Nightmare on Elm Street: fixture pile-up that the Lilywhites face at the start of 20/21 season
As you well-observed fans know,
Jose Mourinho was not a supporter of the way our games had been scheduled since
the restart, putting it mildly, as he grumbled about the uneven intervals
between various matches. Well, that may not be the end of his grumblings, as we
have a nightmare fixture pile-up at the beginning of the season.
First of all, the team will
have to report back on August 17 for training, but before the players have even
unpacked their bags, they will just as quickly head off to play international matches
before a ball is even kicked next season. Then, once again returning from that International
duty, our manager may have only two days to prepare for our opening game of the
season; that is if it is scheduled for Saturday the September 12. Three days
later we will begin our Europa League qualification campaign. Which will mean
that the team will be playing a match every couple of days in the Premier and Europe
Leagues until the play-off round on October 15.
My opinion, for what it is
worth.
It doesn’t matter whether
you are manager, fan, fish or fowl it will piss anybody off. Some of the players
will be playing 10 times for their country and club in the first month back. This
could create serious injuries to players and exhaust them out quite quickly. Clubs who have big squads might manage, but then
there are limits. Whether there is somebody adequate sitting on the bench, a
key player out or a couple of key players out could still have a detrimental effect.
If we can get another
striker and probably another one or two key players we might be able to cope, just,
but still!
However, another way of
looking at it; with so many games within a month, it could bond the newer and
older players more quickly. But a lot of
it will do with luck and the rub of the green. Take Liverpool (no, taken them!),
I never thought that they were that great a team, they just had luck on their
side. As I said, it is about the chances on the day. We need that extra rub, Liverpool
won’t have it so easy next season.
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All the best Glenn
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