The head coach of Manchester City Josep Guardiola is sure that the extremely busy schedule of matches in the Premier League badly affects the health of the players.

Gabriel Jesus injured his knee on December 31 in a match against Crystal Palace and will now miss 1 to 2 months. Already on January 2, the "townspeople" played against Watford and in this fight the damage was received by Kyle Walker.

Guardiola, who had a winter break in Barcelona and Bavaria, had previously repeatedly criticized the schedule for the NPS. The Spaniard continues to insist on his position.

"I understand that the show in England should continue, but it's not normal, guys," said Guardiola BBC Sport.

"With such a schedule, we will kill players. They play for 11 consecutive months. We need to think about those who play the leading roles in football, about the artists. I know that this will not change, but do you know what? We would somehow survive if the matches were not played every two days. Nothing would have happened ".

"You can play every three, four or five days, but not every two days, because it will end like with Kyle Walker or a little earlier - with other players. I'm not saying that you have to change something. You play Boxing Day and it's great, people are watching around the world. But you can not play a hard match at Selhurst Park, return home to celebrate the New Year and two days later play again ".

"Knowledgeable people will say that it is impossible to recover within 48 hours.

This is not basketball or tennis, where you can play every day or two - here players need to rest. Look at how many players are experiencing muscle problems in this period. I do not think that something will change, it's a tradition. But just think a little bit about the players. They are artists, the reason we all gathered here ".

After 22 rounds MJ leads the Premier League standings, ahead of Manchester United by 15 points and 17 - Chelsea, whose match is in reserve.