Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said the club would like to play “less games” but of “higher quality”, and has backed “changes in some of our competitions” to ease the packed fixture schedule.
Levy was speaking at the club’s annual fan forum on Monday night, where Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou warned the schedule was at “breaking point” and that players could take direct action if nothing changes.
From this season, clubs in UEFA’s European competitions, including Spurs, will play eight games in the initial phase, up from six, while FIFA is pushing ahead with plans for a 32-team Club World Cup in the USA next summer, further swelling the calendar.
Postecoglou said: “I think it is getting close to breaking point and if the authorities ignore it, I think the players will take it into their own hands.”
Asked for his own view, Levy said: “I agree there’s too many games.
“But the problem we have, the particular problem in England is we have an extra cup competition compared to the rest of Europe.
“And in Europe, the most important fixtures for the big teams is European competitions, whereas here we have the Premier League which is the hardest league in the world, yet we still want to do well in Europe. So it’s a particular problem for the English teams and I do think it’s a problem.
