Javier Tebas positioned himself in favor of the players, regarding the possible strike he put on the table Rodri. The League president said he was preserving “health” footballers, a position that contrasts with the measures adopted by the competition he directs, since in August a total of four games were played, which is unprecedented, since the normal was to play two; also incorporating a weekday. In fact, at present, there is no major continental league in which more games have been played than in the Spanish league.
“I think Rodri is right about a possible football strike. “I think there is an accumulation of games, he talks about accumulation of games and it’s true, there are 200 players on this subject. But I say it for the remaining 40,000 professional players and the remaining 2,000 clubs,” Tebas said.
The President of the League raised the possibility that football might go on strike due to the load of matches. He did not hesitate to position himself on the side of the footballers. Everything, even if In the league he leads, more games have been played than in any other major league. of the continent since the start of the course.
“If this strike serves to resolve the issue of timetables, but that it is not about removing clubs from national leagues but about ensuring that the Club World Cup does not exist, “For the dates to be better restructured, it is welcome because something has to happen,” declared the president of the League.
Thebes He asks that the calendar be unloaded due to the threat of strike, but at the same time he is the president of the League that has played the most games at this stage, ahead of the English, Germans, Italians or French. . While for the rest, four rounds have been played, in Spain they are already at five, while several teams play the seventh round before this round.
Tebas, in favor of the strike
Until this season, the League It started with two days in August, before the first international break. This season, four have been played, including one during the week, further loading the calendar. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that Spain It is one of the countries where the highest temperatures are recorded in summer, which endangers the health of athletes and fans.
But not content with playing four days in August, the League will go into the October break with two more days played than the previous one. Premier League and the Series A. Currently, the top English competition has four rounds, compared to five in Spain; However, the championship led by Tebas will have a more weekly schedule this month, something that will not happen in England or Italy, which have leagues of 20 teams like the Spanish one, and which will reach the second week of October with seven days played.
In this way, the League will go to the second international break with nine matchdays played, in seven weeks of competition, if we exclude the dates reserved for the national teams. The League has been overloaded with matches in its first weeks of competition, which has caused countless injuries. Despite this, and as if it were not his case, Tebas has shouted against the calendar and positioned himself on the side of the footballers, when their decisions go in the opposite direction.
