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Sep 7, 2024 8 tweets 3 min read
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 🧵 Image 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. Image