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Arsene Wenger believes that international friendlies are fast becoming a thing of the past. The Arsenal coach has always been frustrated with his players disappearing for international games as they chase domestic honours.
"I am scared that in the modern game, there is no room any more for friendly internationals - not because countries take our players, just because people will not be interested in that any more," Wenger said.
"There is nothing at stake. People want to see competitive games. Maybe I am completely wrong but in the end you get people to travel and it is good as an experiment for a manager to work on things.
"But, is it in the long term feasible for people to travel and spend their money to watch this kind of game? I am not sure.
"You can't say England were fantastic or France were fantastic. Straight away you say 'but it was only a friendly'."
Written by majicka
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