Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has called on the Football Association and the Premier League to adopt a winter break and stop playing over the festive season.
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England is currently the only major football league to play fixtures over the Christmas period, with a busy schedule set to draw big television crowds in the upcoming weeks.
Cazorla, though, believes the fixture-heavy schedule will affect the quality of football on show as the teams prepare for four games in just eleven days.
This will be the 28-year-old's first Christmas since moving to the Gunners from Malaga in the off-season, and he has claimed a break will be beneficial to all.
"I do think a winter break is beneficial because you are able to disconnect mentally, psychologically," the Spaniard told the club's official website.
"There are times when you become saturated with games, you are unclear about things. The winter break, that happens in Spain and it makes you feel more relaxed mentally.
"I think that the Premier League overall is already tough with regards to the number of matches that you have to play in a row, so I do not think the month of December is very different from the rest of the months."
Cazorla will have a more relaxed Christmas than the rest of the league, however, as Arsenal's Boxing Day fixture against West Ham has been postponed due to safety reasons, and he plans to make the most of this time with his family.
"I will celebrate with my family, we don't do huge parties," he said. "Spaniards are very family oriented.
"We like to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home with the family, having dinner, and spend the night with your family talking and enjoy being in their company."
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