Inside Look at Liverpool FC's Training.

[don]

Inside look at Liverpool FC's training - Video - SI.com

[Chocoholic]

Very interesting to see and hear that interview with Darren Burgess. Thanks, Don.

 

Some good pics there, especially the last one of Pepe.

[lebron]

Very interesting to see and hear that interview with Darren Burgess. Thanks' date=' Don.

 

Some good pics there, especially the last one of Pepe.[/quote']

 

Agreed. No big surprises, Dirk being the fittest player in the squad least so. A bit worrying that he thinks Downing will be our fastest player, tells the story of our snail-like squad I suppose...

 

I would think the quick-list (over say 20 yards) reads like this when everyone's fit:

 

 

Johnson

Gerrard

Kelly

Downing

Suarez

[md1892]

The two pics of Lucas are priceless, (full retard), they couldn't find worse ones if they tried

[RazorBack]

Some were saying Raul can't last whole 90mins but here our fitness coach is saying he and Dirk are the fittest players in the squad.

[Wor Horse]

Agreed. No big surprises, Dirk being the fittest player in the squad least so. A bit worrying that he thinks Downing will be our fastest player, tells the story of our snail-like squad I suppose...

 

I would think the quick-list (over say 20 yards) reads like this when everyone's fit:

 

 

Johnson

Gerrard

Kelly

Downing

Suarez

 

DOWNING ISN'T FUCKING SLOW THOUGH.

[JaminKibbler]

Excellent, cheers for that

[fowler_god_9]

Enjoyed that. Liked the part with Andy Carroll, saying he tried doing his fitness training most of the time with a ball and a goal, and tried not to make him angry because he is a big guy. Made me laugh. Can imagine Carroll doesn't like endless running around the pitch. Maybe they should try to hang a bottle of beer on a stick in front of him, then he'd probably run too the end of the world...:whistle:

[Gym Beglin]

Not all surprised about Raul being perhaps the fittest in the squad.

People wonder why he gets knackered in games, well I think this kind of explains it.

And Dirk is the same though seldom gets the same comments about looking knackered or tired towards the end of games.

They both run relentlessly.

[CrouchieBoy]

SI couldn't have found a more annoying broad to interview him though. Cringeworthy.

 

Also good on Darren Burgess for exposing them to two days of Pearl Jam

[OmarVizquel]

Loved the picture of Pepe licking/fondling Raul's bald head.

[Rapey Hugh]

Soto the slowest, no surprises there!

[d.k.E.]

Love the way on a fitness video for Sports Illustrated they have an intro advert for Papa Jos (and dont forget to order Coke) and a banner ad for double layered premium pepperoni pizza.

[nickjt]

The bit about Pepe been the joker and getting his music on in the end and that backs up that hes a top bloke and loves it here. Interesting interview, would love to see Burgess interviewed by a proper journalist about the ins and outs of it all, the way Yanks watch tele is offensive.

[razor]

A great vid. Thanks for posting it.

 

You have to love Lucas' teacher's pet status. What a pro.

 

(Darren - next time hide the mop: mise-en-scene, mate, mise-en-scene)

[llego]

The bit about Pepe been the joker and getting his music on in the end and that backs up that hes a top bloke and loves it here. Interesting interview, would love to see Burgess interviewed by a proper journalist about the ins and outs of it all, the way Yanks watch tele is offensive.

 

Firstly that's an internet video, very much doubt it was televised. I found those questions were pretty intelligent, especially the one about young successful players experiencing injury problems later in their careers.

 

Much prefer it to the usual british tabloid style interviews.

[Iceman]

Love the way on a fitness video for Sports Illustrated they have an intro advert for Papa Jos (and dont forget to order Coke) and a banner ad for double layered premium pepperoni pizza.

 

That's because of Pepe. Dunno who the coke's for though.

[stevienando]

The bit about Pepe been the joker and getting his music on in the end and that backs up that hes a top bloke and loves it here. Interesting interview, would love to see Burgess interviewed by a proper journalist about the ins and outs of it all, the way Yanks watch tele is offensive.

 

British tabloid: how much are you paid? are you having an affair?

[roblakio]

DOWNING ISN'T FUCKING SLOW THOUGH.

 

Agreed - it really annoys me that people bang on about him not having pace. If he is as quick as Glen Johnson that is fairly rapid - can people just cut the lad a break.

[BenR_]

Nobody's saying he's slow, untwist your knickers instead of going into blind rage every time someone mentions his pace.

 

All he's saying is Downing being the fastest player in the squad tells us more about the criminal lack of pace in our squad than on Downing, and he's spot on, so chill the fuck out.

 

On the vid - not surprising perhaps that Pepe is the funniest guy in the squad. A bit more surprised to hear Johnson also is. Good vid, thanks.

[Guest davelfc]

Nobody's saying he's slow, untwist your knickers instead of going into blind rage every time someone mentions his pace.

 

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Except the people that said he was slow in the run up to our signing him.

[BenR_]

Well anyone who said he's slow is fucking stupid, he's not slow, he's just not very fast either. He has decent pace. Don't know what people said before he signed, I meant this thread mostly and what lebron said.

[MLB]

Downing "doesn't have pace" is what some people were saying. They will of course maintain this line no matter what, no doubt "clarifying" that what they meant was the ability to do the 100 metres in under 10 seconds.

[Mathewbet1]

Downing is faster than Gerrard the GPS stats prove it.

[lebron]

Downing is faster than Gerrard the GPS stats prove it.

 

Well then Stevie has lost more of his pace than I thought. When are those stats from btw? At his peak I think there were few players in the Prem quicker than Stevie at full pelt.

 

I never implied that Downing is slow, but he isn't very quick either, especially for a winger. I guess that's why a lot of people were sceptical to him as our big signing on the left this summer. Let's face it, Kuyt and Downing on either wing won't scare the life out of many fullbacks. I think Downing is a pretty good player btw, I just think that with our severe lack of pace in our squad we would have benefitted more from having someone like Lennon or A. Young, headless chickens or not. Unless Suarez plays, the better teams will pretty much park their defensive line on the midway line, knowing that we won't be able to hurt them in behind:-(.

 

PS! I understand that the players mentioned were not available, so I have no big regrets (although we were forced to overpay quite a bit).