Even if their clubs compete in La Liga, Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi have rebelled against the particularly busy schedule of European football.
Even if one trains Real Madrid and the other FC Barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi can sometimes share the same observations. And that is precisely what happened on Friday. Each during his own press conference in connection with the new day of the Spanish championship which is being played this weekend, the two tacticians expressed their disapproval of the current calendar, with an ever-increasing number of matches.
As a consequence, more and more visible, the number of injuries among players. In remarks relayed Friday by RMC, it was first Carlo Ancelotti who attacked the new rule concerning effective additional time. ” The instances want to improve the quality of the game, but they increase the duration and the number of matches. The balance is difficult and to improve the quality, it is necessary to decrease the quantity. That is what should be done. But the problem is that neither the coaches nor the players have a say. The authorities take their decisions alone. Football is not managed as it should be. »
The business rather than the players
After this first scathing spade against football leaders, it was Xavi who took over, referring to a previous exit from the same barrel, this time signed Pep Guardiola. ” I agree with Guardiola. The other day he complained and was logical. I think we are not thinking about the players but about the business. So what can be done to try to get things moving? Perhaps the main actors to react, namely the players. But do they really have the will?
