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Players, coaches (and fans) always (rightfully) cry about too many matches. So why are there no actual protests? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by BaguetteOfDoom@alien.top to c/talk@soccer.forum

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Whiney interviews won't change anything. But imagine all teams collectively boycotting an entire matchday. They just refuse to play. This would do huge damage to the leagues, UEFA, FIFA etc. And the clubs or associations can't just punish everyone. They rely on the players. Don't the players even have a union? So why is nothing like that happening? The only reason I can think of is that the pain isn't strong enough yet to actually act.

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[–] Bingus-Bingus@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not that I don't believe them when they say it's too many games. However I still don't understand why teams don't simply ignore the league cup matches in their entirety and just send their u23s + their coaching staff to those games, while keeping their 20 to 25 core players + manager at home. Or even better: scheduling recovery/tactical sessions during league cup nights

Surely the FA will take notice when teams just say "fuck it" like that. Are there rules in place to prohibit this?

[–] fatatero@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Because they want to compete for money. Hypocrites.