They won’t be tired so that line Michel Platini used about England players — lions in the winter, lambs in the spring — won’t be relevant this year. Gareth Southgate's England will have little time to adjust to the heat in Qatar for the World CupThe downside is that they have eight days from the Premier League finishing to the first game against Iran. And they have to adjust to the heat. But the body often takes time to adjust from an English autumn to the summer-like conditions in Qatar and the players need to be ready straightaway. You want to give them a bit of time off — but not too long, as you need them at their peak when the league season resumes on Boxing Day.

Source: Daily Mail August 14, 2022 04:44 UTC