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mikel arteta has called Premier League To Move armoryhave a match against evertonThe club is saying “want[s] Re-honouring as complaints rise over fixture congestion mount.
Arteta then wants to save his team from playing two games in three days EFL It was announced on Monday that the Gunners are in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals against crystal Palace Was transferred.
The tie was originally scheduled to be played on 16 December, but this would have required Palace to play four games in eight days, which the Eagles manager explained oliver glassner was angry “Dangerous” and “Irresponsible” Regarding the welfare of the players.
Now, both the teams are set to play two matches in three days, with the last eight fixtures taking place on December 23. Both Palace and Arsenal are due to be in league action on December 21. Arteta has suggested that Arsenal will try to move their match against Everton to possibly December 20.
“Hopefully they will move our Premier League match forward because there is no point playing two days later,” the Gunners boss said on Monday.
“So now we decide the date (for the Carabao Cup match) I’m sure they will change the Premier League (match) as well.”
Asked if he had made a request to the Premier League, Arteta replied: “I’ll leave it to the club. I think we were very clear about what was the best thing, the more logical day to play, they bring a different date.”
The Spaniard has been able to call upon a more complete squad this season after injuries derailed the last title challenge, but he said “I don’t know what depth we’re talking about anymore” when asked about the impact of back-to-back games on the health of his team.
“We’re missing a lot of players, a lot of front-runners,” he said. “If we continue to do this [play] Every three days…we want respect again. We had discussed (players’ welfare) earlier, in our opinion this is the most important part.”
Arteta originally expressed his opposition to the Carabao Cup tie being moved forward, saying: “I don’t think it’s fair (if the match is rescheduled) because we have other competitions”, although he later said there were “much better options” than the original date.
The EFL said such issues are now “completely unavoidable” due to fixture congestion resulting from the expansion of European competition, including the Champions League.
It said it had shown a “willingness to compromise” but that continuing to move Carabao Cup fixtures would “undermine” the competition.
It believes that “the expansion of European Cup competitions” was “implemented without adequate consultation with domestic leagues”.
“Continuing to make endless concessions only serves to weaken the reputation of efl cup “A competition that provides significant revenue to EFL clubs and offers millions of supporters the opportunity to support their team on the road to Wembley each season,” it added.
If the original date had gone ahead, Palace would have faced four matches in eight days. They host Manchester City in the Premier League on 14 December, then have a meeting with the Gunners on 16 December before taking on Finland’s KuPS in the Conference League on 18 December and then return to Premier League action against Leeds on 21 December.
Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard agreed that it was disappointing that the players’ views were never sought in calendar planning.
“I would say so. Obviously it depends on the people who make the calendar at the beginning of the year,” he said. “I think they should be aware that things like this can happen and, since many players have already mentioned there are a lot of games, I think they should.”
Additional reporting by PA