In the world of football, the rigorous schedule is the single most problematic factor. Because of the continual switching back and forth between club and international football, players are overworked and often have very limited to no time to rest and recover from their exertions.
It should not come as a surprise that doing so does not come without repercussions. There has been a discernible increase in the number of injuries incurred by players, as well as an increase in the severity of those injuries, and Real Madrid is not immune to the trend.
They have already suffered the loss of Vinicius Jr., Eduardo Camavinga, and maybe Rodrygo Goes as a result of the same thing in the last few weeks alone.
The pressure is on for Valverde.
According to what has been published by AS, there is palpable disquiet in the administration of Real Madrid regarding the situation involving Federico Valverde.
The Uruguayan ace has been used in a total of 1312 minutes for Los Blancos this season, making him the club’s second most used player overall. Carlo Ancelotti is their head coach.
Because he plays such an important role for his country on the world stage, his schedule does not change while he is traveling to compete for his national team.
During the most recent break for international competition, Valverde participated in the whole of both of Uruguay’s matches against Argentina and Bolivia.
Valverde arrives in Spain today after a long journey back and has just two training sessions before Real Madrid’s game against Cadiz where he is all but set to be a starter.
There is no time to relax.
Carlo Ancelotti would have preferred to bench the midfielder for the team’s forthcoming league match if he could have had his choice. On the other hand, given the existing state of affairs, there is not even a chance that we will achieve our goal.
Because of their injuries, Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga are both unable to play, which drastically reduces the number of alternatives available to the manager in the center of the field.
Because of this, Carlo Ancelotti has no choice but to begin the game with Toni Kroos, Fede Valverde, and Luka Modric, and his only other choices in the center of the park are Dani Ceballos and Nico Paz.
The fact that Valverde will have to come off the bench looks to be predetermined, even if he does not start the game. Therefore, it is reasonable to be concerned for his health.