Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders has joined manager Jurgen Klopp in attacking English football's traditional Christmas programme.
Klopp has long railed against the popular and traditional Christmas schedule.
And Lijnders says he is in unison with his manager today, stating: "We always make our recommendations and give our honest opinion.
"It's important the players don't get fatigue. They get not as brave, not as spontaneous, they play sideways instead of forwards.
"A Premier League player needs 72 hours to recover, we have to respect the recovery process because it will reduce the chances of injury.
"We think it's absurd that we have to play inside 48 hours. The chances of injury, the quality of the game won't be as good. The moment we lose players, we have to push players through these situations, the risk becomes bigger.
"It's what Jurgen tries to explain. I think it's absurd. You have to ask the teams why they want to play..."
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