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The Footie Thread

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Always fun to see the oldies get triggered and start resulting to insults.

A nice pitch and light boots won’t make up for the deficiency in fitness.
 
Not you. And we will as we’ll never know.

But people massively underestimate how fit players are today.

When I was younger I was a member of a gym in Romford that sponsored West ham. The players used to use the gym when the club's training ground was being done up

Once I got down there and Joe cole was on the tred mill, 2 hours later I left after my swim and attempting to work out.. he was still jogging away

That was over 2 decades ago.. I think they are a level above that now
 
I certainly don't, but I'm surprised at how many injuries players suffer, considering how fit they are.

Faster pace of play can lead to lots of injuries

Modern boots are like socks they don't provide as much support as they used to

Change of direction at pace can cause all kind of movements

Impact at that speed can cause injuries

Over working the muscles due to more games crammed together

All kinds of reasons
 
When I was younger I was a member of a gym in Romford that sponsored West ham. The players used to use the gym when the club's training ground was being done up

Once I got down there and Joe cole was on the tred mill, 2 hours later I left after my swim and attempting to work out.. he was still jogging away

That was over 2 decades ago.. I think they are a level above that now
Nah, he had you fooled there. After an hour he had a couple of pints to keep him going for the last hour! ???
 
Yes of course he would. The now beautiful playing surfaces, lighter ball, fitted boots. I don't know why you think it's so special now compared to yesteryear.
Do you not realise that everything about the modern player's lifestyle is different now? They don't drink, they have nutritionists so they are eating the right foods all of the time, they spend time in the gym - they're absolute athletes. If Best or anyone from that era was playing now, he clearly had the talent, but he'd have had to buck his ideas up in terms of lifestyle or else @BiMGuy is right, he wouldn't last five minutes.
 
Had a chat with a Brighton fan last night and he was convinced Potter was in line for the job. Infinitely better qualified than that clown Southgate. Also Graham Potter is an ex Macclesfield Town player, so another good reason to give him the job.?
I think he's a very good manager, and the wing backs system actually suits the England side if done properly and not just a flat back five like Southgate's version.

I would love to see Pochettino take over though, on a personal level. I bet he'd love to work with Kane again too. ?
 
I think he's a very good manager, and the wing backs system actually suits the England side if done properly and not just a flat back five like Southgate's version.

I would love to see Pochettino take over though, on a personal level. I bet he'd love to work with Kane again too. ?


maybe he could get Kane to play as a striker again? ;)
 
maybe he could get Kane to play as a striker again? ;)
He would at least be able to teach someone else to actually run beyond him when he drops deep. That's what Dele was doing back when he was actually good, and later on he developed Son to play that way to good effect.
 
Fixtures are out

Very well balanced fixtures for Villa. No real horror runs of "Big 6" teams on the bounce.

Start at Bouremouth, finish at Villa Park - happy days.

Looking forward to it already!
 
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