Danny Rose slams Project Restart for treating Premier League players like 'lab rats'

Danny Rose, currently on loan at Newcastle United from Tottenham, hammered Project Restart once again and claimed that players are being treated as 'lab rats'. UK Government has set up a plan called 'Project Restart' which could see return of Premier League by June 12. However, Danny Rose is furious over footballers being expected to resume training while threat of coronavirus looms large. Danny Rose opened up on how players used for Premier League testing are being portrayed as 'lab rats' and called Project Restart a 'joke'.

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Premier League return: Project Restart

UK Government has reportedly devised a plan to resume football by June 12 and finish remainder of season over a gruelling four-week period. plan for Premier League return would boost ecomy which is currently facing a recession-like slump since coronavirus lockdown. Although Project Restart would bring back football for fans, some players including Danny Rose have voiced ir concerns about Premier League return while death toll in UK continues to rise. 

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Premier League testing: Danny Rose on PL restart

Under Project Restart guidelines, players and staff will be tested on a regular basis, at least twice a week, and a number of health and safety protocols will be put in place. However, while speaking on  Lockdown Tactics podcast, Danny Rose once again hit out at Project Restart after reports from Sun claimed that six people tested positive for coronavirus in first phase of Premier League testing. Although Danny Rose revealed that he is erly awaiting a Premier League return, he stated that players mustn't be treated as 'guinea pigs' in an experiment to see wher or t it is safe to resume football.

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Premier League testing: Premier League return on cards

Danny Rose previously expressed his discontent of Project Restart and branded government's decision to resume football immediately a 'joke'. While touching upon Premier League testing players for coronavirus, Danny Rose related scenario to testing lab rats in an experiment, examining wher this procedure could actually bring back sport. Earlier this week, an unnamed Premier League official stated that players shouldn't be paid ir ws if y oppose a return to training. Danny Rose addressed same issue on podcast as he concluded by saying, "I can just imagine people at home saying, ‘Well y earn that amount of money so y should be going back’."

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