The Premier League is hard at work to resume the championship on 12 or 19 June, but in the meantime, the malaise of many players is mounting. "They treat us as if we were guinea pigs or lab rats," Danny Rose, a Newcastle defender on loan at Newcastle, blurted out on the radio.
According to the 29-year-old English international, before assuming a return to the races, it would be better to "experiment with this phase and see if it works or not", as was done in Germany with the Bundesliga. "I guess what people say at home: 'they earn so much, they can even start playing again.' I wonder if it's worth it. I could find myself risking my health for their fun and, to be honest, I wouldn't want to be involved in this sort of thing. "
Danny Rose's skepticism about the Premier "Project Restart", stopping since March 13, adds up to that of others, such as Manchester City stars Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling or Watford captain Troy Deeney, who refused to train preferring not to take risks to the child who suffers from breathing difficulties.
The news of the internal investigation opened by Tottenham on its defender Serge Aurier, guilty of having broken the rules on distancing, is not useful. Yesterday, in fact, Aurier had posted a photo on Instagram that portrays him next to his hairdresser, thanks to whom he sports a new haircut. But players are prohibited from having any contact with people outside the family circle.
The first test cycle on Premier players and staff, meanwhile, revealed 6 positive cases out of 748 withdrawals. These included Burnley's assistant coach, Ian Woan, and a player and two Watford staff members.