Pep Guardiola Calls for Postponement of Manchester City Games to Alleviate Player Fatigue Amidst Busy Schedule

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he wants to postpone the team’s games next season, to reduce the burden on the players and prevent them from getting tired.

The Club World Cup in its new form comes at a very difficult time, as it starts next July 13 with the participation of 32 teams from different continents, which means that the -difference between the current season and the next season in the English Premier League between. only four or five weeks.

Guardiola said of this issue in statements reported by the BBC: “We asked to postpone our first two games in the English Premier League so that we would have more chance to recover, but he did not allow the competition with us to do that, thank you very much. “

He said: “The club put in a request to rest the players after the Club World Cup, but it seems that this is not allowed at all. The English Premier League tells us yes? Certainly not, this is impossible.

For its part, the BBC contacted City and Premier League officials, and it turned out that there was no official request from the club, but there were some informal discussions where the Championship League rejected the request. because of the extended international calendar, which cannot be changed.

It is worth noting that FIFA had previously told all the clubs participating in the Club World Cup that it was necessary to use the strongest teams available, which adds more pressure on the players.