In the debate about the stress that many games put on football professionals, national players also warn Jonathan Tah to more consideration. “I noticed that there was a lot of talk about it because more and more things are being added. And I can only agree with that,” said Tah. On Tuesday, three days after the Bundesliga summit at FC Bayern, he has to play again with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League – against the Italian runner-up AC Milan (9 p.m. / DAZN).
«I love being on the pitch and I love playing against other teams at a high level. And I will always enjoy that more than training. But it still has to be narrowed down at some point,” said Tah. “We have to see how much we manage to maintain this level of performance at this level, with so many games,” said the 28-year-old.
European champion speaks of players’ strike
European champion Rodri recently even discussed a players’ strike due to the increasing pressures. «I think we are close to it. I think you can ask any player whoever you want, they will say the same thing,” the Manchester City professional recently replied to a similar question.
More games in the premier class
By expanding the Champions League from 32 to 36 clubs and the new format means each club has two more games. If you don’t make it directly to the round of 16, there will be four in the following playoffs. Given the many competitions, including the Club World Cup for the first time this summer, players from top clubs could play up to 80 games in a season. For the national players there are even more. For the Bundesliga, FC Bayern and Borussia Dortmund are taking part in the Club World Cup.
«And as more and more games are added, more and more injuries occur. “This is definitely an issue that we cannot ignore,” warned Tah. Nevertheless, the national player emphasized: “I still love being on the pitch and playing.”
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In the debate about the stress that many games put on football professionals, national players also warn Jonathan Tah to more consideration. “I noticed that there was a lot of talk about it because more and more things are being added. And I can only agree with that,” said Tah. On Tuesday, three days after the Bundesliga summit at FC Bayern, he has to play again with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League – against the Italian runner-up AC Milan (9 p.m. / DAZN).
«I love being on the pitch and I love playing against other teams at a high level. And I will always enjoy that more than training. But it still has to be narrowed down at some point,” said Tah. “We have to see how much we manage to maintain this level of performance at this level, with so many games,” said the 28-year-old.
