Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta stood in unison with Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola in condemning the fixture schedule. (More Football News)
Guardiola said it was 바카라unacceptable바카라 that his side had to play an FA Cup semi-final less than 72 hours after being in action in the Champions League on Wednesday night as they beat Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday tea-time.
The Gunners바카라 plight was arguably worse as they were also in Europe on Wednesday night but had to travel back from Germany on Thursday following their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.
They made light of that quick turnaround as they beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday to go back to the top of the Premier League before they play again on Tuesday night against Chelsea.
바카라It바카라s not about us, Pep or myself, it바카라s about the well-being of the players,바카라 Arteta said after Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard goals sent his side one point above City.
바카라Especially when you are competing in European competition, everything has to be competed in the same way.
바카라You cannot have a team that hasn바카라t played for seven days or three days before and has more recovery time and you have to play in the Premier League or the FA Cup.
바카라It is not right. If you look at it any angle it바카라s not right. If you want to protect and you always talk about the players and the protagonists, let바카라s protect them and think about them and do everything we can to give them the maximum time so they can recover and they can maintain the show they put on every week.
바카라We stayed in Munich, I think we had two hours sleep, wake up and we started to talk about Wolves first of all and then understand what we had to do to win the game.
바카라The boys were unbelievable. You look at the amount of games we have played in the last few weeks, the type of games we have played and the attitude and the way they have run today is top.바카라
It was a good recovery from the Gunners after a horror week where their title hopes were damaged by a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa last week before their Champions League exit in Munich.
But they could be four points clear of City by the time Guardiola바카라s side next play as they try to wrestle control of a thrilling title race.
Arteta added: 바카라It was really good, I really liked the performance, the result, the clean sheet but also the way individually and a team they showed they still have a step forward to make.
바카라We realised we want to be involved in big competitions, fighting for the Champions League, fighting for the Premier League, the level it requires, we have to do something special. You have to have that love to compete.바카라
Wolves battled hard but are crippled by injuries, with the majority of their key attacking players sidelined.
They are now six games without a win, but boss Gary O바카라Neil was proud.
바카라I thought it was an incredible performance, it exceeded my expectation of what we were able to produce today,바카라 he said.
바카라We didn바카라t deserve to lose 2-0, losing 1-0 and not quite being able to break them down is probably as bad as it should have been for us.
바카라We came up just short against one of the best teams in world football so there바카라s no disgrace in that.바카라
