Gordon Taylor was replaced as the chief executive by a former player.
The amount of games that players are expected to play is being viewed as more like a machine than a human being, according to the Professional Footballers' Association chief executive.
Many clubs have three games a week with the league and cup games.
Manchester City played 61 games last season.
"This isn't a shoe factory," he said.
"You're talking about human beings, and sometimes I get the feeling that we are moving in the direction that footballers are just machines and they are not."
The volume of games their players are expected to play has been a topic of discussion between managers.
The issue of a mid-season break has been a point of contention for many years.
He sent a young team to play in an FA Cup replay to give his first-team players a rest.
The number of games a footballer can play in a season should be limited, according to the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association.
He said that it was astonishing that the players were always the last to find out.
The question is how many games a human can play at the top level, because they are the ones who need to produce the best show.
What is the maximum number of games? To ensure that the stars of the show can give the best versions on the pitch, we need to build a schedule backwards.
In a wide-ranging interview on Football Focus, the president of the Professional Footballers' Association spoke about how the organization is looking to address issues such as dementia in football, racism and online abuse.
You can watch the full interview on Football Focus on Saturday, 20 November at 12:00 GMT and on the BBC Sport website and app.
