The French team attacks its qualification campaign at the 2026 World Cup these days with Ukraine in Wroclaw (Poland) on Friday and Iceland on the program, four days later at the Parc des Princes. A busy school year, in short for internationals who very often have had a 2024-2025 season from the richest. With the World Cup in clubs in particular.
This Thursday at a press conference with the Blues, Kylian Mbappé nuanced his words about the fact that footballers have too many games to play on a full exercise. “” I don't know if we are prepared to play a 60 -game season. I don't remember seeing a player playing 60 games at his best. For me it is not possible. »»
“” Are we playing too much? My reflection has evolvedcontinues the captain of the French team. We just have to have a little more rest. It is a deaf debate. It is not a question of matches but rather of recovery. I saw teams who found training when we were still at the Club World Cup … (with Real Madrid, editor's note) “
Station to “overconsumption”
Jules Koundé did not play this club World Cup but the interested party counted last year among the players who were the most asked, all competitions combined. Result: a muscle injury contracted last spring, and a bitter taste thus deplored. “” It was frustrating, it happened at the most important time of the season, when we played a semi-final of the Champions League. (…) This is the limit to play as much. I try to control as many things as possible but at one point the body called stop “, Dixit the lateral defender of FC Barcelona.
Faced with the media on Wednesday as part of the French team, the former Bordeaux did not hide his discomfort. “” There are things to improve, opinions to consider, players, coaches but also technical staff, all the people who work around football and are also a little victims of this disproportionate cadence. It's a whole system. (…) It's overconsumption! “And to conclude by simply advocating” A little less matches ».
