Dani Carvajal, a defender for Real Madrid, has emphasized that players prefer less games because they have greater fitness concerns when they play more games.
Real Madrid veteran Dani Carvajal emphasized that players would be willing to accept a wage decrease in exchange for playing fewer games, putting in less time, and avoiding injuries.
Real Madrid’s expanding injury list is thought to be a result of the professional football league’s hectic schedule.
At the moment, eight Real Madrid players—Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Thibaut Courtois, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Éder Militão, Vinícius Júnior, Luka Modric, and Arda Güler—are out of action due to varying degrees of injury.
Without any of those players, the Spanish La Liga powerhouses take on Napoli in their Champions League group stage match on Wednesday.
The good news is that, in spite of their injury problems, Real Madrid has not been having trouble winning games. They have won four games in a row and are now leading Champions League Group C.
Dani Carvajal, a Spanish international, has had an amazing season in spite of his previous history of injuries.
Thus far this season, he has made three appearances in the Champions League and started twelve La Liga games. He isn’t thrilled about athletes having to play a lot of games in a season, though.
“The calendar is very demanding for a top player playing at a top club,” he stated. We are never going to get a summer off with the new Club World Cup. I concur that there are too many games, as stated by [coach Carlo Ancelotti] and others. The high number of injuries is not accidental.
“The players are the ones who participate, and getting everyone to agree is difficult. It’s not simple. However, the fact remains that many injuries occur, and I believe the calendar plays a major role in many of them.
Many people ask, “Why don’t [players] cut their salaries?” Carvajal continued. We didn’t state that we wouldn’t. It wouldn’t be an issue if we had to play fewer games and earn less money. The truth is that you don’t see athletes performing at their peak and that the caliber of the games is declining.
