Guardiola and Klopp are criticized: “Without football, they could be working at McDonalds”

The Premier League does not stop at the end of the year festivities and everything is ready for the start of the legendary Boxing Day, a day that takes place after Christmas. Despite the fact that the date is usually played in the seasons, there are those who oppose it, such as Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp, managers of Manchester City and Liverpool respectively.

Both coaches have expressed their discomfort, given that the English championship has no pause, unlike other leagues, and the tight schedule also generates great wear and tear on the players. However, there are people who believe that this tradition should not be broken, as is the case of Simon Jordan, former president of Crystal Palace.

The manager learned of the strategists’ positions against Boxing Day and nothing was saved. “How about pinching yourself and realizing how lucky you are? If it weren’t for football, half of you might be working at McDonalds”, Explained the leader in an interview for TalkSport.

“I think there was a massive pushback with those ideas, and I may be wrong, but the fans like that tradition. Did you forget where you are? What puts you where you are is precisely the demand for matches. If there weren’t, neither you nor your colleagues would earn tens of millions of pounds a yearSimon Jordan added.

Finally, the former Crystal Palace boss also made some strong comments to Pep Guardiola. “You can achieve all the success, although I doubt you would have done it without a checkbook. Enough, play the damn game. Most of the footballers I know really want to play those games.”, He sentenced.

Premier League suspends matches due to COVID-19

On Boxing Day, for matchday 19 of the Premier League, Liverpool vs. Leeds, Wolverhampton vs. Watford and Burnley vs. Everton were suspended due to COVID-19; while on date 18 six games were not played: Aston Villa vs. Burnley, Manchester United vs. Brighton, Southampton vs. Brentford, Watford vs. Crystal Palace, West Ham vs. Norwich and Everton vs. Leicester.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Tottenham vs. Brighton, Brentford vs. Manchester United, Burnley vs. Watford and Leicester vs. Tottenham were the other clashes that were not disputed either due to the outbreak of coronavirus infections in the previous weeks.