Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho does not have any positive thoughts about the upcoming international break.
The Portuguese expects some of his stars will represent their nations when the break starts next week.
Some may come back with fatigue or long term injuries, which Mourinho would loathe to see happen.
"I don't think any player recharges in the national team. From the national team, I'm never expecting good things, I'm only expecting negative things. Never good things," Mourinho told reporters.
"The players who go to the national team, I know they're going to play them and the training process is different to ours.
"For some of the players the second day of recovery is very important and for some national teams the second day is not a day of recovery but a day of work which goes against the biological laws that we work under.
"Never good things come from national teams, never. But they do their job and they want to win their matches, and I'm not critical of that. And one day if I get a national team job, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be an easy national team job for the clubs.
"So I'm not critical with them at all, it's just the way it is.
"I thought with Nations Cup [Nations League] no more friendly matches but there are still friendlies to play which I don't understand. To win international qualification matches or even the Nations Cup, which is a secondary competition, I will never be critical of any manager that wants to play with their best players but the friendly matches they have to think about the players, make a difference between the players who play Saturday and Sunday.
"We play Thursday and Sunday. If you ask if I expect my players to be rested in friendly matches, I'm not expecting but I'd love [it]."
