Mahrez accidently doping?

Treble said:

You need not be a data analyst to see that nothing regarding running and injuries makes City stand out.

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You do actually have to be a data analyst to make a call on who is doping through observing the data of their performances. You need access to blood passports too. WADA etc do employ people to do this, some of the lists they create were leaked by Fancy Bear if you remember, implicating Mo Farah, among others.

I wouldn't pretend to be an expert on that data analysis but I find some of City's performances suspicious. Especially around Christmas, the hardest part of the season, where a few of their players seem to put in the most impressive of physical performances.

Classical Mechanic said:

You do actually have to be a data analyst to make a call on who is doping through observing the data of their performances. You need access to blood passports too. WADA etc do employ people to do this, some of the lists they create were leaked by Fancy Bear if you remember, implicating Mo Farah, among others.

I wouldn't pretend to be an expert on that data analysis but I find some of City's performances suspicious. Especially around Christmas, the hardest part of the season, where a few of their players seem to put in the most impressive of physical performances.

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We were great last Christmas. Lost against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leicester in December followed by a struggle away at Southampton. Have a look at the facts before you spout rubbish eh?

Andrew Wolf said:

We were great last Christmas. Lost against Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leicester in December followed by a struggle away at Southampton. Have a look at the facts before you spout rubbish eh?

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I was talking about individual physical performances, two years ago it was KDB's superman performance against Tottenham when he ran the furthest of any player combined with doing the most high intensity sprints and last year Bernado Silva performed the same feat against Liverpool in January, it was the most distanced covered by any player in the league that season I think too. The KDB one sticks in the mind the most because he literally played like a man possessed.

Classical Mechanic said:

You do actually have to be a data analyst to make a call on who is doping through observing the data of their performances. You need access to blood passports too. WADA etc do employ people to do this, some of the lists they create were leaked by Fancy Bear if you remember, implicating Mo Farah, among others.

I wouldn't pretend to be an expert on that data analysis but I find some of City's performances suspicious. Especially around Christmas, the hardest part of the season, where a few of their players seem to put in the most impressive of physical performances.

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If it is only about several performances, you might be right. In the game between them in January both City and Liverpool ran 122km! I mean, it is dubious that after the Christmas period two teams can be so fresh. I haven't seen another game in which both teams go above 120 km regarding distance covered. Even though Liverpool are probably better prepared physically, their stats were suspicious to me as well as they had numerous difficult games in the weeks prior to that game and weren't tired at all: they played PSG, Napoli, United, Arsenal, Burnley away, Wolves away and didn't look tired at all.

Re: Christmas, City had their worst period around Christmas last season when they lost two games in a row before and after Christmas. Still, a week later they ran a lot against Liverpool. Bith teams looked a bit too fit that day.

Treble said:

Re: Christmas, City had their worst period around Christmas last season when they lost two games in a row before and after Christmas. Still, a week later they ran a lot against Liverpool. Bith teams looked a bit too fit that day.

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Doping doesn't definitely mean that you're to win. Pep said himself that two of those defeats were freak results anyway IIRC (I didn't watch them) where the opposition outscored them in spite of being dominated.

cyberman said:

It takes a long time for drugs to take effect. It makes no sense for an international side to drug their players away from their club.

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No it doesn't

rcoobc said:

No it doesn't

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Of Course it does. It doesn't give you superpowers for one week while Youte away on international duty.
They have cycles for a reason.