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How crucial is Christmas in PL?
- Updated: December 15, 2016
How important is the Christmas period to your Premier League team? We asked our Sky Sports pundits…
The festive fixture list is one of the busiest times on the football calendar, with plenty of big-match action live on Sky Sports, including the Merseyside derby and Arsenal’s trip to Man City.
Clubs face the prospect of four games between December 17 and January 4, offering the opportunity to climb or fall in the table in double-quick time.
So how important is it, and can it really make or break your season? Jamie Carragher, Paul Merson, Jamie Redknapp and Matt Le Tissier have their say…
Jamie Carragher
Its importance cannot be overplayed – there are so many games in such a short space of time.
It gives you a real chance if you are not having a great time and stuck in mid-table – if you can get 10 points out of 12, it shoots you right up the league very quickly.
Of course, it comes down to endurance – that is the same for everyone – but its grueling nature does slightly favour the bigger teams who have the larger squads.
Jamie …
