diskoviolente 425 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hopefully JT can give them a bollocking that will wake them up.If he is still commited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 But look at the quality of those players and compare them to ours. And even then, Barcelona struggle against strong Italian/German/English sides with good physicality.You're completely right. Inter Milan proved that if you can bully Barca enough you can break them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 *ignores innuendo, reluctantly*Yes it does, in the Premier League. Not saying everyone needs to built like Drogba, Lukaku, Rooney etc. But there must be some work on body strength especially in central positions like striker, attack mid, defensive mid & centre back. Out wide it's not so important because less body weight can give you better speed which is why the likes of Ron, Alves etc can get away with it. The obvious case here is of Josh McEachran. He's far too under-built at the moment to come with the demands that are required for him to play at the level we all want him too. Of course, he's very young so it's not like he's not going to change in the next 2 years, but I'm sure coaches are telling him to spend more time in the gym and alter his diet so that he can grow.Not saying it's everything because you do have the exceptions like Messi & co who can adapt, but I believe in the PL (especially) you do need to be able to hold your own. Not necessarily by being built as an ox, but just have upper body strength to hold off some defending players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I think our players just aren't committed.Look no further than Meireles when it comes to that. Some people are blinded by his thuggish look, he'll shy away from a lot of one-on-ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogzola 283 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Look no further than Meireles when it comes to that. Some people are blinded by his thuggish look, he'll shy away from a lot of one-on-ones.Yeah I agree, He seems to shy away from everything! We should stop signing players from Liverpool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santiago. 1,500 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Miereles does have a talent of holding the ball and keeping possession, but hell my 6 year old cousin is more creative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Safe to say i wasn't the only one expecting something different when i saw the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 weird name for topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 True. But my point was more, if size does matter, then Barça should struggle against everyone, since five of their starters (and key players) are small in size and weight. It is not the case, and despite their small size, they can cope with physical challenge. On the other hand, despite having a team composed of relatively big and tall players, we seem to lose physical battles against anyone.Ah fair point, misunderstood your point Agree with you though, but I can only assume they've been instructed to play less physically? Because let's face it, even the likes of Malouda and Torres are actually very strong, but they are just bouncing off defenders at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 It doesn't matter how big it is, but what you can do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Read a report that avb's trainings are not as intense as previous managers. He's done away with numerous activities that made us the almost fit team in the league. That's where our problem is. It's not size, but I understand where your coming from when u think that. It's the actual fitness of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Read a report that avb's trainings are not as intense as previous managers. He's done away with numerous activities that made us the almost fit team in the league. That's where our problem is. It's not size, but I understand where your coming from when u think that. It's the actual fitness of Our players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I don't think you guys could handle an honest answer to this question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 You could handle it though Kez Ugh, I'm sorry, I just can't say things like that. I feel so dirty. I'll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 You could handle it though Kez Ugh, I'm sorry, I just can't say things like that. I feel so dirty. I'll get my coat. You don't even know Alex... :eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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