Hes got a point, but its not like any of it was planned like.
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Hes got a point, but its not like any of it was planned like.
People love him because he runs down the touchline giving it the biggun but he’s a moaning bitch really.
They didnt play for 3 months. Players will have to adapt and make the best of it. The enforced break is the longest break most players will have ever have tbh.
Its not like they are going to progress any further in Europe
Yeah but then if you look at City, if they make it to the final of the CL, they have about 2 and a half weeks until the season starts again
Its unfeasible, all because of a poxy restart
Billy Dean
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It's not letting me mate. I have to give rep to another user first. I'll think of someone to neg today.
The Nations League is a big problem. If it could have been cancelled it would have freed up at least 2, maybe 3 more weekends. But Uefa were never going to go with that because it would have been too logical.
I don't have much sympathy for players. I can't remember the last time I got more than 10 days off work in one go. They have to adapt to the new season and it's going to be the same for all managers.
tsubaki
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everyone gets 30 days, so if City do get to the final their season won’t start until two weeks after everyone else
Bees or Whites...what's your preference?
H.H.
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I have nothing at all against Fulham and it's always a good beer in a nice part of London (we always drink on the other side of the Thames in Putney) but I want Brenttford to win cos they have never been in the top division, open ending a new stadium and because they were so close to automatic promotion = I just had £10 on Fulham to be promoted lol (£24 back..)
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Ring master
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I will be hoping Brentford win as said so many times for the reason like many that ive never seen them in the top league,instead of the likes of fulham been decent in the championship then been absolute rubbish in the prem league
summerisle
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www.thetimes.co.uk
Top clubs battling to keep five substitutions rule next season
Lampard, centre, wants the rule to remain in place to lessen the risk of further injuries.
Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter
Monday August 03 2020, 5.00pm, The Times
Chelsea are leading last-ditch efforts to persuade Premier League chairmen to agree to allow five substitutions next season with the more powerful clubs fearing they will lose a vote on the issue.
The 20 Premier League clubs are meeting on Thursday and at least 14 need to be in favour of the proposal to allow two more than the usual three substitutes — in effect extending a change that was brought in for Project Restart in June.
Aston Villa are one of the clubs most opposed to allowing the increase again, believing that it favours the bigger teams who have more strength in the depth in their squad. Burnley, West Ham and Sheffield United are also believed to have misgivings about allowing managers to change half their outfield team.
Fifa increased the number of substitutes to be made from three to five as a result of the congested fixtures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of players on the bench raised from seven to nine. The changes can only be made on a maximum of three occasions.
The temporary rule change was extended to next season as well but left to competition organisers to decide whether to implement it. Uefa has chosen to go back to three substitutes for next season’s Champions League and Europa League, and the EFL is expected to follow suit for the Championship, League One and League Two.
Chelsea are among the clubs who have been lobbying furiously, knowing that unless they can persuade a couple of chairmen to change their minds then they are facing a defeat. The balance of power may be held by the newly-promoted clubs Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion and Fulham or Brentford.
It is understood that the two hamstring injuries suffered by Chelsea players Christian Pulisic and César Azipilicueta during Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat are being used as examples of players being more vulnerable to fatigue.
The pandemic means next season will also be congested as it is starting a month late but finishing on the same date.
The clubs in favour of five substitutes will have backing from the international players’ union Fifpro. Its European president Bobby Barnes said: “Fifpro has discussed this and in the current circumstances which have obviously put a lot of stress on players we feel that five substitutes has been a positive decision to protect the health and welfare of players.
“In addition we feel that it provides the opportunity for more players to gain game time on a match-day having trained all week, and for managers to be able to manage their squads to ensure that fatigue injuries can be minimised.”
Four clubs did not make use of the five substitutes even once last season — Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Burnley, while Villa, Wolves, Southampton, West Ham and Watford did so only once. José Mourinho, the Tottenham head coach, said in June he was neither in favour nor opposed to the increase but that “the idea came from powerful clubs”.
