«How can they pretend that it doesn't affect me to go from a total confinement of half a month in a flat that is far from being a mansion to another in a residence or a hotel? How will my body respond after I have passed the disease myself and have been unable to do almost any of the exercises programmed for me? When we start training in a group, can we get together on the barriers? Will we be able to make rounds while being aware of the safety distances? If coaches have to wear masks, is it normal that we do not wear them? And the balls? How many times should they be disinfected? ».

One of the Primera footballers who suffered from the COVID-19 disease in the days when the pandemic began to spread throughout Spain formulated all those responses to his club after the Ministry of Health gave the go-ahead to return to training. .

The Government, through the Higher Sports Council and La Liga, begin this Monday the way to save the football season. And with it, not only a third of the television revenue left to collect, but also credibility. "The future return to sports competitions will contribute to improving the spirit and psychological well-being of the population" , as stated in the Basic Protocol of action for the return to training and the restart of federated and professional competitions .

The new confinement

The document, according to the CSD, should be applied "preferably" in a confined state. Something that the footballers union is currently opposed to. One more point of conflict for some clubs full of doubts, chained to the instructions of the employers - "I have already lost count of the protocols that have been sent to us and those that are still missing", they admit from an entity in the lower area of First- , and aware that they are working to return to compete in a period of no less than four weeks.

A senior Barcelona manager, however, believes that it will be "very difficult" to complete the course . This does not mean that the Camp Nou grass is being prepared with the poa pratensis seed so that the grass can withstand the stress of games in the middle of summer.

Twice daily disinfection of knobs, railings ...

The vast majority of First and Second clubs were unable this weekend to finalize the day when the footballers will start jogging . This Monday has been reserved for League technicians to review the facilities and check that the entities have the appropriate protection material -masks, gloves, hydro-alcoholic gels ...- and specialized personnel to complete the disinfection tasks. Work that will be continuous, since, for example, door knobs, railings, bathrooms or coat racks will have to be disinfected twice a day . The clubs must also try to have ready circuits so that the soccer players do not cross each other more than they should before entering the field that each soccer player has assigned, with the corresponding signage.

Despite the fact that La Liga had informed the clubs that they would have the first two days of this week to have their facilities conditioned, there are entities that hope to gain time and start medical examinations on Tuesday - originally planned for Wednesday and Thursday -, including PCR and serological tests "under medical prescription" [according to the Ministerial Order] . It is the requirement for it and the cheat with which it is played.

At Real Madrid, meanwhile, the medical services are disoriented because they have not specified what type of analysis they will be able to carry out . Barcelona already knew since last week that it would have 80 rapid detection tests for the coronavirus at its disposal. Soccer players, members of the technical staff and anyone who has contact with the players will be examined .

Given that the results of the medical tests take 48 hours, it will be difficult for any club to start training before the weekend. In fact, the idea that is handled in many of them would be to start within a week, Monday, May 11 . Although today, when the League can give them instructions, the coaches hope to be able to set a still volatile schedule.

Negatives in Valencia and Espanyol

No positive will be able to return to training. At Espanyol, eight footballers and two members of the coaching staff tested positive during the first days of confinement. In Valencia, "35% was spread between the staff and the coaching staff." Those affected from both clubs already had negative results in the tests carried out during the last month and spent their respective 15 days of quarantine without social or family contacts . At Valencia, even, all the members of the squad, not just the positives, underwent testing two weeks ago.

Coaches will not participate in this first phase. Neither do physical trainers. The footballers will be summoned in a staggered manner and will be spread across the different training fields - or divided themselves - so that no more than four or five players coincide . You must always respect a minimum distance of two meters when running.

A champion of Europe of one of the teams of the bourgeoisie of the League, who has passed the confinement with his wife and three children, exposes a duality that, according to the sources consulted by EL MUNDO, is the norm in the sector: « I want to play as much as I fear » .

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