FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL continue to see footballers as machines that they exploit every summer
MEXICO – The Coops America Brazil 2021, number 47 in its history, already aims to be one of the most discreet and sleepy of this century thanks to the poor show provided by the 10 national teams of the CONMEBOL on the Brazilian courts.
It is evident that the format does not help with 2 groups of 5 teams and where 8 of the 10 competitors advance to 4th finals. This phase is eternal and the teams know that with 4 games, adding 5 points of the 12 they are classified. The law of least effort.
On the other hand, the players, who mostly play in Europe, arrived physically and mentally exhausted, after an atypical 2020-2021 season due to the pandemic and with an average load of 50 games played.
It is not normal that in the last 6 years there have been 4 America Cups and, for example, 2 Eurocups (2016 and 2021). The Centennial edition in 2016 in the United States and this one, which was originally going to take place in Argentina and Colombia, the gentlemen of the CONMEBOL They pulled them out of their sleeves for the sole purpose of raising dollars to clean up their coffers, in crisis since before the Covid-19, by the way.
The FIFA, UEFA, CONCACAF Y CONMEBOL they continue to see footballers as machines that they exploit every summer. Casualties, injuries and infections are the product of poor planning.
On the field, Brazil, with Tite in command, has been the only halo of light in the middle of the ostracism in which the other teams are immersed. Solid with Militao and Marquinhos in defense, Danilo and Alex Sandro as full-backs provide a lot of arrival on offense.
housemour Y Fred in containment they recover many balls and link with: Neymar Y Richarlison, who are in a very good time, by the way.
Argentina, at times, it seems to light up in the collective, but it goes out in the second times and continues to depend largely on what you do Lionel Messi.
Chile, with Martín Lasarte, is in a transition stage after the titles in 2015 and 2016 with Jorge Sampaoli. Colombia walks the same path with Reinaldo Rueda after the departure of Carlos Queiroz.
Uruguay He takes advantage of the last years at a high level for Suárez, Cavani and Godín, but each time he reaches for less. The next charrúa litter full of doubts and empty of certainties is worrying for Professor Tabares.
Peru, Ecuador Y Paraguay They are gypsies and you do not know what face they are going to show, while Bolivia (already deleted) and Venezuela (hit hard by Covid-19) the weakest links in the contest, without a doubt.
As we reach the 4th finals from July 2, I want to think that we will see better football, with those involved knowing that there is no tomorrow. There is the possibility of having overtime and even penalties, let’s cross our fingers so that it is not like that.
I recommend not changing the channel of the Euro 2020 to the America’s Cup, because they will look like 2 different sports. In one there is intensity, dynamics, courage to win and champagne football, in the other there is fear of losing, thick football, friction, kicks, little party and a lot of naps, in the America Cup.
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