Jules Koundé validated the strike threat raised by Rodri on Tuesday. The FC Barcelona player expressed his anger at football leaders.
” I think we are close to it. »
This was the answer given by Rodri on Tuesday.when he was asked about the accumulation of matches and the possibility of seeing the players go on strike one day. The day after this little bolt from the blue, Jules Koundé followed in the footsteps of the Manchester City midfielder. For the Barça full-back, a strike is indeed possible.
This is in any case what he confirmed in turn in front of journalists. I totally agree with what he said. The schedule is getting busier every season. We have more and more games and less and less rest time.. » For Jules Koundé, the alarm siren has been sounded by the players since « three or four years“, without result. And to warn: ” There will indeed come a time when we will go on strike. »
A lack of organization
For the former Girondins de Bordeaux player, since football leaders are pretending to turn a deaf ear, the strike ” is the only way (…) to be heard“As a backdrop to this increasingly visible and audible protest, the brand new Club World Cup is looming, with a first edition set for the summer of 2025. An excess that therefore seems close to making the camel’s back overflow.
Jules Koundé also mentioned the competition in question: “ Those who are going to play in the Club World Cup will have less rest and will play seventy matches, which would be madness. “The fact remains that the players do not yet seem sufficiently organised among themselves to carry out their threat, as the Barcelona player acknowledged.” This is something we need to discuss among ourselves.” he concluded.
