This isn't proving your point. In that study, footballers are not covering more distance, but between 2010 and 2012, had different locomotive patterns (more sprints but more periods of very slow play brought on by fatigue).

The study is limited anyway because it analysed almost 500 players simultaneously. Another focusing on the country's top four/six teams would've been useful to see if the change was as obvious among the cream. My guess is 'no'. The cream of the athletic crop - whether in 2000, 2020 or 2040, are built different and will squeeze out every last bit of performance humanly possible.

We have data for the distance covered by high level players back in 2005 and data for distance covered by high level players today. There is no startling difference.

Watch Liverpools counter attacks this season , the key is numbers getting forward from deep positions with a lot of space between those runners , two are always wider , stretching the defensive width and creating space . We on the other hand are breaking much closer together or only have two players running into danger areas so all the defense we are up against cluster on the area we pass the ball to initially . So we have to stop or slow the momentum and that kills the counter

He’s only 20 so I don’t want to be too critical, but Savinho is yet another example of why 15 mins of form isn’t enough to form any conclusions on a player.

When you think about prime Sterling, Sane, Mahrez and look at City now with Doku, Savinho and Grealish, it’s not really that much of a surprise that they’ve ended up where they are.

    Maybe a draw against Everton isn’t the sackable offence we thought it was

      Surely Pep has to be on sack watch soon.

      Claudius no result in isolation is a sackable offense, that would be silly.

      Regardless, City aren't the team to beat so comparing with their results won't help us.

        goon

        This is the worst recruitment phase we've seen from City during the Mansour era. Either there's a shrinking market, it's more difficult to consistently identify talent, it's a coin toss as to whether players are successful or not, or a combination of them all.

            Word flying around that Liverpool game could be postponed if it fails a pitch inspection, would be great if true.

            Shouldn't that be sent to Var , penalty for Fulham? Robinson fluffed the chance but wasn't Jimenez trod on off the ball?

            What a goal by Palmer

            Hate Chelsea, but love the player

            daredevil

            It’s defo harder. But there’s been something odd about the profile of player they’ve been going for, Haaland aside.

              This league is ultra competitive. Fulham scored a nice equalizer there

              Been watching this Chelski-Fulham match. They been great, Fulham and Iwobi has been a monster.

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              Wow Chelsea collapsed there. That's why they'll not be there by the end