October 17th 2023.
Virgil van Dijk recently hit out at the fixture list, calling for players to join together and revolt against governing bodies. He argued that players are being paid well but they shouldn't have to sacrifice their health for it. "In England, we believe the schedules are too busy. We keep having to play more and more games," he said.
England legend Alan Shearer, however, has dismissed the Dutchman's claims, saying that players are compensated for their workload. "Nonsense. Nonsense. Players are playing too much football? What? I mean come on," Shearer said on the podcast The Rest Is Football when questioned about Van Dijk's comments.
"I know you should never mention the money, but you've got bigger squads than ever, more substitutes than ever, getting paid more money than ever, you've got the best physios, the best technology, the best of everything. Do me a favour, playing too much football? F***ing hell," he continued.
Shearer then went on to explain that while it's understandable why international football is demanding, this isn't the case in England. "But here in England, you can tell I don't really agree with that," he concluded.
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