Ridiculous. When the league is only able to put on 4 out of a possible 10 matches on a weekend, and a few of those teams still have a number of Covid cases, it's probably a clear sign that things need to stop for a couple of weeks.
Clubs aren't releasing details of who is missing either and there is a point where you need to look at the freshness of the teams. People will argue that Spurs were hit by plenty of Covid cases but nobody knows who those players are, they could just be the fringe players that reduce the numbers. As a result there will be key players that have had 2 weeks off to rest whilst we are getting 2 days off which isn't fair, and in those 2 days picking up more Covid cases ourselves. It's not just us in that situation, other teams will have that issue too. From what I have seen, the only teams releasing any details about what players are missing with it are Chelsea and us.
We had this situation 12 months ago and the league never stopped. Like it or not, the games have to be played. If you don't do it now, then you'll have to do it later and risk having to play 4 games in 7 days, as the mancs had to last season. Then they'll have something else to complain about.
We don't have the time to postpone games at the last minute, in case someone gets a sore throat or a cold, because that's what the latest variant amounts to, in most cases. UEFA have dealt with the situation by cancelling a Spurs game in Europe with a 3-0 walkover for their opponents, to kick them out of Europe. That sends a very strong message out to any club who decides to tactically postpone games with just hours to spare. So you make sure you round up enough players to play the games, or pay the consequences.
For the teams who are still playing, you have to say Grealish has been an astonishing waste of money. Not only has he had no impact on the season, his poor discipline has resurfaced again. There's no way Klopp could work with someone like that, at any price.
Meanwhile, I've just discovered that the man who was all set to win Chelsea the league, has not scored a league goal in 3 months. You would surely want a bit more than that, when you're paying 100m for him.
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