Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has described Thursday’s assembly between the Premier League and all 20 top-flight bosses as a waste of time and likened the league’s governing physique to a brick wall.
Rising Covid-19 circumstances in England’s top-flight noticed all managers and head coaches come collectively for a digital assembly with the division to debate the continuing state of affairs along with the congested fixture record and different key points.
Quite a few matches have already been postponed as a consequence of coronavirus outbreaks and managers have repeatedly highlighted an absence of participant welfare, together with Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola suggesting a gamers’ strike often is the solely means to attract consideration to it.
However the on-line chat proved pointless for Conte, who mentioned: “If I’ve to be trustworthy, it was a gathering that we tried to talk and a few coaches tried to talk, to ask about options however I feel all the pieces was determined.
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“I feel yesterday it was a wall and for that reason I additionally desire to not go into it.”
Requested if it was a waste of time, the Italian added: “I feel so. As a result of when you’ve gotten a wall in entrance of you, you’ll be able to converse and ask what you need however each resolution was (already) taken.”
Spurs, who’ve simply returned from an enforced two-week break as a consequence of a Covid-19 outbreak on the membership, are set to host Crystal Palace on Sunday earlier than they go to Southampton on Tuesday.
Conte admits rotation shall be key, including: “It isn’t simple for us, it isn’t simple for all of the groups to play after solely sooner or later just isn’t easy.
If I’ve to be trustworthy, it was a gathering that we tried to talk and a few coaches tried to talk, to ask about options however I feel all the pieces was determined
Antonio Conte
“It’s a must to handle the state of affairs very nicely as a result of the danger to lose gamers for accidents, so we’ve to pay nice consideration, particularly my group.
“Don’t neglect we had half our squad with Covid and in earlier press conferences I mentioned that whenever you take Covid, then you must stay with this case for 2 to 3 weeks after you completed with Covid.
“We now have to attempt to handle the state of affairs very nicely as a result of for certain bodily the gamers with Covid (beforehand) aren’t 100 per cent match.”
Norwich head coach Dean Smith feels it’s “lunacy” to anticipate groups to play two video games in 48 hours.
The Canaries’ Premier League match at West Ham was referred to as off final weekend due to the continuing Covid-19 points, with simply 4 of the scheduled 10 top-flight video games capable of be performed as scheduled.
Norwich are set to host Arsenal on Sunday, after which play Crystal Palace on December 28.
Smith, although, believes that’s an unreasonable expectation.
“We now have some contemporary circumstances, however we’ve bought others coming again. We aren’t certain what number of will miss Boxing Day,” he mentioned.
“We’re having to push rehab ahead and persons are breaking down in rehab due to that, it’s asking large questions of all people’s squads in the mean time.
“It’s lunacy that we’re having to play two video games in 48 hours and there has bought to be a query concerning the integrity of the competitors when groups are enjoying weakened groups in opposition to different groups and it’s affecting league positions.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
