#4 The quality of international matches
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We all need to agree that the games which are played in the international break rank nowhere close to what is offered in the top leagues in Europe. Germany playing Finland surely doesn’t bring about the same level of excitement or enthusiasm of perhaps a Manchester Derby. Though there is the occasional big match. They are few and far between.
The quality of football in these matches is also not up to the standard. Most of the times, players themselves are cautious as to not pick up an injury. Defenders do not go into all-out tackles and there’s lethargy all around the field.
Football fans, too, face a similar situation. While not watching a league match of your club from minute one to ninety is almost considered sacrilege, even the most die-hard football fan takes his own sweet time in picking up a drink from the fridge, and doing the occasional visit to Facebook and Twitter while an international friendly is still in progress.
An international friendly simply doesn’t offer enough to keep us rooted to our seats and we are not sure if it ever will.
