The defender of FC Barcelona Jules Koundé denounced the pace of competition that marks the football calendar and that has resulted in the serious impact of the ‘Virus FIFA‘ in the Spanish League teams in the last national team break, symbolized by the serious injury of his Barça teammate and Spanish national team player, Gavi.
In an interview on the ‘Clique’ program on Canal + France, Koundé, who was received as “the player with the most style of the Bleus”, had no hesitation when it came to warning about the situation experienced by elite footballers: “There are too many games. The pace is becoming more and more intense, there are too many injuries.”
Camavinga, Vinicius, Oyarzabal, Rodrygo or the aforementioned Gavi are just some of the victims. “We are going at a pace that is increasingly dangerous. “There are more and more serious injuries,” insisted the Barça central defender.
Koundé also confronts those who claim that the football calendar has always been very full of matches. “What bothers me is that when we make this observation, people say that we already played a lot… Even if that were true, it doesn’t mean that it was good before!” he insisted.
Surrendered to Kylian Mbappé
Jules Koundé also had to face criticism for his performance in the recent France-Greece match, specifically in a play that ended in a goal. “At that moment I hesitated between doing two things, entering quickly or holding on, and that is the worst thing you can do in these situations,” he defended himself, after accepting the situation as part of football.
Likewise, he praised his friend and teammate Kylian Mbappé, the PSG forward who constantly sounds like a reinforcement for Real Madrid, among other clubs. “Kylian Mbappé has a special talent. I think that all the expectations around him are justified, they live up to his talent. Sometimes people forget that he is very self-demanding, more than I am with myself, for example.” “If he endures too much pressure? I think so, but I think it’s something that suits him well, because he is aware of his level of excellence and knows that people expect a lot from him.”
The Barça defender was proud of the capacity of the France team today. “When you are in defense and Mbappé is up front, you are calm because you know that at any moment he can score goals, at any moment he can make the difference because he has enormous talent. In the France team we have a squad that I think we are the envy of the world.”
2023-11-24 09:06:48
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