They have also contested three matches at the 2012 European Championship and six 2014 World Cup qualification games.I would like to see the international break being taken seriously," he said. "I'd still like to see it as a time when players go to play for their international teams. These breaks are being seen as the 10-day break that players don't always get during the season.United defender Rio Ferdinand pulled out of Hodgson's squad for World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. In the meantime, he flew to Qatar to work as a TV pundit on the San Marino game.It doesn't matter what way you look at it. Club managers are always in disagreement with international football, particularly in friendly situations.Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere spent that period in Dubai on the advice of his club as he recovered from an ankle injury.Roy's been a club manager and I'm sure when there was a break he was only too pleased to have a day or two's rest to give the players a rest or take them away to train.Speaking at the Soccerex football business conference, Hodgson said international breaks are seen by clubs as a chance to give players a holiday.
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