Last week, I wrote an article on the advantages of resuming the current Serie A season. This week will be the polar opposite. This article will be on the disadvantages of resuming the current Serie A season. So sit back, grab a chair, and get the popcorn ready. This should be a good one!
FIRST DISADVANTAGE: HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS
Group training is officially allowed to happen this week! However, there are many risks of contracting COVID-19. What is even more concerning is that the Italian Government changed the rules a little bit. If a player/staff member tests positive for the virus, only those individual people who test positive will be quarantined. That’s definitely controversial. When this season first got postponed, it was because Daniele Rugani tested positive for COVID-19. Initially, it was only him that tested positive. After that of course, other players tested positive for the virus. It should be the same protocol to resume the season. Unfortunately, it won’t be and now there’s a real risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 among the players and staff, which would definitely cancel the current season. It’s something that will have to be discussed among the FIGC and the Italian Government.
SECOND DISADVANTAGE: THE OPTICS OF IT MAY LOOK BAD
One thing that should be considered is that there are still countries around the world where people are quarantined. It may lift people’s spirits to resume the season, but it could also cause anger and bring people down. It may not look good to some fans around the world that they’re in quarantine, while players can do their jobs and get paid the majority, if not all of their yearly salaries. People who are currently not bringing in a lot of income and are fully quarantined, may not see this in a good way. Also, the fact that the games will be played behind closed doors, may rub some fans the wrong way. However, to be fair, we don’t know when fans will ab able to fill up stadiums again, so it’s tough to cancel matches because of that.
THIRD DISADVANTAGE: THE PLAYERS WOULD BE MORE FATIGUED
Professional Calcio players are definitely in top shape. However, if the current season fully resumes, the matches will definitely be condensed. Also, unless the start of the next season isn’t delayed by a couple of months, it would most likely cause more injuries among the players as well as fatigue. That would definitely be tough on everyone from the players to the coaching and medical staff. That may make resuming the season not worth it. The only good thing is that FIFA has permitted the use of five substitutes for a match. Here is the rule, for reference. That may help, but condensing the season would definitely impact the next season as well.
Whichever side you’re on in this debate, we can all agree that this is an unprecedented time and hopefully, soon enough fans are allowed to go to stadiums. Thank you for reading this article on the disadvantages of resuming the current Serie A season. Let me know in the comments section as well what your stance on resuming the current season is!
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