This season's EPL competition is extremely fierce, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City 3 giants are only separated by 1 point, the last 2 months of the league's sprint can not be missed. In order to fight hard for the final battle, the 3 powerhouses have applied for exemptions in this year's international matches. Arsenal Gabil Magathis and Liverpool Darwin Nunes announced their withdrawal on Tuesday (19th), in which nearly half of the players of the 'Arsenal' will not be playing international matches, which is a little bit of a sweet spot.
During the March international tournament, European and South American teams participated mainly in warm-up matches. Few national teams were willing to compromise. Uruguay announced on Tuesday that Dawun Nunes, because of 'thigh discomfort' military doctors later confirmed that the Liverpool striker had only left the team 'as a precautionary measure' and that he could return to action at the end of the month, when Liverpool take on Brighton Town in the league. Another striker, Mohamed Shah, applied for exemption from Egypt last week, and was also accepted by new Egyptian coach Hassin, with the Reds' second-biggest striker staying in England to prepare for the match.
"The 'top of the table' Arsenal are also doing quite well. After Gabriele Martinelli was dropped from the squad due to injury, centerpiece Gabriele Magathis was also "released" by the Brazilian champions on Tuesday, and is currently preparing for England's Brazil at Arsenal's training base. Leader Dulivar Zulia said that Magahis' foot injury is not serious but he will consider more players and chose Kirchenbirmer to replace them.
Benguet, who refused to be selected for England, and Brazilian stars Martinelli, Magalhaes and Gabriele Jenksi, who are reportedly injured, as well as Kenyo Tomoyasu (Japan), Thomas Birdie (Ghana), and Zulian Timba (Holland), all of whom have just recovered from serious injuries and are not yet in good enough shape to be selected for their respective national squads, have allowed half of the Arsenal's main team to stay in London to recover and recuperate.
As for the star-studded Manchester City, they are the most "hard-working", they have successfully applied for the withdrawal of Giovanni Dibny from Belgium, and Kialisch, who has just returned to the team, has not been called up to England, but there are still 15 main players who have to serve for the national team, including Norwegian striker Einin Chalantal. The team's leader, Diego Corteona, recently instructed his players to play "smarter" and not to jeopardize their championship campaign by playing friendly matches.
