Western media: Suspected of evading national team duties, short-term injuries to players from various clubs have become a trend
6686 Sports News on November 12 According to the Spanish "AS" report, in recent international competitions, players from major national teams have temporarily withdrawn due to "minor injuries", which has attracted attention. From Barcelona's Yamal, Paris Saint-Germain's Barcola, to Chelsea's Enzo, Real Madrid's Valverde and Courtois... the injury list spread rapidly, and they were basically injured for 7 to 10 days.
As early as the international competition day in October, Paris was not happy with the French Football Association. At that time, Barcola personally went to the national team base Clairefontaine with X-rays in hand, just to prove that he was indeed injured and unable to play. The previous injuries of Dembele and Douai in the national team have already made Paris dissatisfied with the French Football Association.
Now it is Barcelona's turn. The Spanish Football Federation announced that Yamal has withdrawn from the current national team due to aggravation of osteitis pubis. Barcelona explained that his injury has lasted for several weeks. Although he has not recovered, he has still played almost all the recent games. This practice of "working hard for the club but being absent from the national team" inevitably makes people question: Who should decide the fitness of the players?
Similar situations are happening in many countries: Chelsea's Enzo withdrew from the Argentina team and Pedro Neto withdrew from the Portugal team; Newcastle star Gordon and Pope withdrew from the England team due to muscle strain and concussion respectively; Real Madrid midfielder Valverde and goalkeeper also did not participate in the national team competition due to their respective injuries.
Western media said that on the surface it seems to be a coincidence, but in fact it exposes the increasingly serious problem of intensive schedules in the football world. Today's football matches are becoming more and more intensive. Top players are constantly busy between club matches and national team tasks all year round, and their bodies are already overwhelmed. Even minor muscle discomfort can turn into serious injuries under the pressure of high-intensity international competition.
Therefore, more and more clubs are choosing to prioritize the protection of their own players and proactively advise them to withdraw from national team recruitment. However, this "concentrated burst" of short-term injuries has also caused the outside world to question: Are these injuries real or fake? Are some clubs taking the opportunity to conduct "tactical maintenance"?
