Villas-Boas vents fury at ‘career-threatening’ fixture scheduling

Andre Villas-Boas has warned that his players’ careers could be wrecked because of a fixture pile-up caused by the Football League.

Villas-Boas vents fury at ‘career-threatening’ fixture scheduling
Thu, 19 Sep, 2013 - 01:00
Paul Hirst

The Football League have decided Tottenham will play Aston Villa in the third round of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday, just two days after the north London club face Cardiff in the Barclays Premier League.

Given that Spurs play Tromso in the Europa League tonight, Villas-Boas’ squad face a hectic period of three games in six days.

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