Meanwhile, Lampard’s call for Chelsea to be allowed to delay beginning next season after the September 12 start, due to player fatigue, is likely to fall on deaf ears at Thursday’s Premier League shareholders meeting.The managers that did make use of the permitted increase the most were Graham Potter at Brighton & Hove Albion, who did so eight out of nine times and Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool (seven out of nine). Chelsea’s manager Frank Lampard only used five substitutes in two out of nine league games, but did so in two out of three FA Cup matches too including the final. The FA is expected to follow the Premier League’s lead for the FA Cup next season.
It has been agreed that all clubs should have a minimum 30-day break from the end of this season, which means that Manchester City, Manchester United and Wolves could have a staggered start if they get to the latter stages of the Champions League and Europa League.
Chelsea play Bayern Munich away on Saturday but are 3-0 down from the first leg so unless they pull off a miracle, they will have 35 days from then until September 12, though some will be on international duty the week before.
The Premier League’s administrators are already struggling to fit in matches even with the winter break being cancelled, no FA Cup replays and league matches being played on the same day as FA Cup weekends.
Top clubs battling to keep five substitutions rule next season
Chelsea are leading last-ditch efforts to persuade Premier League chairmen to agree to allow five substitutions next season with the more powerful clubs fearing they will lose a vote on the issue.The
Top clubs battling to keep five substitutions rule next season
Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter
Monday August 03 2020, 5.00pm, The Times
Chelsea are leading last-ditch efforts to persuade Premier League chairmen to agree to allow five substitutions next season with the more powerful clubs fearing they will lose a vote on the issue.
The 20 Premier League clubs are meeting on Thursday and at least 14 need to be in favour of the proposal to allow two more than the usual three substitutes — in effect extending a change that was brought in for Project Restart in June.
Aston Villa are one of the clubs most opposed to allowing the increase again, believing that it favours the bigger teams who have more strength in the depth in their squad. Burnley, West Ham and Sheffield United are also believed to have misgivings about allowing managers to change half their outfield team.
Fifa increased the number of substitutes to be made from three to five as a result of the congested fixtures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of players on the bench raised from seven to nine. The changes can only be made on a maximum of three occasions.
The temporary rule change was extended to next season as well but left to competition organisers to decide whether to implement it. Uefa has chosen to go back to three substitutes for next season’s Champions League and Europa League, and the EFL is expected to follow suit for the Championship, League One and League Two.
Chelsea are among the clubs who have been lobbying furiously, knowing that unless they can persuade a couple of chairmen to change their minds then they are facing a defeat. The balance of power may be held by the newly-promoted clubs Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion and Fulham or Brentford.
It is understood that the two hamstring injuries suffered by Chelsea players Christian Pulisic and César Azipilicueta during Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat are being used as examples of players being more vulnerable to fatigue.
The pandemic means next season will also be congested as it is starting a month late but finishing on the same date.
The clubs in favour of five substitutes will have backing from the international players’ union Fifpro. Its European president Bobby Barnes said: “Fifpro has discussed this and in the current circumstances which have obviously put a lot of stress on players we feel that five substitutes has been a positive decision to protect the health and welfare of players.
“In addition we feel that it provides the opportunity for more players to gain game time on a match-day having trained all week, and for managers to be able to manage their squads to ensure that fatigue injuries can be minimised.”
Four clubs did not make use of the five substitutes even once last season — Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Burnley, while Villa, Wolves, Southampton, West Ham and Watford did so only once. José Mourinho, the Tottenham head coach, said in June he was neither in favour nor opposed to the increase but that “the idea came from powerful clubs”.
Meanwhile, Lampard’s call for Chelsea to be allowed to delay beginning next season after the September 12 start, due to player fatigue, is likely to fall on deaf ears at Thursday’s Premier League shareholders meeting.The managers that did make use of the permitted increase the most were Graham Potter at Brighton & Hove Albion, who did so eight out of nine times and Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool (seven out of nine). Chelsea’s manager Frank Lampard only used five substitutes in two out of nine league games, but did so in two out of three FA Cup matches too including the final. The FA is expected to follow the Premier League’s lead for the FA Cup next season.
It has been agreed that all clubs should have a minimum 30-day break from the end of this season, which means that Manchester City, Manchester United and Wolves could have a staggered start if they get to the latter stages of the Champions League and Europa League.
Chelsea play Bayern Munich away on Saturday but are 3-0 down from the first leg so unless they pull off a miracle, they will have 35 days from then until September 12, though some will be on international duty the week before.
