whelk Posted 28 January, 2015 Posted 28 January, 2015 WHY DID WE STOP WASHING OUR OWN HOTEL BED LINEN FFS? Hopefully we gave him some of our special linen to take in his suitcase and wrap himself in on the flight home to stop these bugs the other teams are complacent of not catching. Give us the edge.
Coxford_lou Posted 28 January, 2015 Posted 28 January, 2015 Hopefully we gave him some of our special linen to take in his suitcase and wrap himself in on the flight home to stop these bugs the other teams are complacent of not catching. Give us the edge. You can mock Whelk, but I don't see you complaining at our success at the moment, and that success is down to high end professional approach to the game. PS. I made up the bit about not seeing you complaining about our success at the moment. I didn't bother to check that that was the case. Feel free to prove I'm wrong.
whelk Posted 28 January, 2015 Posted 28 January, 2015 You can mock Whelk, but I don't see you complaining at our success at the moment, and that success is down to high end professional approach to the game. PS. I made up the bit about not seeing you complaining about our success at the moment. I didn't bother to check that that was the case. Feel free to prove I'm wrong. Hard wired to enjoy a relegation battle me - these last few years have been unbearable I am mocking slightly and good to see attention to detail but like so many things many get carried away. I hate all the SSN stats as well. I'm just angry!
hutch Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 A massive part of our success over the last few years has been built on sports science and analysis. It's an important part of any elite and professional sport yet you say it's overated? Are you Harry Redknapp? Semantics. It is possible to be both important and over-rated at the same time.
andoru Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 Idiot. He'll get the next flight to Bournemouth and come up on the train. He's booked on the next Malabo–Portsmouth P&O ferry.
Wade Garrett Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 If anyone can get Mane fit and firing for Sunday, Ronald can.
Coxford_lou Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 Semantics. It is possible to be both important and over-rated at the same time. But over rated by who? The fans? Or sports professionals?
the_emu Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 Semantics. It is possible to be both important and over-rated at the same time. Personally I think if you replace "massive" with "small" then the quote would be spot on. Sports science is primarily about gaining an edge over others through any number marginal gains, some tangible and others not so. It wouldn't surprise me to learn Sir Les and Cortese learnt some things from Dave Brailsford, who leaves absolutely no stone unturned at Team Sky and GB.
whelk Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 People quick to use when fits the narrative. Lots made of the least amount of soft tissue injuries of any PL team last season. Don't hear too much about it this season when Toby and Wanyama's hamstring goes. We don't have magic solutions. Anyway my point is players can fly and play a few days later. Even if 95% still won't necessarily stop a deft first touch, thronking volley etc.
trousers Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 (edited) Hmmm.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2932104/Furious-West-Ham-Newcastle-consider-joining-forces-bring-players-African-Cup-Nations.html Edited 29 January, 2015 by trousers
angelman Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 Hmmm.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2932104/Furious-West-Ham-Newcastle-consider-joining-forces-bring-players-African-Cup-Nations.html Mané missing
Wade Garrett Posted 29 January, 2015 Posted 29 January, 2015 If anyone can locate Mane and get him back here for the game on Sunday, Ronald can.
Ultimatt Posted 30 January, 2015 Posted 30 January, 2015 People quick to use when fits the narrative. Lots made of the least amount of soft tissue injuries of any PL team last season. Don't hear too much about it this season when Toby and Wanyama's hamstring goes. We don't have magic solutions. Anyway my point is players can fly and play a few days later. Even if 95% still won't necessarily stop a deft first touch, thronking volley etc. Sports science is quite advanced these days. I don't know what Saints use but I've seen some of the methods used by AFL teams over here. Players have GPS and heartbeat sensors that give a clear picture of their condition. Every player has benchmarks so the medical team know when someone's condition drops. There isn't necessarily a correlation between fatigue and more injuries but fatigue is measurable by speed/recovery benchmarks.
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