#international-duty

#international-duty

Blaming the international break is like barking at the moon. In some cases, see Saelemaekers, you can only curse the event; in others, however, you need to investigate further and intervene accordingly. I'm referring, of course, to the Pulisic situation, whose muscle injury, according to initial reports, will keep the American captain away from Milan for three to four weeks, until the next international break in November.

"There may be opinions that must be respected, without a doubt, but I want to avoid any kind of controversy," said Louzan, who stressed that the relationship with the clubs is "practically perfect." He added, "Right now, there is extraordinary coordination with the sporting directors of each of the clubs in Spain, as well as at the international level.

These early-season international breaks are always a nervous time for clubs, managers, fans - and especially fantasy football players. The stop-start nature of the first three months of the domestic season, which currently sees breaks in September, October and November for international fixtures, is set to be revamped next year, but until then, there'll be more sleepless nights from various stakeholders over the fitness of key players.

Yoane Wissa is yet to make his Newcastle debut after joining in a 55 million transfer from Brentford on deadline day. Wissa immediately went on international duty with the Democratic Republic of Congo, for whom he scored in back-to-back World Cup qualification fixtures. Unfortunately for Eddie Howe, Wissa came off during DR Congo's 3-2 defeat by Senegal with a knee injury.