The data is stubborn. Because they are irrefutable. And in this round of soccer in our country, with this express league final and a schedule so loaded with games in just one month, it was clear that it would be very difficult to adjust all the schedules so that no team felt hurt with their hours of rest between games. What was not expected is that the League would not take into account the tremendous inequalities between the different teams when it comes to resting, a fundamental aspect in such a compressed calendar. And it is that between the team that has had less rest time compared to its rivals and the one that has benefited the most from that aspect, there may be a whopping 14 days, which is a real madness, because it is a difference with the that one can calmly speak of distorted competition.
The numbers have been put on the table by Professor Manu Carrasco through his twitter account. And they are quite eloquent. Real Sociedad is the team that has had the least time off from the entire first division. And Sevilla have had the most time to rest compared to their opponents in this post-confinement league. Between both teams there is a difference of 16 days, that is, Real Sociedad will appear at the penultimate match with more than 400 hours less rest than their rival, Sevilla. It may be a trivial fact, but curiously if a league classification is made after confinement, Sevilla occupies the top positions, while Real will be at the bottom of the table. Curious, at least.
Real Sociedad is the team that has had the least rest time among all the first division teams since the competition resumed. He accumulates 222 hours less rest than his rivals, which is equivalent to nine less days of recovery between games. This aspect, in a team already greatly diminished by the injuries in this restart of the league, has finished giving him the lace and has led him to reach the last week of the league with the hook hanging from his neck. Most of its stars are with the red pilot light on and they are exhausted: this is the case of Mikel Oyarzabal, Mikel Merino, Alexander Isak, Nacho Monreal, Igor Zubeldia and Martin Odegaard, the latter also with problems in his right knee. All of this is what most worries the Real coaching staff, focused exclusively on their players having a good recovery ahead of Thursday. The second team most affected by this matter is Eibar, with one more hour of rest only with Real. ANDThe problem is that all the teams that have less rest are at the bottom of a hypothetical ranking. And those who rest the most are on the honor roll. Is it a coincidence?