The positive Covid tests for Fabinho and Thiago were the reason why they were absent from the game.
The number of Covid-19 cases and injuries at the club makes it "absurd" that the club has to play two games in four days.
Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases, the premier league clubs decided to fulfill their festive fixture on Monday.
Lijnders said that they love the intensity but they have to respect recovery.
He said it was absurd that they had to play after 48 hours. It's more likely to be injured.
You have to ask the teams why they want to play. It would make sense to have more time before the next game.
Jordan Henderson had a cold and several key players were absent, including Fabinho, who had positive Covid tests.
Jude Bellingham would tell football players to get vaccinations.
The scientists should be listened to when making decisions about how to deal with Covid-19, according to Lijnders.
Six out of 10 games last weekend were postponed after players and club staff returned a record 90 positive tests.
It had been suggested that the gameweek 20 of the premier league would be delayed in order to ease the pressure on the squad.
If the clubs have 13 fit players, plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfill their games.
Lijnders said that the experts are the scientists and the doctors.
We should follow their guidelines. The managers should not be asked by the league because health always comes first.
Tuchel said that he was playing Kante close to irresponsible.
I don't have a solution, but a break would have been better for us.
The decision to play N'Golo Kante against Wolves at the weekend was close to irresponsible, as he had little choice given the lack of options.
With nine players out through injury and Covid-related illness, Kante played the full game at Wolves.
The game was rejected by the premier league and only four outfield replacements were named.
"N'Golo Kante played 90 minutes against Wolves, which was close to irresponsible, and he will be rested for Tuesday's cup game," said Tuchel.
We are paying for it as we simply can't play five games in two weeks or three games in one week with so many players out.
A two-week circuit break may not be effective in the long run, even if it would benefit his side in the short term.
"Maybe it would just have delayed the problem, we don't know if we can say for certain that we don't have the problem again in three weeks," said the German.
It may have been better for us to have a short break because some clubs suffer a lot. We could have played against another team who was going to suffer in the next moment.
David Moyes said that there are one or two players and staff who have tested positive for Covid-19, but that most are OK.
The Hammers travel to Spurs in the quarter-finals.
They were put in a fine place.
Thomas Frank says he has no positive Covid cases in his squad.
The past two matches, against Manchester United and Saints, were called off because of the virus, but the meeting with the Blues is scheduled to go ahead as planned.
Frank, who was the first to call for a break in the fixtures, said: "We'll put 11 players out, that's for sure."
The postponements helped us break the circuit and we only had one Monday and zero today. We are in a good place.
