Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, has appealed to league executives to help Scottish teams have a better chance in European events, especially the UEFA Champions League.
He emphasized that, given the difficulties British football suffers in arranging fixtures, football federations must look for ways to support their teams.
We witness other nations assisting their teams by rescheduling or postponing the weekend’s games, especially during competition qualifiers.
The scheduling of matchups can have a big effect on a team’s performance and ability to recover, as Rodgers noted. Additionally, the timetable has resulted in a few injuries that have occurred on the field. When there were about ten minutes of added time remaining in the Kilmarnock game, Maik Nawrocki pulled up, and then Reo Hatate pulled up with yet another muscular ailment in the early going of the Atletico Madrid encounter.
He said that on Wednesday, Celtic played in the Champions League; on the following Sunday, they had a domestic league game; on Saturday, they faced Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. In football, a 24-hour difference in recuperation time can have a significant impact.
He told the Herald, “The one thing I would always ask is if there’s ever a possibility (to help).”
In British football, it always seems to be difficult for federations to genuinely assist the teams. We played here on Wednesday last week, if you look at us. In football, a day’s rest is crucial for recovery, as we played at Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
“On Saturday, we have Dingwall, and on Tuesday, we have Madrid. Can they help if they can assist in any way? To give their teams a chance at the top level, that is what I would advise. We are leaving to play for a really good team, and you start out physically disadvantaged.
