Stoke boss Tony Pulis has said teams should be paid player wages and costs for treatment to injuries sustained on international duty in friendly matches.Liverpool were unhappy with the England set-up after Steven Gerrard was injured in the 2-1 defeat by France.
And Pulis said: "For full-blooded international games, then there is no problem with sending the players away.
"If they want to do friendlies they should pay wages and if they come back injured they should look after that."
Liverpool captain Gerrard had been expected to play for only an hour in Wednesday's clash at Wembley but was kept on for 85 minutes before eventually coming off with a hamstring injury.
England manager Fabio Capello defended his decision, insisting that he needed senior players on the pitch with Gareth Barry and Rio Ferdinand already off with injuries.
But Pulis questioned the point of friendly internationals, suggesting they were often little more than a handy way to raise revenue.
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"There is nothing better than playing for your country but that is in proper games not friendly matches and I think it has shown again with the team Capello played," he stated.
"He has played a lot of young players and given people a chance but they are like pre-season games.
"[If the clubs were paid] I think that would see friendly games dramatically subside.
"What did they get at Wembley last night, 85,000? [actual attendance 85,495]. That is helping to pay for the stadium as much as anything else in my opinion."
England were thoroughly outplayed by France in a match in which Newcastle striker Andy Carroll and Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson were given debuts and Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs a second cap.
Both the English and French teams had been desperate for continued signs of improvement following disappointing World Cups in South Africa.
But while England took few positives from the game, Bolton boss Owen Coyle downplayed the significance of the performance.
"It was probably two experimental sides, with Blanc freshening things up and looking at one or two as well," argued Coyle, who saw his own striker Kevin Davies left out of the squad in favour of Carroll.
"When all is said and done, you don't read too much into friendlies, the same as we do with pre-season games. There is a certain exercise designed for a certain purpose and I think that is what it was - to blood some young players, which they managed to do.
"Everybody would have loved an England victory and a thrilling performance, but I think when you are making so many changes, you have to give balance to it."
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport