Barcelona’s midfielder also agreed with the justification for the expected performance due to the end of the season in Europe
The midfielder, the Brazilian team and the, caused controversy in an event in Sao Paulo this Friday (27) when talking about the Club World Cup. Playing in Spain, he went out in defense of the European clubs, which are justifying the lower than expected performance because of the end of the season on the continent. He detonated the calendar of the competition and claimed to be unfair to “lose his holidays out of obligation.” Borussia Dortmund (0-0 with Fluminense), Chelsea (3-1 for Flamengo) and Paris Saint-Germain (1-0 for Botafogo) were some teams surprised by the performance of the Brazilian teams that defended themselves from the presentations below expected to be at the end of season/vacation.
“Particularly speaking, like a person who plays out, in a European team, we would be on vacation, I’m on vacation, they would be on vacation. An example: Marquinhos and Beraldo do Paris, played the Champions final, nor did they have right, they traveled to play with the second game, they came back to play the World Cup. Raphinha, before getting even harder with the football calendar. “I think we have to give up our holidays out of obligation is very complicated. It’s our right, everyone is in agreement and everyone deserves at least a month of vacation, three weeks,” he explained. “And many of them who are playing the World Cup will not have.” Again PSG became the example to define the US competition at this time of year as a mistake.
It turns out that the 2026 World Cup will also be in the period and, at the time, everyone will want to defend their countries, including Raphinha. “If Paris reaches the final of this World Cup, they already have the Super Cup before starting the season. They don’t stop. A lot of people say that European clubs are excuses. It depends on the point of view and from my point of view it is very bad to give up my vacation to play something that is obliged,” he repeated. Also left for leaders, FIFA and the organizers of the World Cup. “At no time did they ask the dates players, if they wanted to … But not, you have to go and point. And we accept orders and have to go and be there playing. I’m talking like a European club player.
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
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