That's not true, if they did they'd all still be running round like school kids ala CR7. Most training sessions within football are low intensity overall and if you know and understand periodisation then that is very wrong, in fact it is the polar opposite of how it should be. Check out his info on here: https://manofmany.com/lifestyle/fitness/cristiano-ronaldos-football-diet-workout-plan He trains 3-4 times a day and also does his club training. He eats religiously and basically eats the same foods everyday. How many football players look like he does, he is ripped, trains above match level and treats his body like a temple. If all our players did this, then we'd be top 2 easy and playing teams off the park, but none of them do look like him, do they.

The specificity of fitness is something I more than understand and comparing steady state exercise such as running to variable state exercise, as you have said is not accurate. Tennis is a nice comparable sport, it is more intense than football, contains many more high intensity actions and also strength activities such as changes of direction etc. These guys and girls face a much more arduous schedule than football players and deal with higher loads too, in both matches, frequency of said events and spend considerably less time walking, the most common activity of any football player. Football fitness is a paradox and myth, they spend the season 'recovering' then take 2 months off and consequently fitness declines, then they spend 6-8 weeks getting back to where they were. So they never really get fitter, they just stay at the same level. I’ve played football at a goodish level and also know that people of lesser experience, like yourself in this charity match will always come off second best. This is not down to fitness, nor me belittling your efforts but experience and skill through playing means you will always be a step ahead of less experienced players. I played up front and once played against an ex wales international called Jason Reece. He was very unfit, his warm up included cigarettes, as did his half time activities, but not one of us got anywhere near him as he was always 2 steps ahead mentally. Other sports and even some football players take their physical preparation extremely seriously, training loads in excess of matches, like tennis etc, football in general does not train in this periodised manner, hence they are always recovering and not truly uber fit as some would think. The statement I made about always being in recovery within sport is very logical and correct, it may not be what people want to hear but it is accurate.

Did I just read football players are So fit? They run 90 mins 2 times a week, that's not fit at all, as they struggle with it. Many other sports do much more than that, in fact I know recreational IE public people who are fitter than that. Football fitness is all about recovery, which just means they are not fit enough for purpose. Players like CR7 put them all to shame as he follows a strict fitness and nutrition routine and he's still running around at almost 40. And yes we should be looking to take every advantage we can and working on throw ins and other set pieces would create an advantage for us.

Any team that gets 30000 plus crowds away please so we can get some dollar 💲💲

What's most pleasing for me is that he's come back looking as good as he did before his achilles injury. They can be tricky recovery and are capable of reducing a players ability so we'll done Scott and the medical team 👍

Weren't we 2nd with Kean? Just saying before I get attacked lol.

All we need are a RB and if possible another CB. There is little point giving TM more as he may well not be here next season and funds could be better saved for the next manager. Jan is a crap time to buy so I'd be OK with a couple of loans to cover those roles.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/12486526/blackburn-1-0-preston

Wash your mouth out with soapy water, we're a long way away from the end of the season.

Sure.

Mercer strikes again, fingers crossed 🤞

He does scare the living hell out of me too, but. 3 points in the bag as a Mercer tip alleviates all fears 😂😂😂

I know a few people who do it for a living and at a higher level than we are.

It is not modern though, it's the kind of approach that was used 20 years ago at the big clubs. None of the top sports psychologists use this technique as it is extremely flawed. The top sports psychologists talk to the players, understand their uniqueness and idiosyncrasies and then tell managers how best to deal with each individual.

United yes, it appears so. But psychological profiling and playing for the manager, being casual factors, are assumptions. We have a strong core of players who have played together and at rovers for a very long time, through the academy. With other players of similar age surrounding them, it is just as plausible this is the cause. If TM had created unity in his previous teams, spoken about trying to do it, then I would view it differently, but he hasn't and credit and praise should not be given for stumbling upon winning formulas. We will see as the season progresses whether skill or luck are the routes to which our current form depends and our final league position will be very telling in that outcome.

In the scientific world of psychology, the quantification and creation of profiles of unique and fluid matters such as personality were derived over a decade ago. All the top sports psychologists focus on building trust and relationships, upon discussion and insight into people as these endeavours reap better results. If people actually believe you can turn the human mind into numbers and categories then they have clearly not lived life, nor engaged fully and truly with others. Just ask yourself have you met another person who is exactly the same as you personality wise? And the answer is? TM has worked with these players for years, plenty of time to build rapor and gain insight into their unique inner workings.

So our manager needs personality profiles of our players to understand who needs what to motivate them. Most of our players have been here for years, you would think he would have figured that out all be himself by now.

The point is and was that just because another club has not bid for Nyambe, it does not mean he's a poor player.

OK I will rephrase, no ones bid for BBD, Kaminiski, Lenihan, Ayala, Rothwell etc etc

I'm quite happy to go one on one with him... Why has he not played for bordeaux?

No one's bid for Dack either......

Surely that's a wind up?

I kinda feel that way about our relegation season, we had chances under TM to stay up. Promotion was nice but I expected to win the league, but the big moments I will remember are 2 in 17 and 0-7.

TM & GB legends of Rovers? Well I guess that it's good to start the week with a laugh 😂😂😂

JRC is the better option with a back 3 as the role is far more attack oriented. We all know Nyambe isn't the best going forward.