He 54% of the players who competed Qatar 2022 reported a damage or feeling higher probability who were injured this season, according to a survey conducted by the international union FIFPRO in January, a month after the World Cup, indicating that a 44% suffered “extreme physical fatigue”.
The survey examined the effect of the workload of the competition among footballers and the data published this Thursday indicates that 20% felt “extremely high levels of mental and emotional exhaustion” and that’s the time of previous preparation nor one of the after recovery is sufficient for the players reviewed.
He 86% He said he wished, at least, that he had 14 days of preparation and 61% had 14 days of recovery As a minimum.
FIFPRO explained that the report published with the Football Benchmark shows the results of a the survey was conducted on 64 soccer players who played in the last World Cup, played between November 20 and December 18, “to find out his reaction to the unprecedented mental and physical demands that have developed at the present time.”
The players’ comments included that they had none enough time to prepare your tactics with their team ahead of Qatar 2022 and they had to ahead of his return to club football after. One of them said that continuing would be a matter of “practical suicide”.
The study indicates that the time of preparation of the World Cup fell for the players in a average of 7 days, compared to an average of 31 days for previous editions. The period of recovery before resuming club matches he reached a 8 day average, compared to the 37 there were as an average in previous editions.
Also check the increase in discount time and specified that it reached 11.6 minutes, from the 7.3 minutes that existed in the 2018 World Cup. According to the document, if the extra time of 11.6 minutes was applied to matches in all competitions, it would be equivalent to three additional full games per season for a select player.
FIFPRO Secretary General Jonas Baer-Hoffmann stressed that the investigation “shows a demonstration of excessive demand among players” and it shows “a growing awareness among players about the detrimental effects of these pressures on their performance, career and personal life.”
“They understand that it’s not sustainable, and that impact on your physical and mental health They operate on a match schedule that leaves them exposed and does not offer even the slightest protection against lawsuits imposed on them by a rapid cycle of poorly coordinated competitions,” he said. .
Jonas Baer-Hoffmann asked that “the current debates about the match schedule and the design of the competition after 2024 will repeat the action plan of prioritizing commercial goals over the basic health and safety needs of elite football players”.
“The integration of expanded competition formats, at club or national team level, shows the constant cannibalization of the match schedule by competition organizers. Despite protests to the contrary, we are very concerned that the players and their needs are once again taking the last place in the decisions made by the competition organizers, who also have the responsibility as regulators,” he moaned.
Source: La Verdad
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