“It’s just not right”- Jurgen Klopp calls for Boxing Day to be scrapped, says it’s dangerous for players

“It’s just not right”- Jurgen Klopp calls for Boxing Day to be scrapped, says it’s dangerous for players

Jurgen Klopp’s side Liverpool managed to secure victory against Leicester City in Carabao Cup as they somehow managed to take the losing game into the penalties and win it.

Takumi Minamino’s late equaliser at the 95th minute of the game was the vital and turning point for Liverpool as both the teams kept the score level in the extra time and Liverpool turned the tables in their favour winning 5-4 in the penalties.

Jurgen Klopp has expressed his disappointed views over the Premier League’s jam-packed schedule in the festive season of Christmas creates a lot of mental and physical pressure on the players.

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Premier League fixture for matchday 19th and match day 20th having only a gap of two days and this is the issue which has left the German manager angry as jam packed schedule might complete the designated target for the league but it becomes a lot more hectic for the players and increases the chance of injuries.

Jurgen Klopp upset with the bad schedule allotment of Premier League as back to back games increases chances for injury

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Jurgen Klopp in his post match interview said, “I have no problem with boxing day, it’s a wonderful game nobody wants to delete that or cancel that, it’s just 26th and 28th, it’s absolutely impossible.”

“It’s a joke that they still do it because it’s no problem to play 26th and 29th, where is the problem? If the 28th is not a matchday who cares?”

“It’s still the shortest of all possible break but 26th and 29th is fine but 26th and 28th it’s just not right and we will say that all the time and people can say, ‘They earn so much,’ it’s nothing to do with that.”

Liverpool will not be playing any matches until the 29th of Dec which will be their last match for this calendar year but things will be very tough and tight for Leicester City as they are left with very less time for recovery.

Leicester City will take on Manchester City on 26th of December to play their League Fixture which will be followed by Liverpool on 29th of December.

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