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They are in longer nowadays mate but not everyday. Some days its optional to stay on but some days they do different programmes in the afternoon specific to what the individual need. They also do more community work nowadays.
Their workload, fatigue levels and physical state is totally down to Ange and his staff plus the clubs medical and sporting structure. That’s their job.
They won’t be doing high intensity training when they play Sunday Thursday Sunday. Anybody who thinks that does not have a clue how it works.
yep. Don’t disagree. It’s not all on Ange. But we are stuck with Levy
Yep. Absolutely no need. Recovery and nutrition
It’s almost as if you were an average dosser having a kick about as opposed to an elite athlete pushing your body to the limit every single moment of the game.
Salah is not made to chase the way our players are. Slot is smart enough to understand that a world class finisher at 32/33 should not be made to chase younger guys around the pitch like a dog.
Thanks for the insight. My feeling - perhaps not a great analogy! - is the modern players are like racehorses, very finely tuned and vulnerable to injury, illness, etc., due to the high performance and so on.They are in longer nowadays mate but not everyday. Some days its optional to stay on but some days they do different programmes in the afternoon specific to what the individual need. They also do more community work nowadays.
They have everything at Tottenham for injury prevention and recovery that I find it mind boggling that we have so many muscle injuries.
I’ve mentioned this before,maybe there’s something in being too finely tuned and any wrong movement leads to a muscle strain.
I have my thoughts on this. I played for a long time on shit training pitches and poor pitches especially in the months from November to April and the pitches were all uneven and was never injured. Maybe because of the different movements on different surfaces you were stronger and your body adapted better to those types of surfaces.
I see so many players pulling hamstrings ,thighs ,calves nowadays and it wasn’t as bad as that back in the day. I do get that players are naturally quicker now which probably has a lot to do with it to. Who knows
Great, were you playing against stoned amateurs or top level elite athletes who had been rotated more often?
You'd probably enjoy her videos.
well then that would be the players fault, just like when he said subs were not relevant because the starting 11 didn't get to the levels he wants or some shit.
I agree and add in an element of softness and the only reason I say softness is because they bring it on themselves. It destroys me and everything I think is wrong with the game. Every player shows weakness now by staying down and rolling about showing your opponent that they’ve got the better of you or hurt you. Back in the day you made sure you got up as quick as you could even if it was a sore one and bided your time for some payback.
I've watched Alice's videos a few times. She is one of the more bearable Utd fans, and I often hear her compliment the younger players we have.
watched some of the ipswich game, the difference KDB makes for them is a joke. its amazing what that one special midfielder can do, as long as the rest are competent footballers. his use of the ball is pretty much immaculate, he punishes teams with his I.Q and technique.
