Is congested fixture a reason to be worried about?
We have heard so many times how managers of an EPL club have complained about the tough Premier League fixtures and this includes some of the top managers like Wenger and Mourinho and now Conte is the latest one to join that long list of grippers. So, is it really that congested fixture of the Premier League that gives headache to many of the top minds of the game. Is this the actual reason for the top teams not being able to fight for a trophy on every front? Is this the reason for teams to face injury crisis? Is this the reason why squad depth has become a crucial part of the game? Let’s have a dig. It is true that the teams in the Premier League play an extra set of competitive tournament when compared to the other top leagues in the world and to have a fixture where each team has to play almost 3 or 4 matches in a time frame of 10 days is definitely exhaustive and to the add to that the pressure on the top teams to progress till the end in all the competitions increases t...
