Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has slammed the busy early schedule.
Guardiola believes the quality of football is suffering due to the early season demands.
"I love to play and watch football but the schedule is too much, it's too much. I know the business but it's too much for the players," Guardiola said.
"To sell a better product you have to go for quality. I know what's going to happen. The calendar is more difficult but it's too much for the teams who play in Europe - maybe the others it's less.
"I'd love to play a lot of games but after take a break for two months, protect the players, relax the minds, but now we have to start again. It's pre-season, Community Shield and that's why players get injured, it's normal. You just pray everyone finishes the game.
"It's a crazy situation. They want to create new things [competitions] and always it's the same, two or three weeks a year to rest. All the teams in Europe have this problem. The schedule is completely crazy for everyone."
