MX23RW : Wednesday, May 15 09:17:13| >> :120:9502:9502:

Roy Hodgson: 'Clubs cannot blame countries for injuries to players after break'

England boss Roy Hodgson says that clubs cannot blame international teams when their players get injured in games after returning from duty for their countries.

England manager Roy Hodgson has claimed that it is not fair for clubs to blame international teams when their players suffer injuries shortly after going on duty for their countries.

Earlier this week, Wales boss Chris Coleman accused Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger of making a "cheap shot" when he blamed the national team for Aaron Ramsey's hamstring injury.

Wenger criticised the Welsh national side for playing Ramsey in their final Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra last month despite already having sealed a place in next summer's finals in France.

When asked about the situation in this afternoon's press conference, Hodgson told reporters: "[Coleman is] entitled to air those opinions and say what he thinks about it.

"On a general basis I believe that when players return from international duty fit and then they get injured in their club game, I don't know if you can put that down to what's gone on in an international game, especially when there's a period of time in between the international game and the club game.

"So, I have sympathy for Arsene, but all we can do is to make certain is that we do the best for our countries and when it comes to resting players, I don't think it's totally incumbent upon national teams to do that because there's much more opportunity for club teams to rest their players than there are for international teams. We don't have that many games and the games are very important."

Hodgson has named his 23-man squad for next week's friendlies against Spain and France.

ID:255981: cacheID:255981:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2950:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Chris Coleman the Wales manager waves to the crowd during the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying match between Wales and Belgium at the Cardiff City Stadium on June 12, 2015
Read Next:
Coleman: 'Wenger comments a cheap shot'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City37277393336088
2Arsenal37275589286186
3Liverpool372310484414379
4Aston Villa37208976562068
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs371961271611063
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle361761379572257
7Chelsea361691173611257
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd36166145256-454
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham371410135971-1252
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton361212125458-448
11Bournemouth37139155365-1248
12Crystal Palace371210155258-646
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves37137175063-1346
14Fulham37128175159-844
15Everton37139153949-1040
16Brentford37109185461-739
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3789204766-1929
18Luton TownLuton3768235081-3126
RBurnley3759234076-3624
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd37372735101-6616


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!