BOSS Ralph Hasenhuttl was in favour of the Premier League’s decision to consult clubs regarding changing rules on match postponements. Asked about the Premier League reconsidering the current postponement rule,
Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “First, good that they look again over the rules. It’s very important. I think everybody sees the situation was not ideal for the league. Second, the new signings. It’s not so easy because some teams have lost some players in the transfer window so the whole situation is different. Some teams have five games less than others. It’s a difficult situation to change rules during the season anywhere. In the end we all have to be clear that we only have a certain amount of fixture dates where we can play these games and they’re getting less and less. We need to play every game that is possible. The easiest way would be if the COVID situation is gone but we don’t know if this happens or how things will be in the future. It looks good now that we are running through the Omicron variant and finally back to normality. This would be great for the league, definitely. We are still ahead of other leagues in Europe and I see German football without supporters in the ground. We are in a very, very privileged situation I must say and hopefully it stays like this and in the end hopefully we replay every game that is coming up because this is important for the fans and clubs.”
New regulations regarding postponements could apply when the English top flight resumes on February 8.
