EPL bosses Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Mancini emphasise on the need for holidays
EPL bosses Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Mancini emphasise on the need for holidaysManchester City boss Roberto Mancini added his voice to calls for the English Premier League to follow their European counterparts and introduce a winter break.
Carlo AncelottiWith Spain, Italy and Germany enjoying a Christmas and New Year rest, English clubs face the prospect of four games in a 10-day period which could play a major role in the destination of the title.
Sunday's Boxing Day programme marks the start of the gruelling schedule."In England, Boxing Day is very important game," said Mancini. "But maybe English players need a rest sometimes.
"It might not be Boxing Day but maybe in January you could have a week off for all the players. That would be a good opportunity for them."
Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti slammed the Premier League fixture planners as his side prepare to play twice in three days over Christmas.
Ancelotti's team, who trail leaders Manchester United by three points, will play a crucial clash against title rivals Arsenal on Monday before a home match against Bolton two days later and the Italian is unhappy with the champions' workload.
Bolton host West Bromwich Albion on December 26 as part of the traditional Boxing Day schedule, while Chelsea have to wait another 24 hours before their fixture at Arsenal as the game is being shown live on television in England.
That means Owen Coyle's players will have an extra day to ease their aching limbs before travelling to Stamford Bridge to face the Blues and Ancelotti believes that gives Bolton a significant advantage. "I want to say something about the Bolton game because we won't have the possibility to recover," Ancelotti told reporters on Thursday.
"We'll have two days, compared to Bolton who, unfortunately, play on the 26th. We play on the 27th. That's not a good thing, to have one day less to recover. I'm not happy about that."
