"I do not understand that all the parties out of house have played them to the 21.00 hours. I do not understand it. It is not a help to a big team that has to struggle and play each three days. I understand that an Athletic- Barça can be to the 21.00 hours, but no all the parties. It is necessary to think more in this sense because we go bad". These were the statements with which Ronald Koeman wanted to leave clear his dissatisfaction with LaLiga.
The trainer of the FC Barcelona loaded against the schedules imposed by the Spanish championship every time that the culés have to displace to domicile. Some complaints that, on the other hand, could not have more sense reviewing all the parties that the Barcelona have played far of the Camp Nou. Any another conjoint of Spain has had the 'bad luck' of the Catalans until the moment.
As well it indicated Koeman, the Barça has contested all and each one of the meetings went from the 21:00 hours of the night. They have been a total of four crashes of the Spanish competition, in Vigo, against the Celtic, in the Coliseum in front of the Getafe, in Mendizorroza against the Alavés and now, in Madrid, in front of the Athletic. Besides, it is necessary to take into account that the three crashes of Champions League have been also to the 21:00 hours.
Special quotation for the commitment contested in Balaídos, since it was neither more neither less to the 21:30 of the night. That has been the crash that later have played the barcelonistas, that besides still have by in front other parties programmed at night. In fact, for 22 December LaLiga has put the Valladolid-Barcelona to the 22:00 hours in which it will be the crash that later have played.
In case of the Real Madrid, for example, the whites have played the half of his meetings far of house to the 21:00 hours. Luckily for them, the another half, two, have been to the 16:15, as for example the one of this Saturday in Villarreal. By his side, the Athletic of Madrid, rival of the Barça this Saturday, only has contested one of his duels went to the 21:00. The other of the crashes of the colchoneros have been between the 16:15 and the 20:00 hours.
The consequences for the Barça for playing to last hour
Play at night always involves that the turns home do much heavier. The footballers arrive to his domiciles of morning in each trip, by what the training of recovery of the following day has to be in the afternoon, with all what this involves. Koeman Asks that this finish and that the Barcelona also can be home to sleep to a decent hour, as it can do the rest of teams.