{"id":235082,"date":"2021-12-26T08:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T03:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=235082"},"modified":"2021-12-26T08:52:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T03:52:40","slug":"epl-meeting-waste-of-time-conte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/epl-meeting-waste-of-time-conte\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL meeting \u2018waste of time\u2019: Conte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> London<br \/>\nPremier League club Tottenham\u2019s coach has said  Thursday\u2019s meeting between managers and the Premier League to discuss issues around the Covid-19 pandemic was like talking to a brick wall.<br \/>\nOn Monday the league chose to continue playing through the Christmas period.<br \/>\nThree games on 26 December have now been postponed, taking the total to 13, while players and club staff returned a record 90 positive tests last week.<br \/>\nAsked if the meeting was a waste of time, Conte said: \u201cI think so.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Italian added: \u201cYesterday it was [like talking to] a wall and for this reason I also prefer to not go into it.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Premier League has declined to comment and BBC Sport has been told Spurs boss Conte did not contribute to any discussions within the meeting.<br \/>\nOn Thursday, Liverpool v Leeds and Wolves v Watford were postponed because of coronavirus, while the Boxing Day fixture between Burnley v Everton was called off on Friday.<br \/>\nSpurs, who are seventh in the table, have been hit hard by the virus with two league games postponed and their final Europa Conference League game forfeited after they were unable to play.<br \/>\n\u201cIf I have to be honest, it was a meeting that we tried to speak and some coaches tried to speak, to ask about solutions but I think everything was decided,\u201d added Conte.<br \/>\n\u201cBecause when you have a wall in front of you, you can speak and ask what you want but every decision was taken.\u201d<br \/>\nAt Monday\u2019s meeting, clubs were advised that if they have 13 fit players, plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfil their games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London Premier League club Tottenham\u2019s coach has said Thursday\u2019s meeting between managers and the Premier League to discuss issues around the Covid-19 pandemic was like talking to a brick wall. 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