Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is now the Burnley manager
10He said: “For the players at the top, who have to play for their national teams and all of these other competitions, it should be capped appearances within a season.
“Put a number on it. It's not for me to put a number on it, 60 or 65 games. They have to work hard, don't get me wrong, but 60 games takes a little bit away. It would put the pressure more on coaches and national teams to come to a common-sense calendar. “There is a part of the league with an enormous amount of international players playing all over the world who get very little rest.”Kompany added: “If I look at the position we're in, compared to the Championship last season, it is OK. We're all right.
“I really believe in common sense. You're not going to keep a player away from finals or important games, you're not going to do that, but I think if you decide that physiologically that 65 games is beyond healthy then that should be the cap. “So when he has to have time off, he has time off. Squads get bigger, players get more game time - everyone is happy. After that, you start juggling around like you do when you have an injured player. It's no more difficult than that.”
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