Yeah right. Why didn't they do that then ?
Mahrez accidently doping?
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Because it's a non story and this is transparent.
For you, of course it is.
Pep & co didn’t have direct control over all their player’s substances for a moment there. With the amount that they control and dope all their other players they couldn’t afford any lee way that could potentially unfold their whole operation.
Pep uses this opportunity to publicly denounce drugs. Drugs bad. We take doping very seriously! Yea ok Pep
Pep uses this opportunity to publicly denounce drugs. Drugs bad. We take doping very seriously! Yea ok Pep
Have I walked into RAWK , here?
Down with this sort of thing!
For those of you wearing tinfoil hats, Mahrez has passed a drug test in order to face West Ham this week. Source is the M.E.N.
Obviously mistimed his PEDS over the summer, took 1 extra dose that lasted another week.
Smart old pep said don’t worry lad give it 1 more week and it’ll be out of your blood, you’ll be running like a greyhound in no time.
He was just trolling around and incidentally fell on doping.
Bayern doctor said Pep wanted to use drugs to recover injuries and he refused because it's was against his ethics. The doc said the player could have after effects when he gets old
Ya know how drugs work right?
The key to testing them is a couple of hours after the match or 5/6am the next morning. Most of the drugs they take are for recovery. That way they can train more and the other drugs they take will have more effect (because they are training more and therefore stimulating all their systems more)
They aren’t going to be glowing (taken a drug) anywhere near match time or post match due to the risk of being tested.
It’s not like the 80s where they just bang a load of steroids and amphetamines and go.
The science, drugs and training all go hand in hand. If you think there isn’t doping at the highest level in football you’re absolute idiot and should hand yourself in to some authority, actually any authority. It’s for your own good.
They aren’t going to be glowing (taken a drug) anywhere near match time or post match due to the risk of being tested.
It’s not like the 80s where they just bang a load of steroids and amphetamines and go.
The science, drugs and training all go hand in hand. If you think there isn’t doping at the highest level in football you’re absolute idiot and should hand yourself in to some authority, actually any authority. It’s for your own good.
i remember the night i was spiked with drugs one night.
it cost me £50
it cost me £50
Pep has done this for a decade. Changing the squad, making the team bus leave early, playing dumb etc.
It's his game.
It's his game.
Feck me, it's quite obvious city are doping, this just highlighted it, does anyone give crap, not really,
United should start getting involved too if it's all good to go.
United should start getting involved too if it's all good to go.
The players here in Australia get drug tested here mercilessly and all get the 6am door knocks. If you're in season or on pre-season, be it Australia or training overseas they will find you and test you. If you've got 3 weeks off with a calf strain they will still test you. It's not unheard of for the top players to be tested 3 times a week leading up to the end of the year.
Would have expected Mahrez to have testers at his door within 30 mins of Pep's statement. If you're in season, you're game. It basically says you can do PED's as long as you it's not in your blood on matchday.
Jesse on drugs would still be Jesse.
So did Lance Armstrong once in his career. Passing a drug doesn't guarantee the athlete has never used PEDs at a certain point
Passing a drug doesn't guarantee Jesse Lingard has never used PEDs because Lance Armstrong passed drug test once in his career.
City in another doping scandal. Least surprising news of the week.
Well We now know what’s wrong with Matic, he has missed his shots recently!
Get him strapped down Ole he has a Chelsea to kick...
Get him strapped down Ole he has a Chelsea to kick...
But damn would he run around!
Armstrong passed a few hundred tests without testing positive once.
Yes. It was a travesty
It means nothing. Marion Jones was the world's top female sprinter and was subject to far more rigorous dope testing than footballers are, she didn't test positive once but was exposed as a drugs cheat in the BALCO scandal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BALCO_scandal
Athletes that have access to sophisticated programs will generally only be exposed by journalistic investigation, hacking or whistle-blowing.
Even then there are powerful agencies working to cover up any wrongdoing as we saw in Operacion Puerto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operación_Puerto_doping_case
Many believe the Spanish authorities suppressed this evidence because it's repercussions for Spanish sport were too great, possibly implicating the Spanish national football team Barcelona and Real Madrid.
I’m not saying it’s a big story, but the world’s best female cross country skier, Therese Johaug, was recently banned from sport for one and a half year, after receiving some lip balm that contained very low levels of an illegal PED substance. She was found culpable by CAD because the athlete is responsible for knowing the content of all medicine they use, regardless of wether a certified doctor gives it to them, says they need to take it and that it’s entirely safe. The rules are very strict on these things, but it’s very much up to the different sports associations to find out how they will enforce the rules. Football is known as one of the most lax sports when it comes to this, and the lack of positive testing in a sport with hundreds of thousands of performers points to that effect.
It doesn’t mean City have done anything wrong in this case, but it certainly isn’t a non story.
Sounds more like Algeria are cheating that City....
They blamed City.
They didn't really blame City, they said that it wasn't their problem since it happened after the AFCON. Whether he took something by himself or through the club is a mystery.
"This is a non-event from the moment the player took the medications after the Africa Cup of Nations," said FAF.
"It is a problem for Manchester City."
It's pretty much putting the ball in their court, heavy implication.
Yes, which doesn't blame anyone but Mahrez. He said that it only concerns them because outside of the AFCON, he isn't their player. There is no implications at all, it's a simple statement of facts, outside of international windows that issue has to be dealt by City and it doesn't matter if the club was involved or not. What they did here is blame Mahrez.
Course its an implication towards City, why would they blame Mahrez FFS? He's their star player. That would be the dumbest thing ever.
Nothing story.
There will be more players found out.
This stinks.
They actually admit he may have PEDs in his system. Jesus Christ
They actually admit he may have PEDs in his system. Jesus Christ
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.
Apparently, Mahrez had a nose operation in his country to solve a breathing problem but City weren't sure about the medicaments used during the op.
Anyway, the actual data about City regarding distance covered, sprints, injuries do not suggest they are doped (more than the other teams). If anything, the data suggest that it might be Liverpool who are doped because thei star players are not rotated, run a lot and look indestructible.
The logic based on Guardiola having previos 20 years ago when he was a player is tenuous at best. Let's ignore the actual data which are (or might be) suggestive of drugs and concentrate exclusively on what happened decades ago. It doesn't matter whether City are 10th or 20th re: distance covered and sprints, they are most likely to be doped because Guardiola had previous? And Liverpool are not likely to be doped, no matter the actual data, because Klopp has no history with doping? How dumb is that?
Anyway, the actual data about City regarding distance covered, sprints, injuries do not suggest they are doped (more than the other teams). If anything, the data suggest that it might be Liverpool who are doped because thei star players are not rotated, run a lot and look indestructible.
The logic based on Guardiola having previos 20 years ago when he was a player is tenuous at best. Let's ignore the actual data which are (or might be) suggestive of drugs and concentrate exclusively on what happened decades ago. It doesn't matter whether City are 10th or 20th re: distance covered and sprints, they are most likely to be doped because Guardiola had previous? And Liverpool are not likely to be doped, no matter the actual data, because Klopp has no history with doping? How dumb is that?
And when did you become a data analyst for WADA?
You need not be a data analyst to see that nothing regarding running and injuries makes City stand out.