Speaking to Arsenal’s official website, manager Arsene Wenger has stated that he does not share the views of Pep Guardiola that teams should be allowed to make six substitutions during a game.

Pep Guardiola is most certainly a revolutionary manager and his innovative ideals since moving into management back in 2008 has affected modern football in a very positive manner.

Guardiola has led the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich to unprecedented success over the years and although he has not enjoyed the best of starts at Manchester City, the Citizens do seem to be heading in the right direction.

Despite all his success in management though, some of Guardiola’s ideas can prove to be very controversial and his recent claim that teams should be allowed to make at least six substitutions per match has clearly sparked a lot of debate.

Guardiola had said, "They are focusing on more and more and more - it affects the quality. I am thinking just for the players. They need to breathe, to [have a] break, to enjoy.

"It's just three substitutions now - why can you not make four, five or six? All the players [would be] involved more than before, the coaches can use different tactics.”

Wenger disagrees with Guardiola

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was understandably queried regarding Guardiola’s seemingly outlandish suggestions and the experienced Frenchman went on to express his reservations regarding bringing in such a drastic change into football.

Wenger said, “Six is maybe too many. We’ve had that debate many times in Europe. You don’t want to stop the flow of the game too much. We thought about it. When you play extra time in the Champions League, we had that debate and it’s not easy because you have to reduce the substitutions then.

“You cannot have six substitutions. We see it in pre-season games. When you change player after player, sometimes you sit together before the game and say, ‘If we make the changes let’s make two by two or three by three’. He has a point. It’s good to think about it but it really has to be a bit sophisticated to improve it.”