Barnes devises season-scrapping plan to allow Liverpool to clinch title Liverpool legend John Barnes has called on the footballing authorities to scrap the 2020/21 season and allow the current campaign to finish from a starting point of October. All football in the UK has been put on hold until April 3 at the earliest due to the spread of coronavirus, with 676 more positive tests being confirmed in the country on Wednesday. Italy, Spain and France, meanwhile, have all imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus and, as a result, UEFA confirmed that Euro 2020 – which was due to be hosted in 12 cities across the continent – will now start on June 11 2021 and finish a month later. That move has further opened up the possibility of the current season overlapping into next season to allow it to finish, following calls from some to prematurely hand champions-elect Liverpool their first league title in 30 years. Speaking to Sky Sports, Barnes said that he would be open to the former prospect to give the likes of Aston Villa – who can move out of the relegation zone with a win in their game in hand – the chance to decide their own fate. “If you’re going to give Liverpool the title who will then get relegated and promoted? ‘You can’t just say, “Liverpool get the title because we’re so far ahead” because then what happens to Leeds, West Brom and Fulham?” the former winger said. READ MORE: Klich makes plea that ‘unfair decision’ won’t cost Bielsa and Leeds “And what happens to the three teams at the bottom of the Premier League? Obviously safety is the most important thing, but I think the best thing to do is to allow this season to take place, however long it takes. “There’s no need to rush back. Now that the Euros has been postponed, even if you play one game a week from October, then the season goes on to January or February. “Then you can have a proper pre-season and kick-start the new season at the right time rather than be playing catch-up for years.” In other news, conflicting reports have emerged about the future of Naby Keita at Liverpool. The Guinea international has suffered an injury-hit time at Anfield so far following his big-money move from RB Leipzig. Read more… The post Barnes devises season-scrapping plan to allow Liverpool to clinch title appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Liverpool legend John Barnes has called on the footballing authorities to scrap the 2020/21 season and allow the current campaign to finish from a starting point of October.

All football in the UK has been put on hold until April 3 at the earliest due to the spread of coronavirus, with 676 more positive tests being confirmed in the country on Wednesday.

Italy, Spain and France, meanwhile, have all imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus and, as a result, UEFA confirmed that Euro 2020 – which was due to be hosted in 12 cities across the continent – will now start on June 11 2021 and finish a month later.

That move has further opened up the possibility of the current season overlapping into next season to allow it to finish, following calls from some to prematurely hand champions-elect Liverpool their first league title in 30 years.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Barnes said that he would be open to the former prospect to give the likes of Aston Villa – who can move out of the relegation zone with a win in their game in hand – the chance to decide their own fate.

“If you’re going to give Liverpool the title who will then get relegated and promoted? ‘You can’t just say, “Liverpool get the title because we’re so far ahead” because then what happens to Leeds, West Brom and Fulham?” the former winger said.

READ MORE: Klich makes plea that ‘unfair decision’ won’t cost Bielsa and Leeds

“And what happens to the three teams at the bottom of the Premier League? Obviously safety is the most important thing, but I think the best thing to do is to allow this season to take place, however long it takes.

 

 

“There’s no need to rush back. Now that the Euros has been postponed, even if you play one game a week from October, then the season goes on to January or February.

“Then you can have a proper pre-season and kick-start the new season at the right time rather than be playing catch-up for years.”

In other news, conflicting reports have emerged about the future of Naby Keita at Liverpool.

The Guinea international has suffered an injury-hit time at Anfield so far following his big-money move from RB Leipzig.

Read more…

The post Barnes devises season-scrapping plan to allow Liverpool to clinch title appeared first on teamtalk.com.

Jonny Whitfield