Pep Guardiola has hit out on the Premier League over the scheduling of Manchester City‘s fixture in opposition to Bournemouth.
Metropolis will play their penultimate league fixture of the season on the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
The sport has been moved due to Metropolis’s participation in Saturday’s FA Cup ultimate in opposition to Crystal Palace.
Nonetheless, talking to media on Friday, Guardiola questioned why the match could not be performed on Wednesday to offer his gamers 24 hours extra relaxation.
Requested whether or not he would have favored to face Bournemouth on Wednesday or Thursday, Guardiola mentioned: “Positively.
“I would like to play Wednesday, undoubtedly. It will likely be robust. Now we have been 9 years preventing in opposition to these conditions, each single season and nothing goes.
“We’re going to play Tuesday night time in opposition to a most intense and bodily and direct and highly effective [team] within the Premier League like Bournemouth, who’re taking part in for the Europa League or Convention qualification. So we now have to cope with that.”
Guardiola is especially pissed off at Metropolis’s schedule after Tottenham Hotspur‘s sport in opposition to Aston Villa was introduced ahead forward of the Europa League ultimate in opposition to Manchester United.
Spurs have been initially scheduled to face Villa on Sunday however as a substitute performed at Villa Park on Friday.
“Tottenham Hotspur play in opposition to Aston Villa on Friday forward of the Europa League ultimate,” mentioned Guardiola.
“Good choice, I am not being sarcastic. The Premier League made a superb choice, excellent. We performed on a regular basis in semifinals and quarterfinals on Wednesday away and we play [again] on Saturday.
“This season we did not play, we performed Sunday. We did not want that day further after we performed in that place.”