How I dealt with my star player going AWOL after an international break

Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of his players did not return on time. Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of his players did not return on time.

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• Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of his players did not return on time.
• Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of
• his players did not return on time. Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for
• managers, and what he did when one of his players did not return on time.

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• Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of his players did not return on time.
• Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for managers, and what he did when one of
• his players did not return on time. Tony Pulis explains why international breaks can be an opportunity as well as a problem for