Conditioning of LFC

[RazorBack]

Does anyone here have some useful info/knowledge on how our players train in terms of conditioning? Would you say we're prepared better or worse against the likes of Chelsea, City, Real, Barca, Bayern? In todays sport (football), when quality is the equivavelnt of money - you want a quality player, "buy one or produce one but it's gonna cost ya." 

 

If I make an example, our players vs Chelsea players: on sub-maximal level (say on 80% of ther ability, they're better, because in 75th minute of the match if our players are equally exausted they'll come on top in 7 or 8 out of 10 times. But if our players were able to maintain the same level as they have in the 20th minute, while their would drop (or fall?) down, we would have a chance of winning. Do you get what I'm trying to say and what are your views of the matter? If I compare the conditioning in the PL to say NBA, NFL, NHL I believe there is still room for improvement in Europe. Or am I wrong/mistaken?

 

 

PS: Sorry for spelling/grammar errors, please correct me so I won't make the same mistakes again.

[JohnnyH]

"Take two bottles into the shower?"

[Section_31]

"Take two bottles into the shower?"

They just pass, and move.

[Anubis]

Difficult to say. Last season the constant pressing and all out attack seemed to take it's toll at around the 60-65 minute mark, when on a number of occasions we dropped off alarmingly. The most memorable example was Norwich away, where were on our last legs and the defending became very desperate.

[ratcatcher]

Ive thought our players have looked less fit than united and chelsea's players in particular for the last 8 years or so.

 

Spurs are spawning a few wins with last minute goals this season. Might just be co incidence.

[ngogswilly]

I remember Neville saying a month or so back that some of our players looked tired. He reckoned it was part physical but also part mental. Hard to say what the truth is but we've definitely looked to be inferior to a few opposition teams this year.

[Section_31]

I remember Neville saying a month or so back that some of our players looked tired. He reckoned it was part physical but also part mental. Hard to say what the truth is but we've definitely looked to be inferior to a few opposition teams this year.

I think we're just shit.

[ngogswilly]

I think we're just shit.

That does seem like a distinct possibility

[chris71]

Thought it was our pitch which is the problem?

[Paul]

I've had a theory since this time last year that our training regime takes a toll in the first half of the season and then kicks in for the second half. In all three of Rodgers' seasons as manager we've looked tired and heavy legged before Christmas and in the first two we then kicked on and looked much sharper. There have been small signs that the same might be the case this season, too. That said, mentality has deffo compounded things this season, too.

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Jojoba

[VladimirIlyich]

Jojoba

Is he signing in January?

[RazorBack]

I think we're just shit.

 

That might be the case, but we should at least run and fight more than other not-so-shit teams. We look weak to say the least, a lot of it mental for sure. But that is the part of the game we should look to improve as well - don't be too euphoric when you're winning and not to down when you're losing. A healthy balance at all times is what I believe we should try to achieve.

[Denny Crane]

I've had a theory since this time last year that our training regime takes a toll in the first half of the season and then kicks in for the second half. In all three of Rodgers' seasons as manager we've looked tired and heavy legged before Christmas and in the first two we then kicked on and looked much sharper. There have been small signs that the same might be the case this season, too. That said, mentality has deffo compounded things this season, too.

 

Might have something to do with Rodgers going out early in the cup competitions in the two previous seasons. I would also add that the 2nd half of the season always more often than not favours the bigger teams with bigger squads. This season we have been poor not due to heavy legs but a manager not knowing what to do with the players he has at his disposal. Hopefully Rodgers will try and stick to a settled shape with players getting consistent games in the same position.   

[Denny Crane]

Oh throw in the likes of Gerrard, Sterling Lambert and Henderson have all been overplayed at certain stages of the season.

[ali]

Haven't looked the same since we stopped going to Switzerland in pre-season