Aurélien Tchouaméni’s rant about too many matches in a season did not at all please Jérôme Rothen, who launched into a violent diatribe towards footballers on Friday on RMC.
Aurélien Tchouaméni’s feeling is shared by many footballers. Thursday at a press conference, the midfielder of Real Madrid and the French team regretted the too large number of matches scheduled during a season. The 23-year-old hopes that the players will unite to point out the infernal pace imposed by the authorities (for financial reasons). As a reminder, UEFA and Fifa had added meetings in the midst of Covid-19. This had already caused a scandal.
The Merengue’s rant does not go over well with some football observers. Friday, in his show on RMC, Jérôme Rothen cried scandal. “ Do 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 », Launched the former French international.
That’s not all, Rothen blames footballers, saying that players not only get tired due to the succession of matches, but ” are scattered everywhere “, has “ take a jet to see an MMA fight or shoot an advert in Turkey “. For the former PSG attacking midfielder, “ guys are becoming more gentrified: by dint of being an indisputable starter, there are some crappy matches that you don’t want to play “. Basically, for Rothen, players do not dedicate themselves enough to their job and do not get enough rest between training and matches. Not false ?
