Antonio Conte believes Tottenham Hotspur have been “penalised” for a “crazy” fixture schedule and urged club officials to be more robust in future discussions with the Premier League to avoid a repeat.
Spurs return to the Champions League for the first time since 2019 with a home clash against Marseille on Wednesday, a game that comes in a run of seven games in 21 days.
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The schedule has been condensed to accommodate a first winter World Cup, taking place in November and December, but the Premier League have so far moved six fixtures including Chelsea vs. Manchester United and Liverpool vs. Leeds to try to ease the situation.
As yet, no matches involving Spurs have been altered and Conte hinted the club have to argue their case better.
“Honestly, to see this schedule about Tottenham is incredible, it is crazy,” Conte said.
“We played three games in six days against Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Fulham. Now we are playing after four days but we are starting to play again three important games Marseille [in the Champions League], City away, Sporting Lisbon away, in six days.
