Arsenal's worries

Coach Mikel Arteta warned of fixture overload in England, admitting that everything is possible, including the club having to withdraw from some tournaments to protect players.

Arsenal have a busy schedule coming up.

After beating Brighton 2-0 in the Carabao Cup, Arsenal continue to enter an extremely tense period. The "Gunners" will face Crystal Palace in the next round of the Carabao Cup, while both teams are divided in the European arena.

Palace are scheduled to play four games in eight days, including a trip to Shelbourne in the Conference League (December 11), a Premier League clash with Man City (December 14), a Carabao Cup clash with Arsenal (December 16 or 17), and then a home clash with KuPS (December 18). The intensity Arteta describes as unrealistic and dangerous for the players.

Before the away match at Burnley in round 10 of the Premier League on the evening of November 1, Arteta emphasized: "Every decision about the match schedule must be based on two factors: player health and fan interests. All other factors must come after. If we forget that, football will go in the wrong direction."

Asked if the team could be forced to withdraw from the tournament due to overlapping fixtures, the Spaniard replied frankly: "I hope we don't get to that point. But if we continue to ignore those two principles, anything can happen."

According to statistics, Arsenal will enter a series of 13 matches in 45 days from November 23 - an average of only 3.5 days off per match. And after this torture period, they will also enter the FA Cup, not to mention the possibility of reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals if they beat Palace.

Arteta's warning reflects the common concerns of many coaches in Europe as modern football is increasingly caught up in the commercial vortex, with players' fitness and health seemingly becoming the price to pay for a dense match schedule.

Source: https://znews.vn/noi-lo-cua-arsenal-post1598906.html