Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock has hit out at international fixtures, branding them “meaningless” and “pathetic”.
The 62-year-old, who led his team to promotion to the Premier League last season, believes that international games need to be reduced during the football season.
"I just think it is the meaningless games, which are really [grinding]," Warnock told reporters. "It is just a financial thing and people wanting to generate money for whatever reason.
"Was it the Dutch team that won 11-0 or something against San Marino? That can't happen at international level, something has got to change.”
The former Crystal Palace boss thinks that there is too great a risk of players picking up long term injuries on international duty.
"[Can you imagine] if you'd had a player playing for Holland and he pulled a hamstring or did an injury and was out for six months in a game that they won 11-0 against San Marino?” he added.
"It is your living as a manager [that is affected by this]. You don't want your best players playing in games like that. It is pathetic really."
Meanwhile, Manchester United chief executive David Gill has revealed that most European clubs want to reduce international fixtures to six a year.
Danielle Joynson
