Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says the current Women's Champions League qualification format is a 'relic from the past' that 'impacts injury risk'.
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says the current Women's Champions League qualification format is a "relic from the past" that "impacts injury risk".The mini-league format will end next season when Uefa launches a single-league stage featuring 18 teams.
"Now we’re through it, I can say it - it’s lucky an English team will not have to play in these mini tournaments again. For all the excitement, it is a relic from the past," said Eidevall. "All research around the world shows there’s a massive difference between 72 hours and 96 hours recovery after a game. That part, I just can’t get my head around."
"That’s just science. WSL has zero concerns about it, Uefa has zero concerns about it. Science - it’s a fact - it impacts injury risk. It’s the same in the men’s game," he said."You always need to get on with things. It’s not an excuse, it’s just scientific."
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