There
are less than four months left for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and in
Colombia there is uncertainty because several of their players are not
having continuity in their respective clubs or are injured. Although there is no exact number of matches or minutes that a player
should have before the World Cup, and each case is particular, it is
necessary that they arrive with a sufficient pace of competition, but
without excesses.
Jorge Luis Pinto, ex-selector of Colombia, Honduras and Costa Rica, told EL TIEMPO that the average number of matches a footballer needs in the semester prior to the World Cup, to reach the ideal state, is between 20 and 25. "The key is that they are competing, that there is continuity, especially in the last three months before the World Cup, that is where the form is won or lost, "said Pinto.
An excess of matches can be detrimental to performance in the World Cup, and a lower number can affect performance. However, each case is particular. James Rodríguez, figure of Colombia in Brazil 2014, reached that world with 22 games (in all competitions) and today he has 8. He is overcoming a slight injury that has forced him to stop for a few days. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who played 24 games four years ago, has not played in 2018, for his pubalgia surgery. Yerry Mina, after his arrival at Barcelona, has only two games. And Falcao, who is still injured, has just five this year.
If you compare those figures with the best players in the world, there are differences. For example, Lionel Messi played 14 games at Barcelona between January and February. That is, more than double that of Falcao. Cristiano Ronaldo has 9 in Madrid; Neymar, 9 at PSG, and Müller, 11 at Bayern Munich. Almost the same as James, but he is better in minutes played. The figures are only indicative, but for example for 2014, Messi played 33 games and, although he was a finalist, he did not show his best level; James, with 22 games, had a great performance.Player statistics
"All the organisms are different. Just as some need 30 matches, others may only be 15. An exact figure does not exist. The ideal is for everyone to arrive with the most matches, "said Diego Barragán, physical coach of the National Team in Italy 90 and United States 94.
For the World Cup in Brazil the exceptional case was that of Camilo Zúñiga, who after overcoming an injury, only played four games (two of them in friendlies of the national team) to be called. And he had a good world cup. Or Pablo Armero, who played 10 games and started in Brazil 2014. That's why some experts like Barragán believe that the determining factor is the final section.
"The most important thing is the month before the World Cup. That the player is in his best sports form is ideal. What do I get with having 20 or 30 games in the year if in the past the performance comes down? You can reach the World Cup and lose the sport form. So, what is tried is that they all arrive in the best form, "says Barragán.
It already depends on each coaching staff and the monitoring they do to the players during the season, to determine if they need more games or more rest. Bearing in mind that each player responds differently. This is the opinion of coach Luis Fernando Suárez, a World Cup player with Honduras and Ecuador.
"Everyone is evaluated differently. There will be some that arrive with rhythm of competition and others that need more matches. There will be ones that have to be handled differently. One can now assess which player is good or which is missing more games or rest, everything is very individualized. You can not talk about approximations but about individual evaluations, "he says.
Jorge Luis Pinto, ex-selector of Colombia, Honduras and Costa Rica, told EL TIEMPO that the average number of matches a footballer needs in the semester prior to the World Cup, to reach the ideal state, is between 20 and 25. "The key is that they are competing, that there is continuity, especially in the last three months before the World Cup, that is where the form is won or lost, "said Pinto.
An excess of matches can be detrimental to performance in the World Cup, and a lower number can affect performance. However, each case is particular. James Rodríguez, figure of Colombia in Brazil 2014, reached that world with 22 games (in all competitions) and today he has 8. He is overcoming a slight injury that has forced him to stop for a few days. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who played 24 games four years ago, has not played in 2018, for his pubalgia surgery. Yerry Mina, after his arrival at Barcelona, has only two games. And Falcao, who is still injured, has just five this year.
If you compare those figures with the best players in the world, there are differences. For example, Lionel Messi played 14 games at Barcelona between January and February. That is, more than double that of Falcao. Cristiano Ronaldo has 9 in Madrid; Neymar, 9 at PSG, and Müller, 11 at Bayern Munich. Almost the same as James, but he is better in minutes played. The figures are only indicative, but for example for 2014, Messi played 33 games and, although he was a finalist, he did not show his best level; James, with 22 games, had a great performance.Player statistics
"All the organisms are different. Just as some need 30 matches, others may only be 15. An exact figure does not exist. The ideal is for everyone to arrive with the most matches, "said Diego Barragán, physical coach of the National Team in Italy 90 and United States 94.
For the World Cup in Brazil the exceptional case was that of Camilo Zúñiga, who after overcoming an injury, only played four games (two of them in friendlies of the national team) to be called. And he had a good world cup. Or Pablo Armero, who played 10 games and started in Brazil 2014. That's why some experts like Barragán believe that the determining factor is the final section.
"The most important thing is the month before the World Cup. That the player is in his best sports form is ideal. What do I get with having 20 or 30 games in the year if in the past the performance comes down? You can reach the World Cup and lose the sport form. So, what is tried is that they all arrive in the best form, "says Barragán.
It already depends on each coaching staff and the monitoring they do to the players during the season, to determine if they need more games or more rest. Bearing in mind that each player responds differently. This is the opinion of coach Luis Fernando Suárez, a World Cup player with Honduras and Ecuador.
"Everyone is evaluated differently. There will be some that arrive with rhythm of competition and others that need more matches. There will be ones that have to be handled differently. One can now assess which player is good or which is missing more games or rest, everything is very individualized. You can not talk about approximations but about individual evaluations, "he says.
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