Tottenham Hotspur Links: Mauricio Pochettino Wants the Premier League to Schedule Around the Europa League

Here’s the latest Tottenham Hotspur Links

These are the three stories that Hotspur HQ has to offer. First, Mauricio Pochettino wants to see the Premier League schedule games around European competitions to help benefit teams who will be dealing with short rest. The second story is about Son Heung-min being nominated for the AFC Asian International Player of the Year award for his 2014-15 season with Bayer Leverkusen. And finally, Kenneth McEvoy, is going out on another loan, his fourth since promotion from Tottenham’s Under-18 group. Let’s get to the links down below.

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  • Mauricio Pochettino wants a better schedule around European games
    • [via Sky Sports]

    “To be fair, you need to compete in every competition with the same conditions as the opponent. I am not complaining. I only want to translate our feeling. I only want to bring attention to the conditions, that it’s not fair to have two days less recovery than the opponent.”

    What Mauricio Pochettino says can be taken in two different ways. If you’re a Tottenham supporter, the Premier League games are scheduled unfairly. If you’re not a Spurs fan, you might think Pochettino is making excuses if he loses a match on short rest. In the end though, it’s a little bit of both.

    There are pros and cons with the current schedule, but mainly it could be fixed if the Premier League did anything about it. Because let’s be honest, no one can deny that certain clubs will get an advantage if they play on Tuesday or Wednesday and get an extra four to five days of rest if they have to play again on Sunday. Compared to a team who has to play on Thursday and then once again three days later on Sunday.