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Here’s a news story on this morning’s Bayern Munich-based shenanigans:
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Arsenal are playing on Monday, then Thursday, and again on Sunday, a tough-looking three-game week. Unai Emery doesn’t mind, though he says he will be forced to do some team rotation. “If I decide to play with the same players Monday, Thursday, Sunday, the players can’t do that,” he said:
We are first in one competition [the Premier League] and the TV is very important,. The TV has the target to choose the matches Friday, Sunday, Monday. If they decided we are going to play Monday we don’t stop to think if it is better to play Monday or not. I prefer to play Saturday or Sunday. It (playing on Monday) has the advantage for more time to prepare the match – that’s one positive.
After, we are going to play Thursday, we are going to play Sunday also, two matches very quickly after Leicester. For me it’s not an excuse because we are preparing for Monday.
Written by Simon Burnton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/oct/19/premier-league-returns-bayern-munich-news-weekend-countdown-live under the title “Premier League returns with Chelsea v Man Utd: weekend countdown – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
