If Pep Guardiola talks about an international break, he often says the same thing.
He will bemoan the amount of games his Manchester City players must play, accept that they want to play for their countries, and express hope that none of them pick up any injuries. This season, more than most, the topic of player welfare on international duty has been a talking point, with the World Cup approaching that will put the Premier League on hold for six weeks.
Guardiola even said earlier this season that national teams won't take clubs into account when playing their best players, so he won't consider the national teams when making his own selections. It's an uneasy arrangement that underlines his long-held stance that players are playing too many games; but with so much pressure to win, he has no choice but to play his strongest team at any point.
