It can not make France squad to be depressed but it hurts them. Liverpool and France striker Djibril Cisse is the latest big name who will miss the world cup on German soil after South Americans Cordozo and Edmilson. Many injuries issues can be found before this World Cup. Almost every most influential players in almost every participants teams struggle with that. It started with England striker Michael Own back in Boxing Days along with Manchester United left back Heinze, Paraguay superstar striker Santa Cruz and Owne’s partner Wayne Rooney. Currently Italy’s Gattuso and German’s only ‘everybody-know’ player, Ballack will certainly to miss their respective nations’ opening match. Even Costa Rica’s Paulo Wanchope who play in Herediano of his homeland is facing injury. Nobody will argue me, if I say; many big names use acceleration healing process just to participate in this World Cup.
Why? Why can those injuries bully such the big names? Those big names seems unbeatable on the pitch, but not with their respective clubs’ wish. They have been playing as least 40 – 50 games (League, Cup and Champions League) for more than 2 years. Three years ago, with old Champions League format, the big names needed to play more than 60 matches a season. If the international matches are added in, the numbers will rise up. However they are strong in physically and mentally, they are only human. They can not run 100m below 0.8 seconds.
See! Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrad. Fortunately, his team did not reach all the finals of the competitions they participated last season. If so, he might play almost 90 matches a year. Huuuu… It is a pity for a made-in-heaven human. Also look at Real Madrid all time goal scorer Raul! He has been playing for Madrid giant since he was 16. He broke almost every record of competitions he played. Although such a genius, he can’t resist the over-play. Now, at the age of 29, the peak of every footballer, he might sit on the bench for Spain in this World Cup. Without his past highest degree, he may have been sold by Madrid.
You may argue that why ‘every-game playing’ players such as Frank Lampard or Theirry Henry have no injury. Oh yeah, when they were young players, they played very limited games. Moreover, they do not come from the big clubs. Lampard started playing Champions last two seasons ago. Henry sat on the bench for Juve a year. Remember! They got very relaxing football season when they were raw. Fortunately, their peak comes along with their respective clubs’. Anyway, I am very sure, if they keep playing in this amount of matches, they will get long-term injury very soon (It is not a curse for either Lampard or Henry or Chelsea and Arsenal and their fans).
Haha …. Eriksson use to say that they have the best squad to win this World Cup. All of his big names agree that they are the best squad since 1990 World Cup. The best squad? Only Brazil is ahead of them to win the World Cup? Are you all sure? Come on! They do not even have plan-B but a lanky. Haha. If they have the best squad, they should not been crying for Rooney and Owen. See the Squad such as Brazil, Argentina, Holland and Italy. They have automotive replacements for every position. But they still give tons of respect to others. Not like so called Three Lions.
They believe they are the best but do not have the good substitute players. Crouch got hat-trick because of Jamaica. Do not forget, that guy could not even score against Wigan.
Concerning with Rooney’s injury, it was just a merely commercial. Now, however, he will play again. He run, kicked and dribbled the ball in Baden-baden even before medical check up. The press cleverly transformed his injury into the breaking news. Finally, we, the fans, are the victims. We wasted our time and money to buy newspaper and visit online for his development. We have been fooled. I do not see any Sir Alex’s comment with him going back to Germany. Usually, if his injury was as serious as the press said, do you think sensitive Sir Alex will allow him to go World Cup? He already faced the same issue with Beckham in 2002.
In modern day, football is more than a sport. It is a real business that can earn millions quickly. That’s why; Roman Abramovich, Glazer’s family and Silvio Berlusconi involve in this sport; we can see the fierce elections to control Barcelona and Real Madrid, former Thai Prime Minister, the intelligent businessman, Thaksin Shinawatr tried to buy stock for Liverpool football club.
Their victims are no more than the football fans and the players. Because of them, the new Raul will occur in future. They make a small issue to big and the big one to giant size just to sell the news. They want as many matches as they can just to get the broadcasting fee. Etc… They have mountain high millions just to break the tradition and rules of football.
As the real football fans, what can we do? Should we kick them out of football world? Should we support other sports? Should we change the transfer rules? Or should we teach the future football player not to eat money but football? Anyway, whatever we do is just to see the Injury Free World Cup.
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