While Jules Koundé complained about the heaviness of the calendar Thursday evening at the end of the victory against Osasuna (3-0), Javier Tebas reacted to criticism on this subject, of which Real Madrid also seized a few weeks ago. During a conference organized by the ISDE, the president of the Spanish League stressed that the debate for the 72 hours of rest between two games existed for years and quipped on the recent complaints of the coaches. He notably took the NBA for example, where the players play matches much more frequently: ” We have been playing Thursdays in the Europa League for 14 years with a match the following Sunday, and no one seemed to have realized it. Those of the NBA must all be dead, they play every 24 hours. »»
Tebas also criticized the management of the workforce by certain coaches, believing that they did not take advantage of the five changes authorized since the Cavid period. He notably referred to the decisions taken at the end of the match, which does not allow a real turnover of players: “ It was decided to make 5 changes because of the covid, but if then you do 3 in the 85th minute and you complain … if each team has 25 players, it's to rotate. We cannot put everything on the back of those who run, leagues. “While Carlo Ancelotti had publicly threatened not to go to a match for which his team would not have had at least 72 hours of rest, the boss of the Liga said he does not believe a word:” I don't think so and that didn't even go through my mind. Tensions promise to continue to grow on the other side of the Pyrenees.
