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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:01:31 +0000

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:52:38 +0000

Mark, you’re clearly on to something here…
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?Con tenutoId=458865

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:57:00 +0000

Just thought I’d add a bit of Toa philosophy to the mix:

Filling a cup to the brim is not as good as stopping at the right moment.
Sharpen and hammer a blade, but still its edge will not last long.
Fill your house with treasure and you’ll worry about guarding it.

I have no idea what it means, but I’m with you on this one - professional players are too fit.
http://squadgod.com

By: Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:44:19 +0000

How many championship medals did Jan Molby win? That aside, of course Im not saying they should all be gorging on pork pies. It is their limbs that seem too taught and snap at the slightest twang.
If their muscles were a bit less stretched they’d play more games even if they’d slow down a bit in the last 10 minutes of matches..which in turn which cause more excitement and goals!

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www.soccersecrets.info » Are top professionals just too fit? — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:45:40 +0000

[...] Mark Meadows created an interesting post today on Are top professionals just too fit?.Here’s a short outline:Vieira speaks to fans When I met Patrick Vieira for an interview a couple of months ago I was confronted by a gangly example of an elite sportsman without an ounce of fat. He had a slight hamstring strain which had kept him out of Inter … [...]

By: London

London — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:27:50 +0000

Much as I’d like to agree with you Mark, I think Five Times is on to something when he basically says you’ve gone mad. I love the idea of a Jan Molby diet, though. Lots of Carlsberg. Mmm. Carlsberg.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:21:33 +0000

That extra weight never seemed to do the late Ferenc Puskas any harm either “Look at that little fat chap. We’ll murder this lot,” wasn´t that what England said before getting hammered 6-3 by Hungary.
He scored over 500 goals and four times top scorer in the Spanish league while playing for Real Madrid. These days he´’d be drummed out of the club and told to take up darts.

Still you can’t mean that modern players should take Jan Molby as their model when planning their fitness programme can you?

By: Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:58:20 +0000

Obviously I have no medical background whatsoever and I was only posing the question. But this article about cricket makes a similar point http://sport.guardian.co.uk/columnists/s tory/0,,1722276,00.html

On an associated issue, did Stanley Matthews ever break his metatarsal wearing his giant clodhoppers in the 50s? Wayne Rooney and today’s boot manufacturers could take note as my colleague Martyn discussed here
http://uk.reuters.com/article/reutersEdg e/idUKNOA52667720070815

By: Kev

Kev — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:49:08 +0000

Mark, are you suggesting that if he eat more pies he’d spend less time on the treatment table?

By: Five Times

Five Times — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:34:58 +0000

??? Is there really an issue with being too fit??
I mean is there any medical basis???

Mark, this post of yours has me stumped LoL