Lijnders: ‘the experts are scientists and doctors, not managers’Liverpool dismayed at lack of support for deferring some gamesLiverpool’s assistant manager, Pepijn Lijnders, has described the decision to press on with the Premier League’s festive schedule as “absurd” and warned it will increase the risk to players’ health.
Liverpool were among a small number of clubs at Monday’s meeting in favour of deferring one fixture from the three rounds scheduled to be played from 26 December to 3 January. They were dismayed that the recommendation did not receive wider support, given that 10
Premier League games have been postponed because of Covid-19 recently and a record 90 players and staff tested positive last week. Lijnders believes the decision to persevere with the festive programme is another example of authorities responding too late to the pandemic.