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[BBC] Erik ten Hag: The football schedule has "crossed the limits of what players can handle" (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Europa has always been difficult for teams to handle. You often saw teams qualify and then next season be battling relegation. This isn't a new phenomenon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The thing is that the top teams in most leagues are rather stable and can plan on playing international football (and reaping the corresponding revenue and prize money) every season, so that they can afford to build large squads geared toward playing in 3/4 competitions. On the #6 or #7 spots, there is typically far higher volatility from year to year, so these clubs neither have the large squad, nor can they build one based on a one-off participation in international competition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We had 4 different competitions AND a winter World Cup AND a messed up schedule due to the queen’s death last season, it was fucking absurd watching us playing every 3 days

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This year should have been postponed like three weeks or so.