The Manchester City coach criticized the intensity of matches in the coming weeks, and stressed that players are not machines to fight this number of matches in a short period.
Guardiola said in statements carried by the BBC that his team will play 8 matches during the month of October, in addition to other matches for international players with their teams during the international suspension period.
He explained that the players trained for two weeks before the start of the season, and now they have to play a match every 3 days for 11 months.
He indicated that he understood that the current situation is exceptional due to the repercussions of the outbreak of the Corona virus, but that does not justify a lack of concern for the health and safety of players.
The Spanish coach accused football officials at various levels of thinking about their interests first, rather than paying attention to the negative repercussions of the intensity of matches.
Guardiola said that he is currently working with only 13 players from the first team due to the series of injuries that hit the club, and indicated that his Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus will be out for a month due to a muscle injury.
Jesus joined the injured list, which includes a number of the most prominent players in the team, including Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero.