Is football losing its mind? Since the start of the year, with the implementation of the new formula of the Champions League as well as that of the Club World Cup, many players have questioned the insane schedules they have to face. Among them, Rodri, Dani Carvajal, Kevin de Bruyne, Aurélien Tchouaméni and even Bernardo SIlva and Jules Koundé uttered rants, even raising the possibility of going on strike. Faced with this, some have simply decided to say stop, like Raphaël Varane, recently retired at just 31 years old after a last injury with Como.
“The machine is going to break down”
In a long interview given daily the Teamhe rightly displays his concern about football that he describes as in overdrive, taking his example with a knee injury that he was never able to treat: “We’ve been playing with pain all our lives. Afterwards, when I take a position on concussions or on the calendar, you might think that I am talking about my problems, but no, it is to talk about football in general. This may be my last big player interview, so I’m mindful of that record. Many players remain silent, because when we ask for things for others, football tends to think that we are asking for them for ourselves. But that’s not true. When I talk about mental health, it’s not to play less, for me, it’s because football is in overdrive and the machine is going to break down“, he indicated. A response which does not fail to echo the different positions taken by players in recent weeks.
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To summarize
Newly retired, Raphaël Varane sounds the alarm regarding the current state of football. He believes that “football is in overdrive and that the machine is going to break down”, particularly because of the overloaded schedule.
