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In full indignation with the Spanish Federation for the management of Gavi’s injury, Barcelona does nothing to lighten the schedule of its players, reduce travel hours or increase the rest of its players. We go by steps because there is a clear case. Barcelona has the last league match scheduled before the Christmas break in Montjuïc against Almería.
Far from starting then a vacation of about 10 days to recharge batteries for the decisive phase of the season in which, as soon as they return, the title of the Spanish Super Cup is already at stake, the FC Barcelona board of directors is The great idea has occurred to cut short the vacation a little to go to Dallas (United States) and play a friendly against América from Mexico.
The match against Almería is played on December 20 at seven in the afternoon and 25 hours later (plus the jet lag), on the 21st at 8:00 p.m., this party will be played.
With this friendly, the holidays are shortened, there are two flights, one 14 hours there and another 14 hours back, and very little time to recover between games. The ideal scenario for there to be more injuries or for this to end up paying off in the post-break games.
And, at the same time, it is a compelling reason for all the complaints that have been made against the Federation and against the coach to disappear. Because in this case, Xavi (I suppose) and the board will have given the OK to the dispute of this friendly.
The reason for accepting this bolus has been exclusively economic. Barça earns 4 million euros for playing this match. A peak for a hassle of about 3 days, one going, one returning and the day of the game.
Those who have already complained have been the players. They don’t want to go. The risk is too high, the effort is enormous and the schedule is too tight to add games as if nothing had happened. They do not want to go and that is what they have conveyed to the board and the coach.
The response has not been long in coming: A proposal that they have received in exchange for not raising their voices, going quietly to the United States, playing and returning home with a smile: A bonus of 100,000 euros per head.
Everything has a price for the capitalist world. And the economic always overrides the logical, the prudent or the advisable. The result is that players are exploited and allow themselves to be exploited for more and more money.
So, why do we have to criticize FIFA or UEFA when Barça does the same? Or cry or hug Gavi for his injury when the players themselves accept that money is worth more than putting his health at risk? In any case, you don’t just have to look at FIFA or UEFA but sometimes you can do a lot to improve things.
Source: Sport
