Pep Guardiola surprised Gary Lineker by passionately criticizing the fixture schedule after Manchester City's victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.
The City manager wanted to emphasize his complaints about the scheduling. His team had just played a tough 120-minute match in the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, which ended in a penalty shootout defeat on Wednesday night.
When Lineker asked if he felt treated unfairly, Guardiola responded: "It's impossible, for the health of the players! It's not normal. Honestly, it's not normal. We didn't have the courage to tell you, to FIFA we shut up, but it's not possible. It's unacceptable - 120 minutes.
When asked if he had talked to the Football Association about his concerns, Pep answered: "Gary, you think us demanding is going to change something? The only power I have is to say here. It's not going to change anything. I know it for many years."
"But why we play today and not tomorrow, with one day off, when Coventry and United and Chelsea don't play in the mid-week? Why?"
"Why don't you have one more day for the health of the players? For me, as a manager, tell me how you prepare for this game against Chelsea in their best moment of the season? How? It's impossible. There is no chance."
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