Rodri’s 2023/24 season was relentless — and he’s not alone. Players face an exhausting cycle of non-stop matches with barely any time to recover.
A thread 🧵
**Rodri’s season in numbers:**
* ⚽️ 72 matchday squad inclusions
* 🏃♂️ 66 appearances
* ⏱ 6,107 minutes played
* 36 of these appearances were in back-to-back matches (less than five days of rest), averaging just 127.7 hours between games throughout the season.
Rodri’s season at a glance: every day categorised — club matchdays, training, national team duties, and rest days.
This calendar shows how packed his schedule was, with barely any time for recovery.
**December**:
* Rodri played eight of Man City’s nine matches, only missing one due to suspension.
* Trips to Serbia for the Champions League and Jeddah for the Club World Cup added to the travel load.
**April**:
* Rodri made seven appearances in eight matches, averaging just 94 hours between games.
* Of those, five were back-to-back fixtures (less than five days of rest), as Man City advanced in the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup.
* “I do need a rest,” he said.
**June**:
* Rodri began his Euro 2024 prep right after Man City’s final game of the season. During the tournament, he played 550+ minutes before suffering an injury in the final.
* The Euros had a lingering effect on Rodri, as he had to miss the opening rounds of the 2024/25 Premier League season due to the injury he sustained.
* As a result, Rodri was one of the few players who was able to achieve a sufficient post-tournament break period.
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Lifted directly from [FIFPRO post](https://x.com/FIFPRO/status/1832392752555765938):
**POV: You play for Man City and Spain**
Rodri’s 2023/24 season was relentless — and he’s not alone. Players face an exhausting cycle of non-stop matches with barely any time to recover.
A thread 🧵
**Rodri’s season in numbers:**
* ⚽️ 72 matchday squad inclusions
* 🏃♂️ 66 appearances
* ⏱ 6,107 minutes played
* 36 of these appearances were in back-to-back matches (less than five days of rest), averaging just 127.7 hours between games throughout the season.
Rodri’s season at a glance: every day categorised — club matchdays, training, national team duties, and rest days.
This calendar shows how packed his schedule was, with barely any time for recovery.
**December**:
* Rodri played eight of Man City’s nine matches, only missing one due to suspension.
* Trips to Serbia for the Champions League and Jeddah for the Club World Cup added to the travel load.
**April**:
* Rodri made seven appearances in eight matches, averaging just 94 hours between games.
* Of those, five were back-to-back fixtures (less than five days of rest), as Man City advanced in the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup.
* “I do need a rest,” he said.
**June**:
* Rodri began his Euro 2024 prep right after Man City’s final game of the season. During the tournament, he played 550+ minutes before suffering an injury in the final.
* The Euros had a lingering effect on Rodri, as he had to miss the opening rounds of the 2024/25 Premier League season due to the injury he sustained.
* As a result, Rodri was one of the few players who was able to achieve a sufficient post-tournament break period.
**Additional links:**
* [23/24 FIFPRO Player Performance Recovery & Health – Full Report](https://www.fifpro.org/media/ad4lyibk/en_pwm_men-s-annual-report-2024.pdf)
* [Seven Key Findings from 23/24 FIFPRO Report](https://www.fifpro.org/en/player-iq/men-s-player-workload-monitoring/seven-key-findings-from-fifpro-s-latest-workload-report)
Holy shit, Bernardo was right, this IS insane 😭
man busted his ass to perform his best every game, least they can do is award him the ballon dor