Jardim’s big rant against FIFA
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On the eve of facing Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Leonardo Jardim, now stationed at Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), ranted against FIFA.
“Since there are no questions, I would like to send a message to FIFA and the people who organize this competition. The best teams in the world are gathered here. And I think it is unfair that some of between them have to play four games in eight days, while others, who are the best, only have to play two games and arrive well rested. I say this so that what has happened in recent years does not not happen again, it always ended the same way. I think we should organize the calendar better, with more recovery days so that the teams from Asia and South America have a better chance of winning this trophy ” thus declared the former Monaco coach at a pre-match press conference, according to proposals relayed by The Team.
Leonardo Jardim, who cannot find his former Paris-Saint-Germain counterpart, Thomas Tuchel, who tested positive for Covid-19, then continued: “Obviously the European teams are favourites. This time it’s Chelsea. Before, there was Liverpool and others. But they are favorites because opposite Al-Hilal have only two days of recovery. The players do not share on an equal footing. A team will be fresh to play Our victory in our last match also showed a bit of that. Al-Jazeera had played two days before. In the second half, they struggled to maintain their rhythm. It is certain that if Al-Jazeera players Jazira had been fresh, this match would have been different, especially in the second half.”
The winner of this Chelsea – Al-Hilal semi-final will face Palmeiras in the final on Saturday (5:30 p.m.).
to summarize
In post at Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Leonardo Jardim slipped a tackle at FIFA, on the eve of facing Chelsea, in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. “Since there are no questions, I would like to send a message to FIFA and the people who organize this competition. The best teams in the world are gathered here. And I think it is unfair that some of between them have to play four games in eight days, while others, who are the best, only have to play two games and arrive well rested. I say this so that what has happened in recent years does not not happen again, it always ended the same way. I think we should organize the calendar better, with more recovery days so that the teams from Asia and South America have a better chance of winning this trophy ” did he declare.