Basa1987
Full Member
This was partially prompted by the Eriksen thread and the various claims that he's burnt out at 27.
But it's not just him. The same claim has been made about various other players like Rooney, Sanchez, Ozil, Muller, i.e., players who started off very young and played a lot of games at a high level but ended up on the downswing past their mid 20s.
You would think that with modern sports science and tailored fitness and recovery regimes, burn-out really shouldn't be an issue, but is it also possible that the modern game puts much more of a demand on players bodies than before?
There are of course a few examples such as Ronaldo, Robben etc who seem to be lasting forever but are they the exceptions?
But it's not just him. The same claim has been made about various other players like Rooney, Sanchez, Ozil, Muller, i.e., players who started off very young and played a lot of games at a high level but ended up on the downswing past their mid 20s.
You would think that with modern sports science and tailored fitness and recovery regimes, burn-out really shouldn't be an issue, but is it also possible that the modern game puts much more of a demand on players bodies than before?
There are of course a few examples such as Ronaldo, Robben etc who seem to be lasting forever but are they the exceptions?