The French defender of Manchester United denounces the new rules imposed by the English Federation.
The infernal cadences continue to be debated in the world of football. There have been many of them for years (coaches, players or managers) to denounce an overloaded calendar and the harmful effects that this causes. And now the matches are getting longer…
This situation, Raphaël Varane does not want it. The French central defender reacted on Monday, via social networks, to the new rules in force in English football, inspired by what we saw during the last World Cup played in Qatar and currently at the Women’s World Cup (Australia and New Zealand).
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” Despite our previous comments, the FA (Association Football) has now recommended for next season: longer matches, more intensity and less emotions for players to showregrets the Manchester United player. We just want to be in good condition on the pitch to give 100% to our club and our supporters Why are our opinions not heard ? »
We had a meeting last week with the FA. They recommended from the referees new decisions and rules.
From the managers and players, we have shared our concerns for many years now that there are too many games, the schedule is overcrowded, and it’s at a dangerous level for…
— Raphael Varane (@raphaelvarane) August 7, 2023
As we saw on Sunday during the Community Shield between Manchester City and Arsenal, additional time will take into account everything that is not included in the actual game: substitutions, preparations for set pieces, goal celebrations…
Thanks to this, the Belgian Leandro Trossard was able to equalize against the Cityzens (1-1, 90th + 11) before the Gunners won the trophy which opened the season in England, at the end of the penalty shootout.