The Premier League’s administrators are already struggling to fit in matches even with the winter break being cancelled, no FA Cup replays and league matches being played on the same day as FA Cup weekends.
Good.
Top clubs battling to keep five substitutions rule next season
Chelsea are leading last-ditch efforts to persuade Premier League chairmen to agree to allow five substitutions next season with the more powerful clubs fearing they will lose a vote on the issue.The
Top clubs battling to keep five substitutions rule next season
Lampard, centre, wants the rule to remain in place to lessen the risk of further injuries.
Martyn Ziegler, Chief Sports Reporter
Monday August 03 2020, 5.00pm, The Times
Chelsea are leading last-ditch efforts to persuade Premier League chairmen to agree to allow five substitutions next season with the more powerful clubs fearing they will lose a vote on the issue.
The 20 Premier League clubs are meeting on Thursday and at least 14 need to be in favour of the proposal to allow two more than the usual three substitutes — in effect extending a change that was brought in for Project Restart in June.
Aston Villa are one of the clubs most opposed to allowing the increase again, believing that it favours the bigger teams who have more strength in the depth in their squad. Burnley, West Ham and Sheffield United are also believed to have misgivings about allowing managers to change half their outfield team.
Fifa increased the number of substitutes to be made from three to five as a result of the congested fixtures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of players on the bench raised from seven to nine. The changes can only be made on a maximum of three occasions.
The temporary rule change was extended to next season as well but left to competition organisers to decide whether to implement it. Uefa has chosen to go back to three substitutes for next season’s Champions League and Europa League, and the EFL is expected to follow suit for the Championship, League One and League Two.
Chelsea are among the clubs who have been lobbying furiously, knowing that unless they can persuade a couple of chairmen to change their minds then they are facing a defeat. The balance of power may be held by the newly-promoted clubs Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion and Fulham or Brentford.
It is understood that the two hamstring injuries suffered by Chelsea players Christian Pulisic and César Azipilicueta during Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat are being used as examples of players being more vulnerable to fatigue.
The pandemic means next season will also be congested as it is starting a month late but finishing on the same date.
The clubs in favour of five substitutes will have backing from the international players’ union Fifpro. Its European president Bobby Barnes said: “Fifpro has discussed this and in the current circumstances which have obviously put a lot of stress on players we feel that five substitutes has been a positive decision to protect the health and welfare of players.
“In addition we feel that it provides the opportunity for more players to gain game time on a match-day having trained all week, and for managers to be able to manage their squads to ensure that fatigue injuries can be minimised.”
Four clubs did not make use of the five substitutes even once last season — Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Burnley, while Villa, Wolves, Southampton, West Ham and Watford did so only once. José Mourinho, the Tottenham head coach, said in June he was neither in favour nor opposed to the increase but that “the idea came from powerful clubs”.
Meanwhile, Lampard’s call for Chelsea to be allowed to delay beginning next season after the September 12 start, due to player fatigue, is likely to fall on deaf ears at Thursday’s Premier League shareholders meeting.The managers that did make use of the permitted increase the most were Graham Potter at Brighton & Hove Albion, who did so eight out of nine times and Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool (seven out of nine). Chelsea’s manager Frank Lampard only used five substitutes in two out of nine league games, but did so in two out of three FA Cup matches too including the final. The FA is expected to follow the Premier League’s lead for the FA Cup next season.
It has been agreed that all clubs should have a minimum 30-day break from the end of this season, which means that Manchester City, Manchester United and Wolves could have a staggered start if they get to the latter stages of the Champions League and Europa League.
Chelsea play Bayern Munich away on Saturday but are 3-0 down from the first leg so unless they pull off a miracle, they will have 35 days from then until September 12, though some will be on international duty the week before.
The Premier League’s administrators are already struggling to fit in matches even with the winter break being cancelled, no FA Cup replays and league matches being played on the same day as FA Cup weekends.
Chelsea been doing some serious moaning recently. They don't need 5 subs or an extra summer break. The players just had the longest break of their career and there's no excuse for being tired.
This is just an attempt to benefit the top clubs and it's a laughable idea.
ForeverBlue92
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He's playing hard to get mate
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