Scott Parker has branded the Premier League’s resolution to announce on Monday morning that Fulham’s recreation in opposition to Tottenham could be rearranged for Wednesday as “scandalous”.
he Fulham boss mentioned the potential for enjoying Spurs, after their unique opponents Aston Villa had a coronavirus outbreak, was raised on the weekend however that the ultimate resolution was not relayed to the west London membership till Monday morning.
“I’m usually all the time the final one to moan or whine about something as a result of I realise it’s powerful on the market and that is the best way it’s, however what’s occurred to us (is unfair),” Parker mentioned.
“To substantiate a Premier League recreation as nicely – that is the Premier League, among the finest leagues on the planet – to substantiate that at 9.30 on Monday morning is scandalous actually, to be sincere with you.
To substantiate that at 9.30 on Monday morning is scandalous actually, to be sincere with youScott Parker
“It’s not in regards to the fixture. The fixture is ok. I settle for that we’ve to play. However it’s the discover.
“Possibly folks in these locations don’t perceive the way you handle groups and the way you handle gamers however you’re consistently figuring out nicely prematurely, and the choices that I might have made or we might have made (had been affected) – whether or not that’s in opposition to QPR or gamers which are simply coming again.”
Fulham had been on account of play Spurs on December 30, however the Cottagers’ squad had returned various constructive Covid-19 exams and the sport was known as off lower than three hours earlier than kick-off.
“By the best way, we’ve had it powerful when it comes to Covid,” Parker mentioned.
“We’ve not been on the market (saying) our numbers publicly however we’ve had it very powerful.
“And dealing our gamers over the weekend, pondering that you just’ve bought six or seven days till your subsequent fixture for them to rise up to hurry or to work on (issues), that’s shortly modified (on) Monday morning and, for me, it’s insanity actually.”
Parker strongly disagreed with feedback made by Jose Mourinho that the most important impression was video games being postponed, and that the late discover was not unfair due to the last-minute resolution to reschedule the earlier match.
“Relating to being informed the sport known as off 48 hours earlier than or two hours earlier than, it’s actually an irrelevance. It’s disappointment that you just’ve had a recreation known as off and I perceive that.
“However to have a recreation known as on with 48 hours’ discover is (unfair). Hear, I don’t need to get into that concerning Jose however I feel he’ll know too nicely, that you just plan constructions, you propose bodily components for gamers.”
He added: “Tottenham knew they’d this fixture in, Jose’s group choice on the weekend advised that, he’s in all probability deliberate for the subsequent nonetheless many video games he’s bought and he’s bought plenty of video games, granted.
“However that’s precisely how I see it. Do I see that this is able to occur if it was a top-of-the-table conflict with two of the most important groups and managers who’re consistently right here talking? No, in all probability not. For me this isn’t acceptable.”
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