The Manchester United and Manchester City head coaches have both spoken out about the intense football schedule this week.
Manchester United had 11 players out with injury at one stage last month. The club had taken a lot of flack for their underwhelming start to the season but any team that loses a whole starting XI of players are going to struggle.
Or is it bad luck? In the presence of an effect there must be a cause. Both Ten Hag and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who each managed more than 50 games last season, agree on what this is - an overwhelmingly hectic schedule. “A shorter break. Every time the schedule is expanding, the load on the players is too much, it's such a great overload. Many colleagues of mine have pointed to that and I have pointed to that as well.
Of course, this includes international sides going through qualification stages too. All in all, there is set to be a mass increase of load on the players, but even in its current form managers are making it clear how the schedule is unsustainable. "Without Pep? Keep going. But without the players, the show will not go on. It depends on them, they decide accept the business, big salaries.”
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