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England look dejected after losing to Uruguay at the 2014 World Cup
24 December 2015
Last updated at 14:00 GMT
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Jurgen Klopp: No Premier League break hurts England chances
The busy schedule of the Premier League hurts England's chances in major tournam
ents, says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
The German praised England's current team as "really talented", but said the lac
k of a winter break in the country would count against them at Euro 2016.
"You have too many games, that's for sure," Klopp told Football Focus. "You have
no break, too many tournaments.
"I think everybody knows that's not the way [to be successful]."

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The 48-year-old added: "Everybody thinks [manager] Roy [Hodgson] should lead the
se boys to the title, they have really good players.
"But they've had no break for one year. All the other teams have. You can be [su
ccessful] but it's much harder."
England have not reached the semi-finals at any of their past eight major tourna
ments, and were knocked out at the group stage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Klopp added that the fixture schedule in domestic football has also contributed
to the recent struggles of English clubs in the Champions League, Europe's elite
competition.
"There are reasons why the big English clubs in the last few years were not that
successful," he said. "You have too many tournaments."
Klopp's Liverpool side face three matches in eight days over Christmas and New Y
ear, starting against surprise Premier League leaders Leicester at Anfield on 26
December.
Mini pre-season for Sturridge
Daniel Sturridge
Daniel Sturridge has made just five league appearances for Liverpool this season
Klopp confirmed that Daniel Sturridge is currently doing "a little pre-season" a
s he works towards recovering from a hamstring injury.
The England striker is not expected to be fit until mid-January after straining
his muscle against Newcastle on 6 December.
"He will do this for seven, eight, nine days and then we will see," said Klopp.
Watch the full interview on Football Focus, Boxing Day, 12:25 GMT on BBC One.
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