Belgium’s national goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is heavily criticizing UEFA after the Nations League duel against Italy.
Thibaut Courtois, Belgium goalkeeper and Real Madrid keeper, has sharply criticized UEFA in a TV interview. His accusation: The association would give financial income priority over the wellbeing of the players.
The 29-year-old expresses his criticism after Belgium’s 2-1 defeat by European champions Italy in the game for third place in the Nations League. Courtois had already described the game as “pointless” in advance.
Both teams made numerous changes to the starting line-up compared to their semi-finals. Belgium also had to do without captain Eden Hazard and striker Romelu Lukaku due to injuries, both of whom injured their muscles.
“This game is just a game for the money, we have to be honest,” said Courtois. “We only play it because it means extra money for UEFA. Look at how much both teams have changed their line-ups. If both teams had been in the final, other players would have played in the final. That just goes to show that we are play too many games. “
Courtois is to blame for the multitude of competitions: “They (UEFA) created an additional trophy (Conference League). It’s always the same. You can get upset that other teams want a Super League, but the players are them Never mind. They only care about their bags. “
Thibaut Courtois sharply criticizes UEFA
Club coaches and players have been complaining about the high number of games and the extreme stress for years. But the wheel is not turned back. “It’s a bad thing that people don’t talk about the players,” said Courtois and at the same time criticized the plans for a biennial World Cup: “Now you hear every year about a European Championship and a World Cup, when will we take a break have? Never. “
It is therefore only logical for the goalkeeper that injuries among players will increase as the number of games continues to increase. “We’re not robots! There are more and more games and less and less peace for us, and nobody cares. Next year we have a World Cup in November, we have to play again until the end of June. We will get injured! Nobody cares more about the players. “
The Belgian is of the opinion that three weeks of vacation a year are not enough to be able to play again at the highest level for twelve months. He therefore decided to address the grievances. Because: “If we never say anything, it will always be the same,” said Courtois.
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