More and more games, fewer and fewer breaks. The busy calendar is now dominating the panorama of world football and many players, protected by their coaches, have spoken out against this change. While there are those who approve of it, considering instead the glass half full that a season so full of matches could bring between the new Champions League format and the addition of the Club World Cup in June. And speaking of which, too Joshua Kimmich he wanted to express his thoughts.
The declaration. “Maybe I’m making myself a little unpopular, also because I’m someone who always loves to play, who loves to play a lot of matches. I can’t wait for the Nations League matches to arrive”, began the captain of the Germany at the national team headquarters in Herzogenaurach today. “In football there are always injuries. The teams are always bigger, you can also change more often. I prefer to have an ‘English week’ rather than a normal week”, the Bayern Munich player’s point of view.
The right back, a midfielder if necessary, then added: “It’s more fun to be on the pitch. I don’t know if fewer games cause fewer injuries. Many serious injuries are often also accidents. Muscle injuries are certainly also linked to high levels of effort.”