If you had any skepticism about the Nations League, Germany’s relegation should convince you of its dramatic potential. Hello friends, and welcome back. International week is often presented as a frustrating interruption to the normal season, but here at Tactically Naive we have decided to embrace the change of pace. Not least because, in the week that the Premier League gave its departing chief executive a £5 million farewell gift, club football is clearly in need of a lie down. Jogi makes a boo-boo Regular readers of Tactically Naive (hi mum!) will remember that back in October, we were a little conflicted about UEFA’s Nations League. We liked it, but we were a little scared of it, and perhaps we just didn’t really understand it. What was it? Where was it going? And who was it for? Well, friends, we have an answer. The Nations League is for anyone who can enjoy the phrase “ Germany have been relegated.” Which is to say: pretty much everybody. TN has nothing against Germany in ...