The league may find it difficult to survive another shutdown, according to the Portugal manager
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is feared to put another stop to Premier League action amid the coronavirus outbreak that would allow the country’s biggest clubs to launch a European Super League.
English football authorities are regularly testing club players and staff, and the number of progressive cases is rising, with 40 being named in the Premier League last week.
This has led to a number of put-offs, while Tottenham play Fulham – not Aston Villa – on Wednesday as part of the reshuffle schedule.
Spurs had traveled to Villa Park for a midweek game, but their opponents demanded a new date because both the players and their staff were testing positive. for Covid-19 or to be installed separately as close binders.
Instead, Jose Mourinho ‘s side are set to host Fulham in a fixture that was initially sacked on Dec. 3 due to a spike in reported coronavirus cases at Craven Cottage.
The rise in cases has led to growing calls for circulatory disruption – a tight set of restrictions, possibly including a ban on games, designed to prevent the full-blown epidemic. spread.
Nuno, however, is worried about the fate of the Premier League if they are forced to stop playing as they did for three months in the second half of the 2019-20 season.
“The virus was something we had never seen so there were a lot of doubts,” he told a media conference ahead of the Wolves ’case with Everton on Tuesday. “Now, after the restart, I think everyone put in a lot of effort and there were protocols, meetings, decisions.
“We were sure, no matter what, that we were playing because we only needed 14 players to play a game. Now things have changed and we will consider stopping again.
“I don’t know for sure what’s better but I think and I’m afraid it was the decision to stop football. This is my biggest fear. The timetable will be false. [It will be] impossible to even end the league.
“What I feel is that if we stop, everything will change. Maybe the ‘Super League’ will come, and other competitions that will help clubs survive.
“Basically, my idea is based on the club economy, the idea that you start to feel other competitions emerge because the industry needs to find ways to survive and move forward.
“Based on what we have now, perhaps, if you make a quick comparison with what ‘s happening in the economic industry, if you have a crisis, it will remain strong, what about the rest?
“What is happening now will affect the future, everyone is aware of that. Young boys are not training, playing football. I think it’s clear. “
Liverpool and Manchester United were reported to have been approached in talks about a FIFA-backed European league last October, and the rejected “Big Picture Project” was seen in some quarters as a sinister attempt by the largest clubs in England to use the new targets of the pandemic. as a way to increase their power base.