Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber is the newest participant to criticise the fixture schedule, saying he agrees with feedback made by Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodri.
Metropolis’s Rodri, who suffered a season-ending knee harm within the Premier League conflict in opposition to Arsenal earlier in September, warned of doable strike motion as gamers face an expanded Champions League and FIFA Membership World Cup.
Timber missed most of final season with a cruciate knee ligament harm however has performed in all six of Arsenal’s Premier League video games this time period, and is predicted to start out in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League on Tuesday.
“I completely agree with them,” Timber informed reporters when requested about Rodri’s feedback.
“It’s an enormous subject in dressing rooms. I didn’t play final season so I’m simply having fun with taking part in now. I completely perceive what they’re saying.
“Undoubtedly [players are more at risk]. I feel it’s truthfully a harmful factor. Even final week we performed Metropolis and Metropolis performed two days later. That’s an excessive amount of.
“I feel it’s a very good factor that the gamers are talking out now. It doesn’t appear like it is going to be getting any much less. We’re making an attempt to be there each recreation and provides our greatest, however it will get tougher and tougher. Particularly in England the place there’s no winter break.”
The Parisian squad for the journey to Arsenal, tomorrow at 9pm CEST
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Arsenal drew their opening Champions League group recreation away at Atalanta and face a PSG aspect that might be with out ahead Ousmane Dembele, who was dropped as a result of disciplinary points.
However Mikel Arteta says PSG will nonetheless pose an enormous risk.
“They’re actually powerful. They dominate each part of play. They’ve very clear intentions,” Arteta stated.
“After they don’t have the ball they need it straight again and so they confront you. That’s Luis [Enrique].
“Wherever he’s, he performs the identical context.”