Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has a reputation for talking directly in the media and tends not to cut his words. Earlier in the club World Cup he called Raul Asencio twice for mistakes, and Dean Huijsen. La Liga President Javier Tebas is the newest for criticism from Courtois, as the planning of the league debate with Los Blancos.
With their club World Cup on Wednesday evening, Real Madrid now has a mandatory holiday of three weeks before they start the preseason again. It will only leave for 19 days for Xabi Alonso to prepare his side for their first La Ligamature against Osasuna.
Real Madrid has been hunted for a later start of the season. The Association of Spanish football players (AFE) and Los Blancos had submitted a request for La Liga to start the following weekend. As an alternative, Real Madrid also asked for their match against Osasuna to be moved. On Wednesday, however, La Liga rejected that request, with reference to the fact that neither Ligue 1 nor the Premier League will postpone their start dates because of the involvement of Chelsea and the involvement of Paris Saint-Germain.
Tebas expressed its dissatisfaction at the club World Cup and noted that he sees no reason that domestic competitions should change their schedule for a new competition. Courtois, who spoke to Marca after the defeat against PSG, accused Tebas of Egocentrism.
“In the end it is always the same with La Liga. Hearing those comments from a president is something that I have not seen in Italy, England or the NBA. Tebas may not like the club world cup, but it exists here, and it seems that this man wants a lot of attention.