article_snippet: Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have always advocated a winter pause and the evidence to support Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho grows with every passing season.
article_snippet: City boss Manuel Pellegrini joined the chorus in an interview with Sportsmail this week, saying: 'December and January are very tough months because of the number of games. '
article_snippet: You reach an important part of the season and you are not in optimum shape because there is no winter break as there is in other countries. '
article_snippet: But you can't play nine games in December and nine in January.
article_snippet: The quantity and intensity of fixtures in England means that no player can emerge from the hectic December and January January period firing on all cylinders.
article_snippet: Man City manager Manuel Pellegrini has joined the chorus of managers favouring a winter break .
article_snippet: While football over the Christmas period should be kept sacred, a couple of weeks off in January would not go amiss and would boost English chances of getting through the last-16 stage.
highlights_snippet: Managers are increasingly calling for winter break to boost chances .
  