NoLogo
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These seem to be the main attributes we have been lacking for years now, why is that?
Yesterday watching Brentford in the first half and now watching Chelsea against Tottenham I see players sprinting almost non stop, fighting for every ball, and it becomes clear to me again how much we are lacking in that department. I don't have the stats but I remember commentators yesterday the commentators were saying after the 4-0 that we hadn't won a single second ball so far and were completely outperformed by Brentford in terms of distance covered and sprints. Physically, at times, it felt like amateurs were getting bullied by some pro athletes out there.
So why is there this huge gap in intensity between us and those other teams? Do we have a fitness problem, I mean still? Wasn't that discussed last season already, how has this not been fixed? Or is the problem that we exclusively recruited lazy and slow players? For some, that is probably true, but half the team at least looks this slow and cumbersome.
Like what is going on here, and how is it possible that this seems to get worse, year after year? Do we maybe lack the personal to get our players to the level of other clubs, or are we allowing simply too much personal freedom for players when it comes to taking care of their fitness?
Yesterday watching Brentford in the first half and now watching Chelsea against Tottenham I see players sprinting almost non stop, fighting for every ball, and it becomes clear to me again how much we are lacking in that department. I don't have the stats but I remember commentators yesterday the commentators were saying after the 4-0 that we hadn't won a single second ball so far and were completely outperformed by Brentford in terms of distance covered and sprints. Physically, at times, it felt like amateurs were getting bullied by some pro athletes out there.
So why is there this huge gap in intensity between us and those other teams? Do we have a fitness problem, I mean still? Wasn't that discussed last season already, how has this not been fixed? Or is the problem that we exclusively recruited lazy and slow players? For some, that is probably true, but half the team at least looks this slow and cumbersome.
Like what is going on here, and how is it possible that this seems to get worse, year after year? Do we maybe lack the personal to get our players to the level of other clubs, or are we allowing simply too much personal freedom for players when it comes to taking care of their fitness?
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