A gruelling
festive schedule of four games in the space of 10 days has yielded 10 points out of a possible 12.
Not exact matches
To avoid being depleted by the
festive season, a recent post recommends a thorough pre-holiday decluttering - not just
of your home, but
of your
schedule, and your mind too.
Bearing in mind that because
of the injury list a lot
of the Arsenal first team have had very little rest and we have just had that busy
festive schedule I think it is important for some key players to be rested until the Liverpool game next week, so assuming that Alexis Sanchez is fit and available, this would be my starting XI.
With the next round
of Premier League fixtures set for today in the hectic, rapid fire
of the
festive English football
schedule, WhoScored have collated the numbers from Boxing Day, with this being their most statistically impressive XI:
Sky are yet to release their choices for the busy
festive schedule as
of yet, but have clearly asked if it would be possible to have the crunch clash between our side and Liverpool.
Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp have been the main critiques
of the congested
festive Premier League fixture
schedule, which keeps fans entertained up and down the country over the
festive period.
The Blues tried their best to manage 11 players across their
festive fixtures last year, but things have massively changed in terms
of the demands on the
schedule for Conte's side.
Three, vital Premier League points, which, as Town supporters filtered out
of the ground with a specially modified rendition
of «Last Christmas», would have done wonders to lift the spirits on the road as the busy
festive schedule begins to take shape.
Austin netted the opener midway through the first half, but was substituted in the closing stages with a hamstring complaint and Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino confirmed he is likely to be sidelined for the remainder
of the
festive schedule regardless.
This fixture was originally pencilled in for a December date, the same month the Tangerines were
scheduled to play host to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, however the bitterly cold conditions over the
festive period meant the Seasiders went well over a month without hosting any Premiership football because
of a lack
of under - soil heating at their ground, something the club have confirmed on numerous occasions will be rectified in the summer regardless
of whether they stay in this division or not.
But few are well equipped to handle the strain
of a hectic
festive schedule than Tottenham's squad and with key personnel returning from long - term injuries at just the right time — Michael Dawson and Jermain Defoe both back from injury and involved in first - team affairs — this could be a defining period
of the season for Spurs, a period where others may falter as they capitalise by defying the physical demands
of Christmas fixtures by using strength in numbers.
Pulis was far from happy with the final result, livid with the manner in which his team conceded the two goals but, if he was honest, delighted in many ways as the draw did at least stretch Stoke's unbeaten run to five matches, a run which instils a wealth
of confidence into a dressing room and just the sort
of run Stoke need ahead
of a busy
festive schedule.
Maintain a regular sleeping
schedule Right at the start
of the
festive period, make a commitment to maintaining a consistent bedtime, as well as a consistent getting - up time.
Embrace winter dating, but do remember it's a time
of year for excess, so don't
schedule dates on days when you're likely to be recovering from
festive cheer!
Director Paul King's adaptation
of Michael Bond's beloved children's books is the perfect tonic for all those tinsel - trimmed turkeys that have been honking up the
festive schedule in recent years.
Maruti Suzuki is surely planning a mega upgrade drive this
festive season with most
of its best selling models
scheduled to launch with a facelift.
Maruti Suzuki is surely planning a mega upgrade drive this
festive season with most
of its best selling models
scheduled to launch with a... Read More
2015 was set to be a fantastic year for Zelda fans, but with Wii U's The Legend
Of Zelda delayed until at least 2016 the festive schedule looked bereft of any Link based actio
Of Zelda delayed until at least 2016 the
festive schedule looked bereft
of any Link based actio
of any Link based action.