Can the footballer not say he doesn’t want to play this week or that week?
I’m sure there are stats to show he’s fatigued, tired, and prone to injury
They do, but sometimes the manager doesn’t really have a choice. I think it’s considered unprofessional if a player without injuries turns down the opportunity to play.
I will go the other way to the comment section.
The product is oversaturated and not as good as it used to be.
I don’t know anyone but diehard fans who watch champions league group stages.
Less games, more importance per game equals better product.
Product can be players or the game pick your poison
If footballers agree to give up a percentage of their ridiculous wages then sure, otherwise they shouldn’t complain too much.
Capitalism ruins everything
Not the players bank accounts
True to a degree but also they are not paid on a peer game basis. So these organizations can keep adding additional games and the players will see no wage increase. Not that I know of anyway but I’m not totally sure
True to a degree but also they are not paid on a peer game basis. So these organizations can keep adding additional games and the players will see no wage increase. Not that I know of anyway but I’m not totally sure
socialism isn’t any better
Galatasaray and Fenerbahce will be playing their league derby on December 24 and the league’s Super Cup game will be played on December 29. This is after both teams’ exhausting schedule filled with European matches. Okan Buruk (Gala manager) brought up in one his post game conferences that this busy schedule does nothing but wears down players. Both clubs have important players playing for their countries as well. They basically get no break. The congestion in the schedule truly is awful.
Players salaries go up, more games are added. Do I agree with it? Not really. But do I sympathize with players making millions of dollars for kicking a ball? Fuck no, especially when most of these players are shit human beings.
This take is always crazy to me, I don’t think it’s hard to understand that injuries can affect your mental health and that billion dollar organizations can do more to protect young players.
Yea uh, the players need to make a stand. Otherwise there will be more and more tournaments. It sucks, but they are the only ones that can stop this.
Give them less money that will humanise them
The amount of games the top players have to play is insane. FIFA + league+ 3 country cups + euro.
Has to be close to 50-60 games a year. And they don’t even really get months off.
The top guys are starting at 20 and doing this for 15 years.
Oh purrrleeaaassseee. Footballers are the most oberpampered, overpaid, spoilt brats in the world of entertainment, besides actors. They get paid when they are injured, get paid when they are sick, get paid when they cant be bothered turning up for training,for a couple of hours a day. Think of the poorly paid staff behind the scene before you start crying about footballers
“Products” like they aren’t paid millions a year and won’t retire at 40 with enough wealth for 5 generations lol, fuck outta here with this nonsense.
With the shit load of money they make the demands and expectations increase. I have sympathy for an athletes’ schedule. This is also quite ironic coming from an entity that is solely reliable on the product.
They should stop treating themselves like products first.
If only they were paid for this sacrifice
Has anyone ever heard of rotating players during games? Or what if you used the whole squad instead of playing 11 guys always?
I know…This sounds like madness and super revolutionary. Genius-like ideas here.