The Portuguese midfielder Bernard Silvaof City of Manchesterit criticized on Wednesday the “absolutely absurd” number of matches in which players are subjected to a calendar with “more and more competitions”.
“It’s not being easy. I spend very little time with my family and friends. The load of games we are subjected to these days is completely absurd,” he said. Bernard in a press conference with the choice of Portugal.
“Football is becoming more and more competitive”
The ’20’ of city He said that, in addition to having “more and more competitions and more matches”, the “intensity of the matches does not decrease, because it becomes more competitive”, although the squads are bigger.
Furthermore, he said that “the calendar is completely broken” and pointed out that the team led by Pep Guardiola He can play “every three days for another nine months” if he stays in all competitions.
Bernard He is currently concentrating on the Portuguese national team, which will face the Croatia of Luka Modric this is Thursday Scotland on Sunday, both at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, in the Nations League.
The clash against the Croatian will be the first since the elimination in the quarterfinals of Portugal in the German Euro 2024, a tournament where the ‘quinas’ showed “a lot of quality” in some aspects, but “a lot to improve”, according to Silva.
Source: La Verdad
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