Chelsea chief Petr Cech says the club is supportive of the Nations League.
Cech insists having such competitive games at international level has been a good development.
He wrote for chelseafc.com: "This week at Chelsea we have Jorginho, Marcos (Alonso), Cesar (Azpilicueta) and Romelu (Lukaku), plus two of our players who are on loan, Emerson and Michy (Batshuayi), playing in the in the final two rounds of the UEFA Nations League.
"This competition means that national teams are not playing as many friendlies as they did when I was playing.
"I have to say that if you have games where you play for something, then it's probably better than just travelling and spending time in the hotel for friendly games. So it is better to have a competition where when you win a game it actually moves you somewhere.
"Yes, it has added some more games to the schedule which with a congested calendar, might look a bit too much, but at the same time I would rather play proper games than just go for a friendly so in that respect, I think it is not a bad idea."
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