Postecoglou calls for Premier League scheduling changes

Ange Postecoglou gave his thoughts on the ever-demanding football schedule and believes change has to happen

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00:00I think it'll get to a point where it's got to be a combination of that. I definitely think that

00:06players need a certain amount of time for their bodies to recover within the unit. Most players

00:13these days, it's not like they go and sit on a beach. Most of them are pretty smart,

00:16they look after themselves. But I think having a minimum set, minimum days where they have

00:24zero contact with football I think is important. And then it's the amount of games. I might have

00:31mentioned it in that interview I did, I think this is probably the only league where you've got

00:37this amount of teams, three cup competitions, no winter break and no rest weekends before

00:46European fixtures. It's the only league that does it. So either we're smarter than everyone else,

00:53or maybe there's something in what others are doing.