During a press conference this Thursday, Aurélien Tchouaméni launched a prison attack against the infernal calendar.
A month after the last international window, the Blues returned to Clairefontaine at the start of the week with a view to the matches against the Netherlands, this Friday (9 p.m.) as part of the Euro 2024 qualifiers, and Scotland in a friendly match next Tuesday.
Invited at the last minute to a press conference this Thursday, replacing captain Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni was notably questioned about the overloaded schedule for players, particularly internationals. the opportunity for the Real Madrid midfielder to send a strong message to the authorities.
“We all need to come together to make ourselves heard”
“Obviously we play too many matches, it’s a surprise to no one. Today it’s rare to have a week with just one match. This materializes in injuries, it is up to the authorities and the players to bang their fists on the table, we have the impression that things are not going to get better with new competitions. Something has to be done. When it’s too much it becomes a problem”deplores the former Bordeaux resident, and adds: “We are not necessarily asked for our opinion. There are more and more matches. I saw a stat: I was one of the players who played the most matches in Europe over a period when I was injured. We all need to come together to make ourselves heard. »
Didier Deschamps also spoke on the subject. “The players are the actors. Calendars are always overloaded, with very high intensity, ever shorter recovery times, notes The number of injuries is not decreasing. There are weeks with three matches. If they manage to have a weight to preserve their physical integrity, so much the better. Koeman said it, he has quite a few injuries too. But you know very well who decided on the new competitions… Pleasing everyone is impossible. But it’s not from today. This was already the case ten years ago. »
