Lol it’s how I run my career mode. Somehow I still get a couple of injuries a year. Game hates me.
Kind of odd how basketball has the exact opposite problem, which I imagine comes from the fact that the regular season doesn’t really matter to them
I agree to a point. This is only really a problem for the absolute top players. There’s maybe 20-30 eredivisie players who always start, play in Europe and start for their country. The other 400-500 players or so could probably care less, their load is fine. Figures may be different in the PL or La Liga but it’s still going to be a problem for a small percentage. So it will be difficult to get everyone to agree to this.
Ridiculous that a kid who earned a $10m/year contract based on <100 matches in his career complains about the number of matches being played.
These guys play football, get the life of luxury, free cars, villas, adoration of millions, and yet all you hear is about too many matches.
You don’t even have to go far deep to see how delusional this is. Ask any League 1, 2, etc. player about this and they’d laugh you out of the room for the simple fact that this problem exists for 0.5% of the players, all of whom are multimillionaires.
And yet, somehow, people feel sorry for them.
Then be prepared to give up a lot of money. Players were all in favor of VAR so with that came naturally longer matches with more net play time. This is what happens.
Get rid of the pointless domestic cups which hardly pay anything and just risk top flight players against 2nd div teams.
Trade places with you any day bud
Obviously we play Tchouaméni matches
teehee
Very mind blowing!
In the report, there is a wow visual of Jude’s minutes (club & country) at age 20 v other players at age 20, but here is the data:
- 829 Beckham
- 2,853 Gerrard
- 3,477 Lampard
- 9,187 Owen
- 10,989 Rooney
- 14,445 Jude
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I’m all for player welfare but there’s an easy solution. Lower your wages and the clubs won’t need as many matches to make money.
Unlike north american sports, footy hugely overspends on player wages. So owners need to make as many matches as possible.
I bet the players wouldn’t accept a salary cap along with a match cap.
I’m not saying even the highest level. It’s more rare to see an elite athlete retired at 32 though. What other players have retired that young that isn’t injury forced? 32 isn’t that old
Lots of these lads won’t have a career by the time they are 30, not only the modern game is much more demanding but the amount of matches is absurd. Good luck going against it tho, money speaks.
“If they die, they die” - FIFA
With how much they get paid, and they get the best physical treatment, facilities, chefs etc.
I’d be playing for all that no problem