ROLL UP! ROLL UP!
Sigh. Look, we know Anthony Barry doesn’t like us calling it the international break – and as Watson to Thomas Tuchel’s scrupulous, problem-solving Sherlock, we’re not about to argue with him. But actual football is thin on the ground, beyond Phil Neville’s Portland Timbers getting bounced out of the MLS Cup playoffs by San Diego. “It wasn’t about a system or tactic, it was the mentality,” crowed Neville after his team’s high line was pillaged in a 4-0 defeat. Beyond that, there are some lads in the park adjacent to Football Daily Towers doing keepy-uppies, but that’s about it. So instead, it’s time to speculate. With several managerial seats empty heading into the international break (sorry, Anthony), it’s time to fire up the Football Daily Analytics Machine and try to predict the future.