Arteta frustrated with Arsenal hectic schedule
Arsenal are scheduled to play their third game in the space of six days against Aston Villa on the weekend.
Mikel Arteta
has slammed on the
Premier Leaguefixture
Arsenalhas, saying that "Arsenal are the only team scheduled like that".
The Gunners vanquished
Leicester2-0 on March 13 in their attempt to finish in the top four, but they came crashing down as they were defeated at the hands of Liverpool three days after that win.
Arsenal have to go to Aston Villa on Saturday and the Spaniard is frustrated due to the busy schedule.
After the Gunners’ loss against the Reds, Arteta told reporters:
"Thank you so much to the Premier League for doing that.
"And they’ve done it again when we have to play Chelsea and Manchester United. So if they want to give them any advantage, I say to them today: ‘Thank you so much for doing that’."
The tactician was quizzed whether he stands by his comments before their Villa clash, and he responded:
“I do because I am talking about the Premier League. I heard some comments about me saying ‘oh wait, when you are in Europe it’s nothing new’.
“But I’m not comparing Europe. I’m complaining [about] the Premier League and how we schedule the games in the Premier League. When you are in Europe and you have the Premier League, it’s a different story.
"What I am comparing is the Premier League and it’s very different. Got to do it again soon (next month, Chelsea and United). We are the only team that is scheduled like that, and I am not talking again about Europe because some of those teams are not going to be involved in Europe."
The 39-year-old believes that his side are not treated fairly, especially as they are waiting on their battle against Tottenham to be rearranged following the postponement.
"
The first thing is to protect the players and we mention that many times,"
said Arteta.
"Can we please avoid Wednesday night and Saturday morning and travelling and other things.
"I understand that they have the commitments and TV and we all understand that. If you do it once, OK. But don’t do it twice. We still have the Spurs fixture.
"What, are we going to do it for a third time? Are we going to be the only ones to do it? Then, yeah, you can accept that, but you don’t want to be silly either."
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