Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has made a strong plea for a winter break after injuries to three players.
Nedum Onuoha, Danny Welbeck and Asamoah Gyan all suffered hamstring injuries in the 2-0 home defeat by Blackpool on Tuesday.
That setback came after a loss by the same scoreline to Manchester United just two days before.
Now Bruce has urged his top-flight counterparts to join forces to protest against the hectic holiday programme and demand a winter break.
He said: "That's the biggest concern for me. If we don't speak up, all of us, especially as Premier League managers...
"A footballer can play every day of the week if you want him to, but to ask him to go and play at Manchester United and then play 48 hours later, this is the result.
"I have got three of them with hamstrings at the moment - Welbeck has got a strain, Gyan came off with a hamstring, Onuoha came off with a hamstring - and those are the consequences of playing two games in 48 hours at this level.
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