Quote Originally Posted by tforturton View Post
Fact is, this tournament is held mid-season, and any manager losing one or more of their top players is going to be pretty annoyed. Yes, I get that they know of the tournament, and they know it's played mid-season, but they must still be pretty cross that it's not played at some other time.
Yes, it’s mid season in Europe but this is an African tournament, why should they be concerned that it’s mid season in another continent? It may interfere with some African league seasons but they may adjust to fit things in.

Football isn’t all about European timetables. I wouldn’t think EUFA consider other continent’s seasons when European tournaments are scheduled. It’s akin to saying it’s no wonder our test cricket side are getting battered because they’re playing in winter.