FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien expressed his feelings in a videoconference on Friday evening about the temporary measure taken by FIFA to spare the players. “The five changes (per game) will hurt us, because in many games we made the difference in the last minutes. There, our opponents will have more fresh players ”explains the technician, who, it is true, has at his disposal a smaller pro group than the other large Spanish clubs.
Setien also said he was skeptical that the recovery from the Spanish championship scheduled for June 11 was going well. “It is possible that there are a lot of injuries like in Germany, because we spent almost two months sitting on the sofa, without playing. The heat, and playing every 3 or 4 days can affect some footballers. (…) New football is a bit odd … The recovery in Germany left me with a lot of doubts. It lacks competitiveness, intensity, but nobody is advantaged, we are all equal in the face of this situation. “
Barça, the leader with a two-point lead over its Real Madrid runner-up, will seek a new championship title over the remaining eleven days. The Catalans will go to Mallorca (18e) for their first post-covid match.
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