Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is less than pleased with changes to the Champions League.
The new changes will see clubs playing more matches in the group stage.
Chelsea will play a minimum of 58 matches this season and a maximum of 59 if they reach the UEFA Champions League final.
That figure would be increased with four extra matches added to the group phase of the Champions League from 2024.
Along with UEFA’s revamped Nations League and FIFA’s new Club World Cup tournament proposals, Tuchel believes that players at the top clubs are being pushed beyond their physical limits.
“I am not sure if I like it because I can only see many more games in the schedule that we have. It is very hard for me to get excited about it,” Tuchel said ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.
“With these discussions about the Super League, we forget that we now have a new format in the Champions League. Did they ask any coach about it? I don’t think so. Did they ask any players about it? I don’t think so.
“We have a Nations League, a new championship for the clubs, so much more stuff and so many more games, European Championships in the summer, it is just more and more games. Who should play these games?
“At the same time, we have only three substitutes per game here in the Premier League. No, I am not happy about this format.”
Running royalty is heading to Cape Town next month to race the Sanlam Cape Town…
Lloyd Bosman finally brought the Gun Run to Pacaltsdorp with an emphatic victory in the…
Philani ‘PK’ Sengce defended his OUTsurance Gun Run Trail title in perfect Cape Town spring…
Over the years, African players have been key to the performances of the world's top…
Two under-the-radar runners came up trumps in big ultra-trail races at home and abroad, both…
Two under-the-radar runners came up trumps in big ultra-trail races internationally and in South Africa…