While the rest of the main European leagues adopted this measure with the outbreak of the pandemic and continued to bet on it. It didn’t happen like that in the Premier League, whose managers were only able to make five changes during the resumption of the 2019-20 season. They voted against continuing with this rule last season, and also before starting this one. On Thursday it was approved for 2022-23, when teams will be able to make up to five changes in three sets during the game, and with one more window during the break.
On Friday, the evaluations of the coaches of the main English clubs arrived. A story of rich and poor. “It’s great news for football and for the players”explained Jürgen Kloppthe Liverpool. “We know there won’t be fewer games, we’ll still have three a week for big periods. The Premier League has understood that and I’m very happy.”
“It is a good opportunity for the coaches”, celebrated Pep Guardiola, of Manchester City. “Squads can have fewer players because you can make more changes, and players can avoid injuries. Everybody can play, rotate and make changes if the game isn’t going well.”
Less optimistic was Sean Dychewhich tries to avoid relegation to the front of the Burnley. “I think what I’ve said so far is common sense,” he explained Friday. “The big teams play a lot of tournaments, I understand that they want five changes, of course. I would also be in favor if he coached one of those clubs. You participate in a lot of tournaments and you have a lot of international players.”
“I have always defended that for smaller teams, like ours, it is an even greater challenge. They can make many rotations, change five players without their team weakening much, or at all. It gives them a little more advantage “.