 Wenger is confused by England's fixture schedule |
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has questioned the need for England's end-of-season tour of America. England will play friendlies against USA and Colombia on 28 and 31 May and Wenger said: "I cannot understand the logic of going to the United States.
"On one hand you want the England national team to have a four-week break before the World Cup in 2006.
"But then you don't give them a holiday after a long and exhausting season," he added in the Evening Standard.
The Frenchman suggested there is an ulterior motive for the matches - rather than preparation for Germany 2006.
Wenger said: "I think money might come into it.
"I can not understand why international teams who are preparing for the World Cup have a busy summer this year.
"Next season will start early anyway because of the World Cup and that means that the close season this year will be short.
"The most important thing is to give the players a breather.
"Half of the team will pull out anyway and the other half will be going after having played 55 games.
"I am not at all happy to lose Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell. But I didn't organise the tour. "
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