Piers Morgan slams Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola after heavily complaining about the fixture scheduling.
The controversial Arsenal fan took to his social media account to slam Guardiola, saying, “Oh, cry me a bloody river. Pep Guardiola, You’ve got two world-class players in every position, paid by your Middle Eastern gazillions, yet you’re whining about too many games.”
Piers Morgan added a violin emoji and a crying face to the post. The Spaniard launched an attack on the England FA for fixing a match for the Manchester City side on Saturday, April 20, 2024, against Chelsea.
This came few days of the Champions League elimination Against Real Madrid on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Pep Guardiola also revealed the fact that his team is just recovering from the Champions League elimination against Real Madrid.
In the post-match conference with football legends like Gary Lineker, Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer, and Michael Richard, the Manchester City manager said, “It’s unacceptable. It’s really unacceptable that Coventry, Manchester United, and Chelsea don’t play in the week, but they let us play today.”
“Next week, on Friday, it will be better. Instead of Saturday, put it on Friday to let us have a recovery.”
Meanwhile, Manchester City will play their next game away from home against Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Manchester United and Coventry will play against themselves in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday, April 21, 2024, despite not playing a single match during the week.
If Manchester United defeat Coventry in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, it is going to be another Manchester Derby final.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has already come out to back Pep Guardiola for the statement he made in relation to the English FA fixture scheduling.
Arsenal have just two days to train before returning for on-field action against the 2023–24 FA Cup semi-finalists, Chelsea. The match will take place on April 23, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.
The match against Chelsea is a must-win for the Arsenal side, who have the hope to win the Premier League title at the end of the season.
The England FA Major Plans Towards Fixing Fixtures Congestion
The Football Association of England had decided to cancel every replay in all rounds of the FA Cup. Therefore, teams that play a full-time draw will proceed to extra time and play penalty shootout.
This development will be largely welcomed by football teams that play in the Champions League, Europa League and the Europa Conference League.
Playing a lot of games have caused different players to suffer horrible injuries. Even world-class players like Rodri told his manager, Pep Guardiola, that he needed a rest due to the fixture congestion.
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