Rafinia shines in Barcelona, ​​but misses the Club World Cup

This new version of the Club World Cup this summer is a star-studded, but let's look at the list of absentees. Ronaldo, Yamal, Salah, Pedri... are also star-studded. This actually reflects a very core contradiction in modern football.

For Ronaldo and Neymar, their absence is because of their respective career choices. But for most players who are absent because the club fails to qualify, such as Liverpool's Salah and Van Dijk, and Barcelona's Yamal and Pedri, missing this game is to some extent a good thing that is "a blessing in disguise".

Why do you say so? Because the current football schedule is too intensive. Players are like machines that "overload" all year round, with almost no complete rest and recovery time. This is also the root cause of the increasing number of serious injuries such as players in recent years, especially the cruciate ligament. Now, young players like Yamal and Pedri who have played a lot of games in their teenage years, as well as veterans like Salah who have high intensity output every season, can get a full summer to "rest and recuperate". The benefits of their entire career and their club's preparations for the new season are obvious. From this perspective, not participating in this Club World Cup may not be a bad thing for them.