>>149304889No one is contesting European teams are debuffed by post-season exhaustion.
The point is that the previous format put that burden on South American teams. This one puts it on Europeans - who have the economic means to mitigate it. If they didn't, that's just a skill issue on their part.
It's fucking easy to beat up on poor AND exhausted teams, then rooster around claiming to be the best in the world. Now y'all are being made to step up and be men and fight through the exhaustion, and you're crumpling.
This is something Depay noted when he made his way down here btw - that the Brazillian league is in another level of physicality, and breeds stronger players (as in, physically tougher) as a result.