Simeone’s curious reflection on being able to play the World Cup every two years

It is one of the issues that are on the table right now and that can mark the future of the world of football. We refer to the idea that the world can be played every two years, as the FIFA. A circumstance that would undoubtedly affect world football, which would further compress calendars and which would affect professional footballers who already cry out for the number of matches they are subjected to, which has a direct impact on their health.

A few days ago, in the preview of the game against him Liverpool, on Champions, the captain of the Atlético de Madrid, Koke Resurrection, acknowledged that it would be interesting “to have someone to defend” the rights of footballers in these types of issues. Now, he is the coach of the rojiblanco team, Diego Simeone, which referred to this possibility.

He, as a former player, is torn between what it would have felt like to be still active and what he needs as a coach right now. And all this, conditioned by the own needs of the clubs and federations. “If I were a player I would have liked to play a world year after year, because it is the most special and beautiful thing there is. But that does not match the demands that the players have. As a coach I want to have the players with us, there are a lot of stops, we play, we stop, we continue ”, said the Argentine.

In this sense, he pointed out that it is not up to him to decide, in addition to adding that, although he protests, the reality is what it is and that reality marks that both the teams and the federations need to generate more and more money. “As much as one may comment on the proposed situation, the final decision is not for the players or the coaches. I put myself in the role of my player, I would always go to play with my national team, it is difficult to say ‘no’ to him. People who have to make decisions, manage badly, in the eyes of the players, are getting worse and worse. But I am not going to put myself in something that cannot be changed, we can complain, anger, protest but televisions rule, money rules, clubs grow, clubs need money, national teams need money … We are in the middle, we can protest, claim, but life is like that for everyone ”, said the Cholo.