Arsene Wenger’s connivances, Hodgson’s Palace flying, Long scores!

In the course of the most recent 12 days, every one of the 20 Premier League clubs have played four times each. That is 40 diversions in less than two weeks. It’s debilitating, persistent and it puts totally superfluous and unnecessary requests on those included. What’s more, it must be quite tiring for the players as well.

However, truly: the strain on the footballers we’re viewing is self-evident, and definitely just the most parochial spectator married to these yearly conventions of the English amusement will decline to acknowledge that requesting that competitors perform such a great amount in so brief period is absurd and counter-beneficial. Be that as it may, there is a component of weariness from the couch and the stands, as well.

Yet at the same time, some football is superior to no football. Give us a chance to feel thankful for this lovely abundance, and to these players, trudging their guts out for our amusement.