The Calendar is tight and they must think about the players –  Carlo Ancelotti 

The Calendar is tight and they must think about the players –  Carlo Ancelotti 

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has once again complained about the fixture congestion this season, telling the leading organizations in the game to get their act together

In an interview, ahead of their game against Celta Vigo, Carlo Ancelotti expressed that the calendar is too tight for the players and it’s breaking them down gradually. 

“The calendar is a calendar that objectively does not make sense, it’s too tight, with too many games and you have to evaluate the health of the players a bit, who are the most important part. 

Here everyone thinks about themselves, La Liga on their own, the RFEF on their own, UEFA or FIFA, and the players don’t come into it at all. This is not correct, it is not the right path for football. Something has to change. Too many games.”

Ancelotti was strong on the issue, backing up recent comments and complaints made by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois too.

“I have also heard that we have been giving them too many days off…. In four months, eight off. I have looked at the calendar and I have told myself that I must be wrong but no. It’s only been eight days this year. In four months, eight days off.”

The feeling is that football players are at breaking point. None of the El Clasico games this season have taken place with both sides at full strength, or even with just two stars missing from one side. 

Fans lose out on fully fit and rested footballers, who are far more creative and entertaining to watch.

Story by George Opoku Boateng – Ahotoronline