The Post: Premier League teams are considering isolating players who refuse to be vaccinated in training

Live Bar December 19, according to the Daily Mail reported that due to the new crown variant virus Omil kojung led to the resurgence of the epidemic in the United Kingdom, many Premier League matches have been postponed. At the Premier League emergency meeting to be held next Monday, players who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 will face more pressure.

It is understood that a number of clubs in the Premier League are pushing for a policy of isolation in training and travel for players who have so far refused to be vaccinated against the new crown to prevent the risk of expanding the scope of infection. The Premier League is still struggling to save its Boxing Day playing tradition, with many clubs being required to work out new, stricter protocols and fans hoping for more consistent rules to avoid more games being delayed or cancelled. For example, yesterday's (Saturday) Aston Villa match against Burnley was cancelled with notice more than two hours before kick-off.

The Premier League is also resisting the proposal to suspend all fixtures and continue attempts to allow some games to continue where possible. But if a "de facto suspension" is caused by a postponement of the match, it could trigger the fact that England cannot play in the top football league on Boxing Day for the first time since World War II.

With Premier League officials desperate to improve their current poor vaccination record, Liverpool boss Klopp said it would be difficult to sign a player who had not yet been vaccinated. The reality of low vaccination rates reflects that more and more players do not want to be potential transfer targets. He said: "If a player hasn't been vaccinated at all, he's an ongoing threat for all of us. Maybe he doesn't want to be like that himself, but it's not because he feels like 'I don't care about other people', but because he is himself. ”

"From an organizational point of view, this can make things very confusing. We had to set up different occasions: he had to change clothes in different dressing rooms, he had to eat in different restaurants, he had to sit on different buses, he had to drive different cars. If you really want to comply with the protocol, do this, but it's very difficult. ”

Leeds United chief executive Angus Kinnier said the "vaccine skeptics" in the club would face "punitive consequences". Staff at another Premier League club even suggested that players who have not been vaccinated are not allowed to enter the "red zone" of the stadium, that is, the area used by the vaccinated players and staff. This may prevent this group of players from playing and therefore will not be supported by most clubs. But it also reflects the growing frustration in football: players refusing to be vaccinated are endangering the entire league.

What Klopp said could become a reality as clubs struggle to control the spread of Omi kerong. The Premier League's vaccination rate is by far the worst of Europe's major leagues, with 68% of players having two shots of vaccination by October. However, the Premier League will release the latest data next week.

However, the Premier League's figures will still lag far behind Serie A, with 98% of Serie A players vaccinated, according to the Italian newspaper Repubblica. The Bundesliga says 92 per cent of their players have been vaccinated, and the Sunday edition of the Daily Mail learned that 92 per cent of La Liga players have also been vaccinated. In the UK, players who have been vaccinated twice can now get booster shots that can provide greater protection against Omilon.

Villa's match with Burnley on Saturday was cancelled more than two hours before kick-off, leaving fans outraged, calling the decision "unacceptable" and "ridiculous". Burnley was particularly upset. Due to the outbreak within the opposing team, their last two rounds of matches were cancelled just before kick-off.

The fan community acknowledged that health remained a top concern, but were outraged that the club had been informed of the case and cancelled so late. Villa was informed of the team's latest COVID-19 test results at 10am on Saturday, and the Premier League board had to consider the evidence to confirm whether it met their criteria of "canceling a match when there are fewer than 14 players to play". The Premier League board met at noon and made a decision at 12:40 to consider Villa's situation to qualify for a cancellation.

Proposals to prevent more matches from being postponed will be discussed at Monday's meeting, including having clubs make streaming arrangements the night before the match and ensuring that all personnel PCR tests are completed the night before the match so that at least any possible problems can be detected the day before the match. To prevent contagion, players may have to return to the "bubble zone", check into a hotel 24 hours before the game, and may implement stricter travel arrangements and maintain greater social distancing.

Writing in the Sunday Times, Leeds United CEO Kinnear said: "Players who refuse to be vaccinated and are unable to make effective transfers seem inevitably to face broader and harsher consequences – and the rest of society feels this. ”

In response to the fact that many matches were cancelled before the game, Malcolm Clark, president of the Football Fans Association, said: "There must be a better agreement to avoid the game being postponed a few hours before kick-off. That's ridiculous! This happens twice a week and a better approach must be come up with. It is very inconvenient for fans to be told a few hours in advance (the game is postponed). This is not fair at all. It is unacceptable to give only two hours' notice of cancellations. ”

(Felix Cat)