{"id":72398,"date":"2025-05-03T23:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72398\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T23:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:40:10","slug":"arne-slot-shrugs-off-liverpools-club-world-cup-snub-as-reds-boss-questions-adding-another-tournament-to-packed-calendar-amid-player-burnout-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72398\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot shrugs off Liverpool&#8217;s Club World Cup snub as Reds boss questions adding &#8216;another tournament&#8217; to packed calendar amid player burnout concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Man City and Chelsea will represent England in tournament from June 14-July 13<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Arne Slot says it&#8217;s not healthy for players to have such little rest in the summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Chris Sutton explains the harsh reality of being a manager: &#8216;I wasted a year of my life!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-409\/joe-bernstein.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOE BERNSTEIN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  18:39 EDT, 3 May 2025   |  Updated:  19:16 EDT, 3 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/arne-slot\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b4bffe0-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a> isn\u2019t shedding any tears over <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/liverpool\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b465a90-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> not taking part in the FIFA <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/club-world-cup\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b5af400-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Club World Cup<\/a> in America this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b5a57c0-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> champions will be able to put their feet up whilst <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-city\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b46a8b0-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> and Sunday&#8217;s opponents <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/chelsea\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b432640-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> represent <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/england_football\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b4410a0-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a> in the new competition that runs from June 14-July 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018In this moment, eight out of ten people who work in this business &#8211; maybe even ten out of ten &#8211; will feel is it really necessary to have another tournament for these players that already had such a long season,\u2019 said the Liverpool manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s healthy for players to only have maybe one week off, then go into the tournament, then have one week off and start the whole Premier League season again. That can never be good for the health of a player.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">City manager <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/pep_guardiola\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8b568730-286f-11f0-b4e7-8963b0f362a0\" rel=\"noopener\">Pep Guardiola<\/a> has been among the most strident critics of an ever-increasing fixture list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I think that is probably what most of us feel,\u2019 said a supportive Slot.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-198d675050e3e8fa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98000771-0-image-a-120_1746311961994.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Arne Slot isn\u2019t shedding any tears over Liverpool not taking part in the FIFA Club World Cup\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Arne Slot isn\u2019t shedding any tears over Liverpool not taking part in the FIFA Club World Cup<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-14db202717fbc16a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98000669-0-image-a-107_1746310561678.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The new competition will take place in the United States and runs from June 14-July 13\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The new competition will take place in the United States and runs from June 14-July 13<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-42c37b053aebc7a9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98000941-0-image-a-108_1746311273270.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Liverpool will be able to put their feet up whilst Man City and Chelsea represent England\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Liverpool will be able to put their feet up whilst Man City and Chelsea represent England<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Maybe when the tournament has been played or done well, we\u2019ll all feel we would love to have been there because what a great occasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018But now we have our opinion and I think most people in football have the same opinion, pfft, another tournament. We have to wait and see what it means for the long-term for these teams hardly having any days off.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Slot has just spent his first week as a champion in England having clinched the title against Tottenham last weekend. Chelsea will form a guard of honour for them at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Normal things like shopping for groceries still have to be done,\u2019 said Slot. \u2018But I go to the shop with a smile on my face!\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018If I felt we couldn\u2019t improve as a team, we would have a problem because I know for sure Manchester City and Arsenal will improve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018That improvement will also come by bringing in new players because that&#8217;s what they did for so many years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018We may have set the example (by not buying anyone last summer) but I don\u2019t think that is going to happen!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Arne Slot shrugs off Liverpool&#8217;s Club World Cup snub as Reds boss questions adding &#8216;another tournament&#8217; to packed calendar amid player burnout concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man City and Chelsea will represent England in tournament from June 14-July 13 Arne Slot says it&#8217;s not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[1121,748,36078,92,393,94,4884,179,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-72398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-arne-slot","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-club-world-cup","11":"tag-dailymail","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-sport","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114446547331438068","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}