go and
didn't see or hear from them until Friday morning before
Liverpool.
"I asked one of them who he played; he said Burkina Faso, or
whatever it is! I've never heard of it - I bet they are good at
football. At least I know where it is now."
