This Friday, Jérôme Rothen got angry with Aurélien Tchouaméni following his comments on the too busy schedule.
Starting this Friday to face the The Netherlands in qualifying for Euro 2024, Aurélien Tchouaméni stood out this week for his speech on the very busy schedule of professional players and the sequence of matches that is sometimes difficult to manage, he who will be playing his 9th match in just over a month. “Obviously we play too many matches, it’s no surprise to anyone. 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 “had denounced the player real Madrid.
Tchouaméni dismantled by Rothen
Words which obviously did not please Jerome Rothenwho retorted to the French midfielder that the players’ schedules have been busy for a long time, while recalling that in his time, he and the other players did not complain about it. “You want fewer matches? Well you’re going to get less money. And that will pose a problem for some. It’s good to remember that certain players play one match after another, in the national team, in the European Cup… but it’s also good to remember the football of yesteryear, of which I was a part. 20 years ago, if I had been an indisputable starter like Antoine Griezmann in the France team, I would have played more matches than him. The infernal rhythm has been going on for years, we’ve had a taste of it and we’ve never complained”railed the former French international (13 caps, 1 goal) in Rothen ignites this Friday.
🗣 “You want fewer matches? Well you’ll get less money” Rothen responds to players who complain about the pace of matches. https://t.co/FuqH6AGuPX
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Relying on the fact that the duration of the seasons and matches had not changed, the former Parisian then explained that the players’ fatigue also came from their extra-sporting activities, with a small tackle to the PSG players who went to see the MMA fight between Cédric Doumbé and Jordan Zébo on September 30. “Fatigue isn’t just about matches. Usually, I defend the players. But here, I’m going to hit Aurélien Tchouaméni. (…) The fatigue he talks about is more that outside the field and matches. The invisible recovery that we could do is important. Today they spend their lives on social networks, doing advertising spots. Take a jet to go see an MMA fight or shoot an advert in Turkey… in these cases guys, take less fees for that and devote yourself to football, just to your profession”he continued.
