The Arsenal manager is just the latest figure to speak out about the hectic nature of English football's calendar. Premier League sides were afforded a two-week winter break for the first time ever this season, but Arteta believes more still needs to be done. Something has to be done because you can see players are cracking and cracking every season,” he said ahead of his side's FA Cup fifth-round clash with Portsmouth on Monday. “You can sustain that for one season, two seasons, but after three or four seasons you end up paying the price and I think the quality at some stage will drop. But we have a history, a massive culture, here with the cup games and to go against that is...
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