Poyet will have earlier start to the season in the Premier League – Aftenposten

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet will change league setup in the Premier League to accommodate a winter break.

Many underage Premier League player, and now Sunderland manager Gus Poyet (47), dreams of getting changed league setup in England.

47-year-old wants that football will follow the school calendar to a greater degree, something that means more free in During autumn, winter and spring, and less free in the summer.

Direct kl. 16: Sunderland Hull

Want January vacation

But to suggest such changes in a conservative England is not something you do without having careful deliberation. It has Poyet. And he is unsure whether he will be heard.

– Some are going to hate me for this. But I think it stays with one month free summer. Two months is too long. It may change slightly when it is major tournaments in the summer. Other countries manage it. I do not think it’s a big issue if we start the season two weeks before, quit it two weeks later and have two weeks winter break in January, says Poyet to The Guardian.

He wants football pauses when school taking vacations. So both players and coaches can go home to their families.

December is a tough month for Premier League teams. Sunderland boss will have fewer fights, followed by a stay in January.

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– Madness

– I do not like to play eight games in December. It is wrong, if you ask me. Players are healthy and spike at the beginning of the season, not in the middle. For me it’s no problem if we play Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday August. When it is warm and the paths are at their best. I do not see the problem with starting pre-season earlier and then play six games in both August and September, continues Poyet.

– To ask the players to play as many games in one month is insane. So we can keep the tradition of playing 2. Christmas Day and January 1st. But as we take a break, suggests Poyet, who believes as many games at Christmas, with family to visit, often giving more stress and mental challenges for the players, than rest.

This year started the Premier League season August 16 and ends May 24. Overall, some 38 league matches. Various cups and international duty will be added.

PS! Sunderland meetings Hull afternoon at. 16, the feast day of football in England.

Published: 26.des. 2014 11:35