Five Chelsea players are in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad, squeezing in games against Andorra and Senegal between winning a European final and competing at the Club World Cup.
They will resume the Premier League in mid-August and go again for 11 months, culminating in the real World Cup.
Given the schedule, it’s been suggested Tuchel should have allowed Reece James, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Noni Madueke and Trevor Chalobah to spend time with their families rather than calling them up.
I’m firmly on the England manager’s side.