Gianfranco Zola has called for the transfer window to double as a winter break and the West Ham boss agrees with Arsenal chief Arsene Wenger when he claimed the top English teams had too many fixtures. He said: "It is one of the issues that everybody should be looking at. We have had a lot of injuries and they happen when the body is stressed from extra work.

"In this country the top teams play too many games. Then you get injuries and you don't perform as well as you could.

"I agree with Wenger, they are playing at a high level in the league and also have to compete in the Champions League.

"I did that with Chelsea and it is very demanding physically. There should be a mid-season break.

"Everywhere else they have it so they should have it in this country as well.

"I am talking especially about those who are involved in Europe, for us it is not such a problem although we also have to play in the cups, which makes it a lot of games.

"The rotation system is not perfect because then you get a big squad that has players who don't play much. That is no the perfect situation.

"Even if you have a big squad the important players are the same, you can change one or two but not all of them.

"At the end of the day there are still too many games so don't be surprised if you get too many injuries.

"You need to play games obviously but a player also needs to train and it is a problem if you are always playing."