Pep Guardiola bangs his fist on the table. The Manchester City manager has been complaining for several seasons about the very busy schedule of professional players. The Catalan believes that players play too many matches and do not have enough time to recover.
During an interview at The Athleticthe Spaniard affirmed that the players would have to strike for things to change and that UEFA and FIFA would have no other choice to react and adjust the calendars.
“There is only one solution, that all players decide to say STOP. Then they will be forced to change something. FIFA and UEFA will have to react. When there is a break, there must be a proper break. I always use the NBA as an example. They play 80 games in a few months, but after that they have 3 or 4 months off, and you can regenerate,” did he declare.
Before completing his remarks: “If players want to change something about football, only they can do it. Look at Spain with the women’s team, the players decided to change something and they changed it. Without Pep, football will continue, but without the players, the show cannot go on. It depends on them. »
An expected rebound against Wolves
To everyone’s surprise, Manchester City lost this week to Newcastle in the 1/16 final of the English League Cup on Newcastle’s pitch (1-0). The Skyblues will therefore have to bounce back this Saturday afternoon for the 7th day of the Premier League on the Wolves pitch.
For this meeting, Pep Guardiola will have to do without the services of his sentinel Rodri and John Stones. The Portuguese Bernardo Silva could also miss the meeting. The attacking midfielder is uncertain.
