by Stefano Boldrini
We are of limits, going further is madness. From the rich and glossy Premierthe coaches sound the alarm: play toowe have impressive numbers of injuredthe physique of footballers cannot handle these rhythms. In the background, the question of recoverieswhich is traveling on in the English championship record average: staying on the pitch until the 100th minute and even beyond is becoming the rule. Here the Premier enters with a straight leg in political dispute which led to yet another clash between Fifa (in favor of lengthening recovery times, objective is the actual time) e Uefa (where instead the line of calming down and not wearing out the players prevails).
The loudest voice was that of Erik Ten HagDutch coach of Manchester United: “The players can’t take this anymore overloadthe numbers of injured And impressive. Last season, with the World Cup, was particularly wearingbut once the championships were over, there was the Nations League. The summer break is increasingly shorter, while commitments increase year after year. I and other colleagues have highlighted the problem, but it continues expandinstead of braking. The players are at their limit, even with larger squads than in the past.” Second Premierinjures.comthe data updated to September 30th and of 120 footballers in the infirmary, average 6 per team. The Chelsea it is the most harassed club with 12 players knocked out, then Manchester United, Newcastle and Sheffield Utd at 9. Wolverhampton (2), Liverpool (2) and West Ham (1) are the healthiest.
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Vincent Kompanymanager of newly promoted Burnley, claims that a roof at seasonal attendance of the soccer players: 60, maximum 65, including friendlies. Second Pep Guardiolait is up to the players to impose their voice: “They have to put pressure on on FIFA and UEFA to say enough and change direction. Without Guardiola, the show goes on, but without players, everything stops. I don’t want to influence anyone, but I am convinced that only footballers can change things. We coaches have our hands tied. The UEFA president, Ceferin, told me and Klopp: don’t complain because you earn a mountain of money. Otherwise, do it like in the NBA, where they also play eighty seasonal matchesbut then they have four months to recover. In football now the summer rest does not exceed three weeks.” Also Mikel ArtetaArsenal manager, lashes out against the calendar: “Injuries are caused by various situations: training, matches, coincidence, but there is a indicator which must be taken into account: you play morethe loads increase and the body cannot go beyond certain limits”.
Pep Guardiola opened the front of the recoveries extra large. After the challenge of Community Shield lost on penalties to Arsenal, with1-1 of the Gunners gained at 101’the Catalan coach used very harsh words: “The great minds who decide have not consulted us on these new rules of recovery. We play more and more and as if that wasn’t enough, they are added eight to ten minutes per game. Those who change the rules never consult coaches and players.” The World Cup in Qatar opened the new frontier. FIFA fully supported the line indicated by the president of the Referee Commission Pierluigi Hillbut UEFA does not agree: “We play too much, the calendar is crazy and you want to add several minutes to the most difficult moment of a race – the statements released by vice president Zvonimir Boban to the Spanish newspaper Brand -. They changed the rules without consulting coaches and players. Football does not belong to Collina nor does it belong to FIFA or UEFA. We will not give in our competitions these directives. We want to protect the salute of the players.”
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England belongs to UEFA, but in England the indications of FIFA are being followed. One tore up politico, but the history of Brexit is indicative of Europeanism across the Channel. However, there is a problem: the English season, between the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup, is among the most wearing absolutely. For the big ones, there is the additional load from the cups Europeanswithout forgetting the commitments of national: pulling the string, with the maxi recoveries applied in a fiscal way, can prove to be a problem sensational own goal and technically impoverish the spectacle offered by the most followed championship in the world. It’s worth it?
2023-09-30 17:48:06
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