Two things are pretty obvious when it comes to the question of whether top footballers play too many games, and whether they ought to consider strike action.
One is that this isn't "workers vs. owners" or "us vs. them" -- it's really "them vs. them vs. them vs. them vs. them." There aren't two sides to this: rather, there are half a dozen competing interests involved, forming and breaking alliances and fighting their respective corners.
This makes things a heck of a lot more complex. Everyone is pushing their agenda, which despite the usual mud-slinging about greed and strong-arming, is actually fine.