Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hinted that only industrial action can end football’s endless race for money
City have just lost star midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to an injury that is set to keep him out of action for several months, which will no doubt have a major impact on the season, plans and the player himself. .
Addressing Movistar+ Ahead of the UEFA Super Cup match against Sevilla, Guardiola lamented that there is hardly any break for footballers these days.
“The seasons are continuous, there are no more holidays. They make you go to Asia, to the United States, they make you play very strong matches, and people fall and will continue to fall”.
” The show must go on and if De Bruyne is not there, another will come. If Courtois isn’t there, they’ve already signed Kepa. If Militao is not there, there will be another”.
Guardiola wants players’ strike
“In addition, they add minutes to matches, matches of 110, 120 minutes. At the end of the season, we will not have played 38 matches, but 43. Then FIFA adds matches to the World Cup”.
Guardiola has already been asked about the possibility of a switch. “It’s a losing battle, until the players stop and say we’re not playing anymore. There is nothing else to do, neither FIFA nor UEFA, nothing else. And to top it off, we keep adding minutes. 10, 11 more minutes”.
“Imagine a game where one team is wasting time, wasting time throughout the game until it was 1-0 (for the other team). This team then has an additional 15 minutes to win the game. Does this make sense? No. »
“They will look for more, but they have to look for quality. Players will play as they do, but they must be fresh.
