England squad boss: Premier League season kicked off too soon

Premier League season kicked off too soon after the conclusion of the summer’s World Cup, said England squad boss Gareth Southgate.

“I think it’s psychological freshness, rather than physical, I don’t really understand why our league started so early but they did, so it’s been a really difficult situation for the clubs. Some of the clubs couldn’t field a team without ... look at Tottenham Hotspur, who had so many players in the semi-finals of the World Cup. They had to put players straight into matches on the back of very little pre-season. It was an impossible situation for the coaches really,” the Guardian reported quoting Southgate. 

As reported earlier, the England squad lost to Spain (1-2) and tied a draw with Croatia (0-0).

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