FC Barcelona | Ronald Koeman: “We are killing the players. This cannot go on like this ”| FOOTBALL-INTERNATIONAL | Football24 News English

With drawn sword. Ronald Koeman criticized the measures that make soccer players FC Barcelona have to play several games and have a tight schedule, which not only puts their performance at risk, but the physical integrity of the entire squad.

“It is not normal what you have to play, the trips, the schedules, doing the Super Cup between four teams, in my opinion, it’s a lot. I think this has to stop. We are killing the players. This can not go on like this. We will have many injuries related to this. It is impossible. Let’s hope that one day they will make the decision to help the players with their physical condition “, said the strategist in a press conference.

The coach of FC Barcelona He kicked the board and made a face for the players, who he believes are being mistreated due to the tight schedule that they have to meet between all competitions.

“The number of games that large teams have, with three competitions, above with the moment we live with Covid, which makes everything more difficult. Sometimes you have to give someone a break to be able to have everyone in the best conditions. If we count the game tomorrow and Wednesday, there are 12 games in a row, of which 11 are away from home. It’s hard to be able to play it all. I hope that one day UEFA or LaLiga will think about the number of matches and what they do with the players “, he limited.

Barcelona already has a rival in the Copa del Rey

FC Barcelona they will face Sevilla in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, while Athletic Club will do the same with Levante. This was determined this Friday in the draw held in the Ciudad del Fútbol Las Rozas, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

At the ceremony, held in the Luis Aragonés room of the sports establishment, Aritz Aduriz, the historic striker of Athletic Club and the Spanish national team, who announced his retirement last year, was in charge of taking out the balls.

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