PL won’t help Euro representatives

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”

PL won’t help Euro representatives

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”

PL won’t help Euro representatives

admin

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”

PL won’t help Euro representatives

admin

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”

PL won’t help Euro representatives

admin

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”

PL won’t help Euro representatives

admin

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had requested more Friday fixtures, claiming Premier League scheduling was harming English teams’ chances in Europe, but Scudamore insists there is nothing he can do.

“We have to be careful, there is a concern,” said Scudamore. “If we keep declining it’s bad for our co-efficient and we’ll lose one of our Champions League places.

“But it’s difficult to see what we can do about it centrally as the clubs are trying hard enough to win.

“From 2016/17 we are playing some games on Friday nights, but we won’t move individual fixtures as you can’t do it for everybody. Champions League teams play on a Tuesday and a Wednesday so you can’t move matches just to suit one team. It completely ruins everything you do.

“The entire fixture calendar in the UK is predicated upon clubs having a three-day gap, so you can’t bring games forward to a Friday. Maybe because there’s normally something going on the previous Wednesday. We’ve looked at it, but it’s practically impossible to do anything.”