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Sheffield United will maintain its opposition to requests for the reintroduction of five substitutions midway through the 2020-21 Premier League season as it would affect the integrity of the competition, said the club’s chief executive, Stephen Bettis.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola have openly criticized the league’s decision not to stick to last season’s temporary rule that allowed five instead of three substitutions.
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The late start of the current campaign, caused by the delay in the completion of last season due to the new coronavirus pandemic, has led to a compressed schedule, especially for teams that are in European competitions.
“We continue to suspect that the big clubs just want to be able to replace the players to rest and keep them cool … the bigger the club, the stronger the bank,” Bettis told Sky Sports.
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“Any rule changes mid-season will clearly affect the integrity of the league … All 20 clubs have voted not once but twice to reject five substitutes. The biggest clubs managed to find a way for the voting to take place. a second time and again he lost.
“So far this season the clubs playing in Europe have endured a similar workload as the clubs in the Championship and we don’t hear them complain, do we? Here at Bramall Lane, we haven’t seen an increase in muscle injuries. “.
The Professional Footballers Association (PFA) has endorsed requests for the return of five substitutes.
“We told the Premier League that we would support such a move for health and safety reasons for our members before the first vote and our position has not changed,” Sky Sports said, quoting the PFA in a statement.
Source: espn.co.uk
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