Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not happy with the two-week circuit break of the Premier League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told that he could not discern the league's plans on the break. The Premier League implemented a two-week hiatus in the meantime.
Recently, the Premier League has recorded 18 positive cases of COVID-19 and has looked forward to establishing a hiatus for a while to ease the tension brought by the coronavirus. This was the highest recorded number so far as the league heads to 2021.
"I can't see the benefit in having a circuit break. Because when are we going to play the games?" Solskjaer said in a statement.
Fulham is about to battle Tottenham on Wednesday evening when the Premier League revealed that a large number of staff and players have contracted COVID-19. This alarmed the management and the clubs just hours after the announcement.
Fulham was the latest club to confirm COVID-19 cases. Sheffield United reported the same earlier.
With left and right postponements that happened, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thought about what could happen in the league given a compressed schedule.
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Solskjaer further explained that his players are good at complying with COVID-19 protocols and he could not see any benefit from the two-week break.
On Monday, Manchester City's visit was cut short following a postponement of their game against Everton due to the COVID-19 threat. Manchester reported numerous cases of COVID-19 including Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus, and two staff members last week.
The first postponement happened on December 1 between Aston Villa and New Castle. The Magpies reported five players and two staff, who have tested positive in COVID-19.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer questioned how the clubs can play the games. He continued that this year was tough due to the pandemic but insisted that stopping the league matches will not make a difference.
Manchester United's latest 1-0 win over Wolverhampton took Nuno Espirito Santo in a reflection about the impact of the coronavirus. The Wolves coach mentioned that all the club managers were in a situation of 'concern' over the pandemic.
"I am just hearing this, I can't say too much but the rising of cases is huge all over the country. We are privileged because we live in a bubble and sometimes it's impossible to control all the situations," Nuno uttered.
The 46-year-old added that all the managers knew the hardships of this unpredictable problem. According to him, every time that there is a test conducted, everyone was anxious about the results. This was heavily affected by the rising number of cases across the United Kingdom.
In a span of eight days between December 21 and 27, 1,479 players and staff underwent COVID-19 testing. 18 persons out of that big number were confirmed positive. They are now under self-isolation.
West Brom manager Sam Allardyce said that the Premier League has only done what is best for the players and the staff. Burnley manager Sean Dyche shared that no matter how much a person avoids COVID-19, it would be still possible to be acquired.
Meanwhile, Brighton manager Graham Potter told that canceling matches is the right thing to do at this moment. The canceled games will pave the way for players and staff to ease the tension even for a while.
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