EFL reject Wenger’s World Cup plans
FIFA’S proposals to reshape the international calendar have all been firmly rejected by European Leagues, which includes the Premier League, EFL and SPFL among its members.
A consultation on men’s national team football led by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, now FIFA’s
Speaking of important players who pick up the odd yellow, Lee Nicholls is on three and they’ve all been given for the same thing. Nobody time wastes quite like him, do they?
Town cannot afford to be without their No.1 keeper. Ryan Schofield’s injury is ongoing and he will return to light training next week.
Nicholas Bilokapic may well be a fine goalkeeper going forward but, like Lees, Nicholls has become a key aspect of the Terriers’ fine start to the season.
Joining Nicholls on three are Matty Pearson and now regular starter Duane Holmes. If Lees’ yellow against Birmingham was a bit harsh then a few would argue Pearson’s in the same game was an orange card. chief of global football development, is proposing a major international tournament every June, longer but fewer in-season international breaks and mandatory player rest periods.
European Leagues managing director Jacco Swart said the proposals created a ‘severe shift’ in the balance between
His all-action style means there is a slight inevitability to the fact he’ll pick up a suspension at some point.
His game off may well not be felt quite as keenly as with Lees, but it will require a reshuffle with Naby Sarr likely to move central, Colwill staying on the left and Lees over to the right where he made his debut for Town against Preston.
Holmes can walk the line for a bit, such is the depth in the squad. If he was to pick up two in his next two games, last season’s top scorer Josh Koroma comes back into the team in his place – quite the luxury, comparatively speaking.
After those players, there are a couple on the fringes on three cards – Ollie Turton and Sarr. club and national team football in sporting terms and in economic value.
He rejected outright any change in frequency of the World Cup from four years to two years or continental finals like the Euros, and said rest periods should be determined at domestic level.
Both can be mitigated if they accrue enough to earn a ban so nothing too much to worry about there.
Town need to be aware of how close a couple are, but there are no huge issues.
As a squad they have 29 yellows in total, joint third highest in the league, but no red to date.
Suspensions can cost you over a season, the preventable ones frustrate in particular.
Colwill’s weekend off might not be his last.
It’s understandable, though, that an 18-year-old central defender 11 games into his professional career might have been first to five in a learning curve as tough as the Championship.