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Publish Date: Thursday May 14, 2020 7:39 AM
José Mourinho was vocal during the Premier League meeting with the club’s 20 managers on Wednesday, while Jurgen Klopp “expressed his satisfaction” with the plans to return to training.
As part of the “project restart,” Premier League chief executive Richard Masters and football director Richard Garlick chaired a meeting with managers to discuss how and when the proposed teams would be implemented. they return to training.
David Ornstein from The athletic He reports that “the Premier League deemed it a success,” and that managers took advantage of “the rare opportunity to share a platform and forum to communicate as a group.”
Premier League medical adviser Mark Gillett also participated in the call, while UK government medical deputy director Jonathan Van Tam participated in a subsequent meeting with the players to allay any concerns.
There are still skeletal plans for the Premier League to return in mid-June, which would require clubs to start training, complete with myriads of new rules, as soon as possible for players to catch up.
The Premier League described at the Wednesday meeting that the games are not yet part of the consideration for returning to training, as they are taking the “small steps” approach where government health guidelines must first be met before the league can be restarted.
🚨 Pearson expressed reservations and caution, but at the end of the meeting, the 20 managers said they were quite happy with phase 1 of the Back to Training plans.
– David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) May 13, 2020
A source told The Athletic: “There was a great feeling of ‘going back to work’ about it, rather than ‘going back to the games.’ This gives us a road map, the first tentative moves to resume football.”
It is said that “most managers seemed happy” with what they were told, and that “concerns” around the well-being of the players, believed to be the biggest obstacle to the Premier League’s return, were relieved.
One problem could be that managers want four weeks of full training before playing again, which could mean a “compromise” has to be made in plans for the Premier League to resume on June 12.
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“The main voice articulating frustration” at the training point was Tottenham boss Mourinho, who was backed by Ralph Hasenhuttl of Southampton, saying that “additional delays should be avoided if possible.”
Mourinho even joked that everyone should “stay safe this weekend, boys, and watch the Bundesliga.” as your parting message.
Crystal Palace’s Roy Hodgson is said to have been very enthusiastic about the idea of being able to train again, while Klopp ‘expressed satisfaction’ ‘calmed down’ in the tests and is’ eager to try to end the season for reasons of sports integrity. “
The presentation did not win everyone over, as Watford’s manager Nigel Pearson was “more reserved” and had “an air of caution.”
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