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20-12-2019 | 20:41 • Football
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Jurgen Klopp SLAMS FA for the new FA Cup SCHEDULE
Jurgen Klopp has been left frustrated after FA’s decision to schedule FA Cup 4th round replays during the February break.
For the first time in history the Premier League will introduce one-week-winter-break for the clubs considering the busy schedule they’re having during the season.
Despite the fact that Liverpool could be given a week of rest ahead of their Champions League round of 16 first leg against Atletico Madrid, FA has decided to schedule FA Cup 4th round replays during that week.
This means that Merseyside club could not have chance to rest if they don’t beat Everton in the FA Cup.
Because of the busy schedule, Jurgen Klopp had to send U-23 to play against Carabao Cup quarterfinals against Aston Villa, while the main squad travelled to Qatar for the Club World Cup.
Klopp has told ESPN: “The problem that we have is the Premier League have decided we have a winter break and the FA decided the re-game [replay] if you have to play, if you draw in the fourth round, you play the re-game in that week.
"It's incredible. It's just in the winter break. Right? That's when they set the game.
"OK, how is that possible? Nobody speaks about these things. I really don't understand that. Look at that. They are the games, we can't do more games.
"The problem we have now is nobody speaks enough.
German added: "We don't speak enough to each other so the Premier League, the Football League, the FA, UEFA, FIFA, everyone is planning their own things and nobody follows that so there is no common schedule for everybody.”
European champions are meanwhile preparing for the Club World Cup final against Flamengo after beating Monterrey in semi-finals.
Premier League should yet reschedule the postponed match between West Ham United and Liverpool.
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