Liverpool assistant coach Pep Leenders said today, Tuesday, that it is “absurd” to play twice in 4 days, in light of the increasing cases of Covid-19 and injuries at the club.
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Tottenham on Sunday in the English Premier League, and they will face Leicester City at their home on Wednesday in the League Cup quarter-final.
And the Premier League said - on Monday - that the clubs agreed to continue the championship matches during the holiday period, despite the increase in the number of people infected with the Corona virus.
And 10 Premier League matches were postponed this month in light of the outbreak of infection before the start of the busy holiday period, where each team will play 3 matches, between the 25th of this month and the 3rd of next month.
"We always give our honest recommendations to improve the quality of the game," Linders told reporters. "That's what we did at the (Monday) meeting. We love the pressure, but we all have to respect the recovery and recovery programmes."
He continued, "It is absurd to play after 48 hours. This threatens with injuries .. You have to ask the teams why they want to play. With the emergence of new Covid cases, it makes sense to have more time before the next match."
And "Lenders" added that the Premier League should seek the advice of scientists and doctors about postponing matches, rather than discussing it with club officials.
Liverpool will miss: Virgil van Dijk, Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho and Curtis Jones, against Leicester after they were infected with Corona last week, while Divock Origi will be absent with an injury.