Klopp: The new version of the Club World Cup is the worst idea in football history

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New version of the Club World Cup is underway. Before the start of this event, there were a lot of criticism from the outside world, and some people believed that the new version of the Club World Cup increased the burden on the players' schedule. In an interview with German media a few days ago, former Liverpool coach Klopp also expressed this view.

"At the level of (player game burden), the (new version) Club World Cup is the worst idea in football history. Those who have never been involved in the daily affairs of football came up with various ideas."

"I know some people would say, 'But the prize money is high.' However, not all clubs can get that much."

"Last year there was the Copa America and the European Cup, and this summer was the Club World Cup , and then next summer is the World Cup. This means that all players participating in the competition cannot really recover, both physically and mentally. Of course, they all make a lot of money, but now we put the money aside. "

" NBA players also make a lot of money, but they have four months of rest every year. And Van Dijk probably doesn't have that much rest time in his entire career. "

" Maybe not everyone I realized the real problem - in the new season, players will suffer unprecedented injuries. Even if injuries in the new season will not happen, such injuries will come sooner or later next year's World Cup or later."

"We are always telling players to devote themselves to each game, just like this game is the last game. We will tell them 70 to 75 times each season, but this situation can no longer be maintained. "

"We have to make sure that the players have enough rest time. If there is insufficient rest time, they will not be able to contribute to the top performance in a season's 'long-distance running'. If they can't do this, the entire industry will lose value. "

" There is a season where we have two and a half weeks of pre-season preparation time, and then the team basically plays a game every 3 days. This is too cruel."

Text/Yanshan