It is now the lament of international gatherings: In professional football today, everyone drives on the edge. And everyone loses, on the field, in the stands, in the media.
This summer, the EC disappointed a lot in the game after a season where most of the players were exhausted. At the start of the school year, it was still not there on a physical level, and the Blues paid dearly against Italy (1-3, 6 September) in an encounter that turned into a disaster, despite the reaction against Belgium ( 2. -0).
Powerless voters
The result of the races, a month later, Kylian Mbappé is not there, which triggers a state affair because he favors Real Madrid, his club, which does not happen, especially when you are the captain. And yet he is far from the only one. Kevin De Bruyne or Romelu Lukaku, for example, among the Belgians whom the Blues meet in Brussels on Monday, have also put a damper on the selection. And Vinicius Junior stayed in Madrid instead of returning to Brazil because Real have the means to apply pressure.
Here we are: the selection takes second place outside of major tournaments. The selectors are powerless because the clubs are the employers and logically have the final say. And it is not likely to get any better with, ahead of us, even more UEFA-imposed European Cup matches this season, prompting the reaction of FIFA (The International Confederation), with a World Cup completely indigestible clubs in June-July.
So what to do? Tell all players do it and highlight the risks. This Tuesday, at Clairefontaine, it was Christopher Nkunku, back with the Blues after a year’s absence and physical problems, who observed the injury: “ There are many matches every three days. It affects physical and mental fatigue. And that can lead to injuries, as we saw recently with Rodri (Manchester City) and Carvajal (Real Madrid). It is certain that at some point we will have to think about the health of the players. ” growled the Chelsea striker.
With potentially 80 games to play for the best, the cup is full and overflowing like a mountain stream. ” How can you last a whole season like that, a whole career like that? », asked Ibrahima Konaté. The Liverpool defender joins the movement of those who are ready to ” bang your fist on the table », to strike possibly ” Today, if we go through all the games and get injured, who pays the consequences? We are the players. We have a problem with the club, if we don’t play it could hurt an extension. The fans are not happy… And in the end we are criticized. »
According to the control tower Redthis cannot continue any longer. ” We are all in the same boathe asserts. The goal is to play and have fun so that everyone is happy. »
