Gary Neville believes most Premier League clubs were scared to play football again, despite the league intentions to resume as soon as possible.
Former Manchester United defender said clubs feared players could be infected by the COVID-19 virus.
This comes after Premier League stakeholders meeting on Friday, with reports suggest that some clubs want to abandon the season while others are keen to play all remaining fixtures.
“The PL are having a CV nightmare. They keep spouting Health First but then brief constantly ‘We have to Re-Start’,” Neville wrote on his Twitter account.
“I’d respect them more if they said ‘We accept the increase in Health Risk but it’s one we are willing to take’. They won’t as they are frightened to death!”
“That’s why we haven’t heard one single prominent CEO / Chairman / Owner or Executive open his mouth to back the re-start ! Brief / Brief / Brief ! Scared to death of the liability and blame.”
“It would be good for them to speak at least once. Any of them! Clubs included. They are bottling this virus on communications. Very happy to tell us when they are delivering food parcels though.”
So far, only Brighton and Crystal Palace were opposed to the idea of resuming the current season.