The Qatar World Cup literally split LaLiga in two. Starting next week, the second phase of a League that will go down in history for splitting a World Cup begins.
The last delayed League was 2019-2020, but that time it was for a bigger reason. The Covid pandemic forced it to stop in an unprecedented way. Before the suspension caused by the state of emergency was imposed, that League was led by Barça. Real Madrid came out beaten by Villamarín and handed the lead to Setién’s men on March 8. Barça saw the light then, but the pandemic killed it.
The last 9 days of that league will be played from June, behind closed doors, and the revolutionary rule of 5 changes has been introduced. Starting off, Real Madrid managed to turn the tables and ended up winning their thirty-fourth Liga title. Ancelotti’s men were stronger physically and mentally after the forced break and Barça ended up making too many mistakes.
We are facing a similar situation today, although the delay happened earlier and now there are still 24 days to go. But the fact of the break introduces a variable in the competition that makes it different from the conventional ones. On paper, teams with the most World Cup players can suffer more wear and tear, both physically and psychologically.
Players are used to a long and uninterrupted League. It remains to be seen how the ‘unemployed’ last month have maintained their physical tone. And how the players who have had a greater or lesser participation in Qatar face the continuation of the League, Cup and European competitions.
Xavi has no confidence. He knows that the impact of the World Cup on his players is very important and he applies a strict plan for his physical preparation. The first game against Espanyol will not be easy, and at an unusual time (2:00 pm). And the month of January will be very demanding. It will now be necessary to see how the legs of the players respond and, above all, if they will be able to forget about the high that comes with participating in a World Cup and think again for the final stage of a League to go to. be very complicated. Xavi has a lot of work to do.
Source: La Verdad
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