{"id":219214,"date":"2024-09-20T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/courtois-backs-rodri-strike-action\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T16:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:54:48","slug":"courtois-backs-rodri-strike-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/20\/courtois-backs-rodri-strike-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtois Backs Rodri Strike Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Thibaut Courtois<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, has backed Rodri\u2019s warning that players could be close to taking strike action over the number of games they\u2019re being asked to play.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a news conference on Tuesday, the Manchester City midfielder said a players\u2019 strike was \u201cclose\u201d over football\u2019s hectic fixture list, saying: \u201cI think it\u2019s the general opinion of the players\u2026 If it keeps this way, there will be a moment where we have no other option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Madrid and City are competing in UEFA\u2019s revamped Champions League this season, and are also set to feature in FIFA\u2019s new Club World Cup in the United States next summer, which could see both teams play a total of over 70 games this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRodri is right,\u201d Courtois said on Wednesday, in a conversation with popular Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos. \u201cThere are a lot of games. A fan wants to see the best, and we have to find a balance, there are too many games, and there are more injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Nations League, the Club World Cup, games are added. People say we earn a lot of money, that we can\u2019t complain, and that\u2019s true, but we have to find a balance, because the best [players] aren\u2019t always going to be able to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid won their Champions League opener on Tuesday, beating Stuttgart 3-1, but in LaLiga the Spanish champions haven\u2019t been at their best, and are already four points behind leaders Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been speculation about the future of forward Rodrygo since the arrival of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, although the Brazil international provided the assist for Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s first Champions League goal for the club against Stuttgart.<\/p>\n<p>The Madrid media have taken to calling Madrid\u2019s attack the \u201cBMV\u201d \u2014 short for Bellingham, Mbapp\u00e9 and Vin\u00edcius \u2014 omitting Rodrygo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJournalists want to put three letters, and they put Jude, Vini and Mbapp\u00e9,\u201d Courtois said. \u201cIn the dressing room we know the importance and quality of Rodrygo. 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