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Monday April 06, 2020 03:03 PM – Article written by La Rdaction – Comment on this article

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The Nantes coach wants the championship to be played over a calendar year.

Christian Gourcuff is positioned in the debate on the resumption of the Championship. Questioned by Ouest France, the coach of FC Nantes, 13th in Ligue 1, considers that “if the Championship can resume, even by finishing late, it will be a good thing”.

He also takes this opportunity to reaffirm his desire to change the dates for the start of the championships, which generally extend from August to June in Europe: “I said it recently and still think it, football is a summer sport “Starting the seasons in February and finishing them off at the end of the calendar year would be good for footballers and spectators alike.”

“Those who will get out of it will be those who have a realistic and not speculative management”

Regarding the consequences of the coronavirus crisis on the world of football, the former coach of Algeria notes that they will be mainly linked to the capitalist turn that this sport has taken: “The coronavirus crisis does not only affect football but more generally globalization, the generalized search for profit, the capitalist economy which leads us into the wall. Football is part of this headlong rush, with, among other things, a permanent escalation of TV rights. he lives on credit. The clubs who live beyond their means on debt and virtual money, those who speculate with sometimes foreign investors without real bank guarantees are weakened. Those who will get out will be those who have a realistic and non-speculative management “.

Finally, according to him, a reduction in the lifestyle of footballers would not be unthinkable but very unlikely: “If football reduces its lifestyle by 50% or more, it will not be a problem. It is not because a player is earning less money than he will be playing football less well. But I’m not really sure that will happen. ”

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