Overloaded calendars: the Blues ready to put their fist on the table

It is now a condition of international gatherings: in professional football, today, everyone rides on the edge. And everyone loses, on the pitch, in the stands, in the media.

This summer, the Euro made a big disappointment in the game after a season where most players dropped out. At the beginning of the school year, it did not yet exist on a physical level, and the Blues paid dearly against Italy (1-3, September 6) at a rally that turned into a disaster, despite the answer to Belgium (2-0).

Voters without power

The results of the races, a month later, There is no Kylian Mbappéwhich provokes a state issue because he favors Real Madrid, his club, which does not happen, especially when you are the captain. And yet, he is far from the only one. Kevin De Bruyne or Romelu Lukaku, for example, among the Belgians, who will face the Blues in Brussels on Monday, have also hindered the selection. And Vinicius Junior stayed in Madrid instead of returning to Brazil, because Real have a way of putting pressure on him.

Here we are: selection takes second place outside of major tournaments. The selectors are powerless, as the clubs are the employers and logically have the last word. And it’s not likely to get better with, in front of us, again European cup matches are no longer mandatory by UEFA this season, which prompted the response of FIFA (International Federation), with the Club World Cup absolutely inevitable in June-July.

“Today, if we go through all the games and get injured, who will pay the consequences? We are the players. »

So what do you do? In denial, all the players do it and point out the dangers. This Tuesday, at Clairefontaine, it was Christopher Nkunku, back with the Blues after a year of absence and physical problems, who saw the damage: “ There are many games every three days. It affects physical and mental fatigue. And that can cause injury, we saw recently with Rodri (Manchester City) and Carvajal (Real Madrid). It is certain that at some point we have to think about the health of the players “, teased the Chelsea striker.

With a possible 80 games to play for the best, the cup is full and overflowing like a mountain stream. ” How can you last a whole season like that, a whole career like that? », asked Ibrahim Konate. The Liverpool defender joins the movement of those ready to ” hit your fist on the table », to hit if necessary. ” Today, if we go through all the games and get injured, who pays the consequences? We are the players. We have a problem with the club if we don’t play, it could damage expansion. The fans are not happy… And in the end, we are criticized. »

According to the control tower Redthis can’t go on any longer. ” We are all in the same boathe wants. The goal is to play and have fun until everyone is happy. »