Vincent Kompany wants a cap on appearances. Pep Guardiola has told players to take the fight to FIFA.
Jurgen Klopp is constantly aghast at fixture scheduling. Virgil van Dijk claimed that while ‘players are getting paid well, it should not come at the cost of our health’. Kevin De Bruyne branded new laws on extended additional time as nonsensical. Raphael Varane said the game has reached ‘a dangerous level’.
Why? Because more Premier League players are getting injured than ever before. It’s become a crisis.